The Noble M600 - Did Britain's Forgotten Supercar Deserve to Fail?
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Today, I finally drive the mythical Noble M600. With only a couple of dozen ever made, the £200,000 225mph Noble went up against some strong competition, and though it found fans, very few bought one. Today I get to drive it and deliver my verdict.
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Think this was on top gear and if I'm correct the owner has 2 don't remember color of other but reg.s are m600rhd and m600lhd
@@jamieeedden777 discussed in the video
@@JayEmmOnCars diddnt watch the hole thing as was out for the b day but have now really cool car I think I'm a Volvo guy but I do like them
@@JayEmmOnCars when my car is done if you ever want to have a go your more than welcome as you respect other people's cars it's something a bit different doing it sleeper style and leaving it tatty ish so it looks bone stock but is going to be one fast car people say to fast for my age
I personally think the design has aged really well. Still looks fantastic - particularly from the rear three-quarters. Strikes a balance between being exotic, beautiful and muscular.
you sir are 100% correct Beautiful looking and sounding machine
When I first saw it as a child on TG I hated it but as I’ve gotten older, everything about it has grown on me
I found myself agreeing with your statement. M600 is the best-looking Noble of all.
The new M500 was atrocious to look at.
Outdated and square on launch..
Given it's 2023, looking back at the Top Gear video in which it was compared to other sports cars of the time for the sake of why on Earth one would deviate from the normal big names, I must say it's pretty clear now. It looks striking. With a modern context, those cars looks great but not as refined as the M600. It may not have seemed so at the time but these days it has kept up nicely compared to the Aston, Mercedes, Lamborghini etc of the time.
A Noble mechanic, driving a new car from the UK to Italy was a moment in top gear I'll never forget
The only thing was noble payed top gear to day the clutch failed when in fact in snapped the crank, and they were plagued by issues due to peter Dyson's crap american engines.
@@25200706
But Hammond even showed the broken clutch during that episode.
@@25200706 Since when has Yamaha's engines been american or Peter Dyson's?
@@25200706 m600 has volvo/yamaha engine, not american
That was you!? Good man!
My god the sound of that thing is just incredible. I started laughing at some of the drive by shots it sounded that good.
Good ol' B8444S
The love child of Volvo and Yamaha. Volvo designs with a bit of spice from Yamaha tuning. Surreal thing!
same here :')
I'm determined to own and straight pipe a volvo s80 with this engine minus the turbos as they sound so good.
Really? I think it sounds awful & I normally love Yamaha head based engines. I think the turbos are maybe making it sound super choppy, like a rotary or something.
Great vid as ever Jay. I am the Lee the previous owner. The M600 is a cracking old school school analogue brute of a car and I miss parting with it. I'm glad James is using it properly and getting it out there so it can be enjoyed by all 👍
Thanks for watching Lee, hopefully I did the old girl justice :)
You did indeed bud. It's one car I do regret selling every time I see James out in it. I traded for a manual 991.2 GT3 which is so much more usable but is slightly sterile by comparison. Every drive in the M600 was an event. Even the interactions with the factory and the MD himself, Mr Peter Boutwood; were very positive. The ownership experience was nothing short of epic!
And thanks for the thread on Pistonheads, most entertaining.
Great review . Pretty cool to see the owner in here . Was the car maybe not a terror bc it couldn’t fully open up .. I must say this car with Richard I believe at imolla was epic .. he pushed this thang so hard . I loved the lambo and the Mc Lauren but this as the underdog I secretly enjoyed bc it as just wild . Lol 2volvo engines twin turbo and no abs .. 😳I was like really ? Lol I remember Noble as a calendar car so this should be interesting and boy was it ! Pretty cool to know that this was the same car! Btw how much did u sell it for bc it would be interesting to know they are so rare . I could see the value tripling at 600k bc of the exclusivity
That’s amazing ! What an absolute beautiful visceral car ever ! Will go down as a legend !
Honestly this car has been on my mind lately, I think it may be the ultimate modern drivers supercar, like a big lotus
Modern Esprit v8
The Lotus that Lotus never built 😢
@@neightarch I definitely see this as closer to the spiritual Esprit successer than the 12C
I've always said that Noble has taken Lotus's, Esprit mantle!! No Gizmos or Gadgets just big Power and a Chassis which can deal with the Power. I guess Lotus would have to sort that steering though!
That Volvo/Yamaha V8 sound is just glorious!
This was my favorite supercar of its era, just seemed so raw and purpose built
There is something very special about a powerful, analogue super/sportscar. I'm an enormous fan of cottage industry sportscar makers. Noble, TVR, Marcos, Lotus, Morgan - everyone of them distinctive in their own special way. No cookie-cutters here...
I remember being at the launch of these when it was the baby blue car with the fibreglass body. Peter Boutwood was MD at the time and was an absolute gent in taking the time to explain the car to everyone individually. I'd still buy one of these over any Ferrari or Lamborghini. Fun fact, the mirrors are from a Vauxhall Corsa VXR
Hhaahha that is where i recognized the mirrors from!
To me, this is the supercar with the best three-quarter rear view.
One of my favorite supercars, easily. That Volvo/Yamaha turbo V8 is a complete animal, I love to hear a proper tune with natural cracks and bangs rather than the annoying farts that you get from sportier VAG products and newer AMGs.
I never would of imagined that the m600 has the same footprint as the Aston Martin Vantage. Ive always imagined this car to be huge.
I remember seeing this on the front of an Autocar magazine with the caption "quicker than a Mclaren F1" back in 2009. I've been in love with it ever since, and have never wanted to drive a car more than this one.
If there's an eccentric millionaire out there willing to buy a flabby, 30-odd year old an M600, I'll have one in British racing green with red brake callipers please
Manual gearbox, lightweight, crazy looks, analogue feel... count me in! I was lusting over it when it was released as well, there's few things I'd take over this! How about an ASCARI next?
Oh yeah, forgot to mention, there was a Chinese copy of a Smart car that was also called the Noble, hehehe
That V8 sound is just pure harmony
Bravo ! This is one of the few Car Channels I can watch nowadays without being saddened, concerned or irritated. Keep up the good work James!
Forget your lambos and Ferraris I'd have one of these in a heartbeat! My absolute dreamcar. Analogue, light and fucking mental. I just wish I'd win the lottery and I'd be straight round to have one ❤
Wow, I guess you’re fully entitled to your opinion, but you are an argument against universal suffrage, my friend!
This is from peak recent car culture era. I remember buying in London the "speed week" Top Gear magazine with the GT86 on the cover, and the M600 was hot in that moment.
Jaguar was releasing incredible cars, Porsche wasn't nauseating yet, Ferrari was still under Montezemolo leadership, the F12 was a new thing, the Hypercar trinity was about to come, Rush was an incredible movie, Group B rallying got popular, historic racing wasn't still the posh affair it is now, and home racetrack Monza was still hosting a marvelous vintage racing event with Can-Am cars.
Then the social networks sublimated everything to the point we're indifferent to everything. You are fed with so many smacking cars that when you see them in the flesh you're already accustomed to them.
Sorry for the sobbing rant, I always get carried away
I still love Porsche and they still know how to make finer drivers cars and not like BMW who sold itself entirely to sales and the accounting department. Sure, the move to EPAS from Hydraulic was not everyone, but they still are connected enough. Not only that, but I do know that the 991 RSR cup cars ran electro-hydraulic steering systems, which was still relieving to hear about as they can still offer excellent feedback (being that they’re still hydraulic), though that steering rack should’ve translated into their road cars, but they’re still wonderful enough.
Montezemolo era Ferrari ruled too BTW
Nothing really changed about the cars I think, the culture just shifted, from what i gather.
@@Rudenbehr the cars too, or better what we consumers demand from cars.
Having worked for a local machine shop making parts for the M600, they were great parts to make and nicely engineered and designed, but they were a pain in the arse to deal with!
Let me make an educated guess... difficult to get them to pay their bills?
I was gutted for Lee Noble when he fell out with his company. The M600 was such a step up from his previous, impressive creations. It still looks supercar fresh today! Sounds amazing too!!
I was lucky enough to sit in an M12 that my dad had in his workshop many years ago.
I've loved the look and sound of this car from the first time I saw it on Top Gear. I'm glad that Jay did a serious review. This blue is nice, but the original light blue was absolutely gorgeous. I just wish I had the money to buy one. Jeremy Clarkson aptly explained why the M600 was better. He said it was much faster. I believe him. Sadly the only way I'm going to even see one in person, is if I get the chance to go to Europe again. Thank you.
Always loved these. If my lottery numbers came in, I'd have one of these over any Ferrari or Lambo.
If there were as many rich lunatics in the world as there are plain lunatics saying this is/was their dream car, Noble would never have gone bust to begin with!
Can’t believe you got one of these, bit of a dream car
This car is for the connoisseur of driving experience.
A breath of fresh popping air. A British hairy chest analogue sports car with the typical get the spanners out at the end of the journey Bravo.👏
I’ve been saying it for prob close to a decade that if I could have any car it would be the f40 and the M600 a close second. That’s transmission that car is just amazing
For a turbocharged engine , it doesn't lose any of the fantastic V8 burble. I know it doesn't have ABS, but I would imagine it stops really good, what with it being so lightweight
The Noble M600 is one of my dream cars... It's a legendary car... Thank you very for this review❤
That engine sounded really sweet.
My all time favourite supercar... If I could write a cheque for one, I'd have one already. The second I can, I will.
Edit: And after hearing this one's provenance, it would definitely be the one to have.
Sounds great and the older cars are better then the new ones 😊
An absolute beast of a car. I never thought I’d hear Kerridges mentioned in a video. Having bought several cars from them I can confirm they and their knowledge and expertise are sorely missed.
Such an underrated car. As Jeremy said it at the time Vs its competitors it blew them all away where it mattered. On the road.
I remember seeing this on top gear, was amazed on the looks, the noise and how it handled. The previous noble had a Mondeo engine but was still amazing
My fave analogue super car almost..❤
It makes me chuckle every time I hear a tester regard a vehicle without nanny's as flawed and somehow lacking. You just have to be sensible. Would I try to have fun in the rain? No that would be idiotic. If I had to drive in the rain, I would treat the car like I would if I had to drive in snow. Smooth, gentle and absolute minimum RPM's to keep the power down. There is a time and a place for fun. It isn't analog cars that are dangerous; it's stupid drivers.
I like that Jayemm clearly has a feel for what the car is doing and doesn't condemn the old time driving experience. To me it would be part of the fun.
Your friend James seems like the real deal of car guys.
This overtook me this morning, going south on the A1. I was in my Lexus LC500. It did look rather nice!
Thanks I thought the same about your car
@ 19:45 it sounds like it breaks the sound barrier, love it!!
Car has sensational sound, like probably one of the best I've heard. I don't like high pitched sounds, so this is pretty much perfect.
My god...740bhp. Love it.
When you opened it up i thought you dubbed in the sound of Steve Mcqueen bullitt mustang what a sound m600 is such a cool car .Nice video as usual Jay 👍
The Italy toad trip where Hammond drove one was great, amazing car all things considered, would love one
My memory is a bit hazy and my Top Gear knowledge isn't what it once was, but technically, didn't he drive two of them on that road trip?
@@bigal3055 no your memory fails you, he just repainted it when he fixed it .
@@cafe405 and moved the steering wheel to the other side of the car. All in a night's work!
Well while your fixing it you may as well put the steering wheel on the correct side.
JayEmm driving a Noble M600? Zero to click in f*ck all
I normally reserve my comments, but my got this was a pleaspnt surprise from you, I am having a bad day at work because of a stubborn employee, but you lightened up my night shift. I just love this car. And yes, I would buy this car in a heart beat, this is a modern day F-40. It will kill you if you don't pay attention, and I love that.
Glad to lighten your evening :)
It was not a shed - I actually visited it. And the engine was from Yamaha. Volvo was buying them, not building.
I love the M12 design but the m600 is the total package of power, sound, interior and exterior looks. The M12 just looks like what a racecar should look like in my eyes.
Thanks J, always enjoy Noble content! Had someone from the company go over this car when it was new, at their stand at Goodwood, in front of a small crowd of about 5 of us!🙏🙏
Absolutely stunning and incredibly rare car! No other CZcams car reviewer even comes close on delivering so many rare and unusual cars to test. Jay you are THE MAN!
James, speaking of old Top Gear, i appreciate in your work a similar blend of humor, genuinely profound sensibility, and a flair for expressing very helpful details.
I remember Richard Hammond went nuts for this car on an episode of TG.
Lol this was good timing. I literally watched this episode of Top Gear two days ago. Cool car!
Jay the timing of this episode was perfect for me. I had just rewatched that Top Gear special featuring this car a few days ago on Dave lol. Yesss. I've always loved nobles! Ok. Time to sit and enjoy this with my dinner lol
If I were in that market, I’d 100% consider a Noble. Bespoke, driver focused, manual… not much of that around in the super car space. Almost nothing, in fact.
Abs systems are quite cheap, however tuning, development and legislative sign off is very expensive for a ground up system
Tell him to contact EBC brakes and they'll make him new brakes if he needs them. It looks like you had fun with this one :)
The Volvo V8 shouldn't be seen as "inferior" for its origins. It's a beast, too much engine and out of place in the Volvos, definitely deserved to be in a performance car.
What doesn't help is the kit car looks of the Nobles, there is no distinctive style compared to equal priced competition.
It is not nailed together it actually thrashes ferraris lambos and porsches a bit of respect please.
I think I’ll take jays word over yours bud. Just cuz it’s fast doesn’t mean it wasn’t “nailed” together. It definitely isn’t gonna have the refinement of a Ferrari lambo or Porsche, thinking it does is stupid. Was the Saleen s7 not thrown together just cuz it was faster then most of its rivals at the time? No.
Have you driven it?
@@Frank-li8ujyes and a passenger in the m600 Speedster back in 2017 in my early CZcams days (still think it’s the only video of the car on road)
@@slowspecv69Owned three Ferraris and, quite honestly, they're shit. They look pretty, but they're just bags of fails.
@@slowspecv69 both Saleen and M600 are so much better than any Porsche or any Ferrari except maybe Carrera GT it ain't even funny.
Have been longing for this review! Love The looks and sound 🤘
I've been lucky enough to work on this car and one of the other press cars (mobile detailer back in the day!) and can easily say these are my favorite cars ever.
Great memories and just spectacular cars. Just waiting on that lottery win!
J, Matt from the great state of Mississippi here. Your channel is by far my favorite (we don't put the u in favorite) channel on the youtubes. I have a lot of the same opinions and views that you have and the few times we don't see eye to eye I normally learn something and often change my mind 😂 Keep up the great work, I tell everybody about your page, both my car pals and non car pals (who usually appreciate the change in scenery and a non American personality, not that there is anything wrong with being American...you get what I mean). Cheers.
as always i am amazed how good the volvo/yamaha v8 engine sounds, what a rare animal!
Always been a fan of the M600. Great to see a review of one.
Absolutely. Phenomenal.
Gumball in a Noble would make some seriously entertaining content haha.
But you wouldn’t get an entry as the car wouldn’t “cut the mustard”
What a fantastic experience to drive a M600. Always liked these to be honest. I expected you to say the ride would be crashy and horrible. And Thank-you James for lending it out!
I appreciate these Noble reviews an awful lot- I was a childhood fan and seeing these vids triggers some nostalgia (not the right word but closest to describe the feeling). Thanks for making these 👍🏼
Awesome Jay! Followed this the other day on an scd drive! Flames, noise, amazing, what a motor!
My pleasure
I love everything about this car! It's a big YES from me!
I'm watching this just three hours after launch. So I had a squint in Autotrader to see if any Nobles are on sale, and lo and behold, there were four between £42k and £53k.
I had a Volvo XC90 with the Yamaha 4.4 V8 and that was a lovely drive. I believe Clarkson had two.
I've also seen this first on TopGear and always loved its looks. Out of the three supercars they drove to italy, this would have been "mine". And I think it has aged fairly well.
Another great video. Sounds odd but I watch these doing weights in the gym. Very calming and I love the cars.
That's a properly sorted, throaty, V8 soundtrack 😊
Super cool and another awesome review JayEmm!
The engine sounds wonderful and the car looks nice. It has a V8, plenty of power and a manual transmission. Works for me.
For me there is only two cars I'd even consider replacing my TVR for, one of these and a Spyker C8.
Amazing car, great story and as usual a very good presentation 🤩🤩
Totally agree about the old Top Gear episodes, the music used was superb too.
Notable appearances in media are in Top Gear and F9
What a great opportunity, a lot of fun joining you, love the NOISE!
Another brilliant video jay. I always liked these Nobles. There was a beautiful orange one at cholmondeley years ago that i was in awe of.
Love this car so much, it’s my go to driver’s car every time over the other stuff
Great video James
*The M600 has always been top of my ''when I win the lottery shopping list''. Nothing has changed. James you're a very lucky man.*
Hmmm. I don't normally feel the urge to comment, but having known Lee Noble and drove the prototype M10 before even Autocar would give Noble a mention, I feel a little more informed. That prototype we filmed on Motorweek on the Men and Motors channel when I was a producer there. A 1.8 engine back then. By the time of the 600 Noble had been forced out and has a lot to say of the 600 (and the chassis was his design). A sad story all told. Not priced as he wished either. Not the car he wanted it to be in the end
Did you produce anything for men & motors after the 9 o'clock watershed? 🤨😏
Asking for a friend.
@@TheBadBunny87 no. I only made car programmes such as Motorweek, my own series Kits 'n' Cruisin' and several others. A different team made the stuff you asked about.
Charmaine Sinclair is a friend and has appeared on my channel as has Lee Noble in an early episode of The Alternative Car show with two prototypes which he later cut up
@@enwins Nice! I don't remember kits n cruisin but I do remember motorweek. Memory serves me right, that had Richard Hammond as a presenter/journalist. I'm sure I watched kits n cruisin. I just can't recall lol. I'll be spending the rest of my evening watching episodes and reminiscing 😂
@@TheBadBunny87 yes Richard worked with me. You will find them all on CZcams
@@enwins subscribed 👍
Lottery win car for me😊
This was my absolute favorite car when i was a child, still love it, the rear end looks so good
Great review! I really enjoyed that!
Awesome to see a Reveiw of the Noble M600. I hope to see something from Koenigsegg. Marcos, Spyker, AC and the Venturi 400GT
Im an american.. And ive never seen or heard of this car.. Its beautiful.. Looks like a every car super car pit together but all the best bits from those cars.. I didnt know Dyson owned a car company.. 700hp?? .. Good lord, That is alot of power
It's not the Dyson who makes vacuum cleaners
Love watching your videos on weird, or obscure british sports cars.
I love them, Nobles. This especially. I like the shape, the sound, the speed and the quirks. Yes, the chassis too. It's a nasty beast and I approve.
Excellent video 📹
I remember the episode, Hammond, made of their only engineer, Geoff, coming over to fix the car..
Great review and awesome video of a very rare and interesting car❤❤❤
Definitely "grew up" watching top gear and leeching through final gear forums, in fact i dream of making one small feature film like it. Great video as always!
Let's just say that sounded and looked incredible.....and that you were concentrating, a lot!!
I just want to say before I view this video ..and what ever verdict considers this car to be....is brilliant!!!
They should have left the turbos off and used the 5.6 litre outboard motor version of this engine (which is basically one and a third Duratec V6s or two thirds or an Aston V12).
This very Noble M600 was up for sale 3 years ago for £144,000 which was about 20-30 thousand pounds less than it was worth. Went to have a look at it near Birmingham, the owner had renewed the interior and maintained it in perfect condition. Only 28 exist and this one was build number 4. Didn't buy it due to the reason the owner gave for selling it and the fact that the seats were uncomfortable plus it was impossible to reverse into a parking space! Still, this car looked and sounded amazing and would have won many car shows.
What was the reason the owner gave for selling it ?
@@speedfreak9717 He said that he wanted to buy a brand new M600 with the clear carbon fibre bodywork.This seemed like an odd reason for getting rid of a car that he had spent £14,000 on upgrading the interior. Did also call Jetstream. the company who serviced it last and they confirmed the engine was in excellent order. The brake problem that affected this test drive has highlighted an issue that could could be very dangerous, especially because you rely on the brakes in this type of vehicle all the time. You have to be so careful with very high performance cars but preferred the Noble M400 as it was more of a driver's motor.
@@bodhiapurva3887 Thanks for the answer !
@@speedfreak9717 That's ok. Just noticed a comment in this section from the previous owner, a guy called Lee. He said that he traded the M600 for a Porsche 911.2 GT so either he changed his mind about buying a new M600 or there might have been some mechanical issues with his old one that made him decide to buy a German car instead.
Commimg from a non-supercar lover: i love these cars! The sound. The looks. The uniqueness.