Noble is back with a brand new sports car, the 506bhp M500. Matt Prior drove a prototype:
Anyway, Noble’s new car, the M500, aims to sit in that niche. It’s more attainable than the M600 that it replaces, less powerful and cheaper to make, so out goes the 4.4-litre V8 that arrived in Leicester in a crate and took a heap of work before it made its way into the car. In comes Ford’s Ecoboost 3.5-litre V6, which is rather easier to turn up to the 506bhp it gets.
Settling inside is like being dropped into a cocoon of Alcantara – an atmosphere that I rather like. The pedals are slightly offset to the left and the steering wheel, not quite round, is fairly small. But the pedals themselves are perfectly spaced, and even though the brake has a bigger servo, middle-pedal feel is still strong.And get this: there’s this little slot next to the steering wheel, into which you put the key to hold it securely, and then you turn it and the car starts! It’s amazing.
If there is an issue, it’s that the low-speed over-assistance drops away markedly bang on 30mph in a too-noticeable step. Noble knows it too and will either dial back the low-speed assistance, up the higher speed assistance, or extend and smooth the transition. But this isn’t much of a gripe.
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