Noble M12

Noble M12
Overview
Manufacturer - Noble
Production - 2000-2008
Assembly - Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Hi-Tech Automotive)
Designer - Lee Noble
Body and chassis
Class - Sports car
Body style - 2-door coupé
Layout - Transversely-mounted, rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related - Noble M400 / Salica GT / Rossion Q1
Powertrain
Engine - 2.5 L Ford Duratec 25 Twin-Turbo V6 / 3.0 L Ford Duratec 30 Twin-Turbo V6
Transmission - 6-speed Getrag manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase - 2,438 mm (96.0 in)
Length - 4,089 mm (161.0 in)
Width - 1,828 mm (72.0 in)
Height - 1,143 mm (45.0 in)
Curb weight - 1,080 kg (2,381 lb) (M12 GTO-3R)
Chronology
Predecessor - Noble M10
Successor - Noble M14

The Noble M12 is a two-door, two-seat sports car manufactured by Noble Automotive.
Variants
The coupe evolved through four versions of Noble cars, with the M400 as the ultimate version of the M12, and is followed by the M12 GTO-3R. Only 220 Noble GTO-3Rs and M400s were imported to the U.S. They are the only Nobles available to the American market. The U.S. production rights to the M12s and M400s were sold in February 2007 to 1G Racing from Ohio. Due to high demand of these cars, 1G Racing (now Rossion Automotive) released its own improved car based on the M400, named Rossion Q1. Another company which is also producing a model developed from the M12 is Salica Cars 1 with their Salica GT and Salica GTR.
Performance
Like the Noble M10, the Noble M12 is a two-door, two-seat model, originally planned both as a coupé and as a convertible. All M12s have been powered by modified bi-turbocharged Ford Duratec V6 engines. The M12 has a full steel roll cage, steel frame, and G.R.P. (fiberglass) composite clam shell body parts. Although looking to be track derived, the M12 is a street-legal vehicle, ready for both road and track. The M12 has no anti-roll bars, allowing for a comfortable feel.
Engine specifications
Car - Displacement - Power - Torque
(Twin-turbocharged Ford Duratec V6 engine)
Noble M12 GTO - 2,544 cc (2.5 L; 155.2 cu in) - 310 bhp (314 PS; 231 kW) at 6,000 rpm - 320 lb.ft (434 N.m) at 3,500 rpm
Noble M12 GTO-3 - 2,967 cc (3.0 L; 181.1 cu in) - 352 bhp (357 PS; 262 kW) at 6,200 rpm - 350 lb.ft (475 N.m) at 3,500 - 5,000 rpm
Noble M12 GTO-3R - 2,967 cc (3.0 L; 181.1 cu in) - 352 bhp (357 PS; 262 kW) at 6,200 rpm - 350 lb.ft (475 N.m) at 3,500 - 5,000 rpm
Noble M400 - 2,967 cc (3.0 L; 181.1 cu in) - 425 bhp (431 PS; 317 kW) at 6,500 rpm - 390 lb.ft (529 N.m) at 5,000 rpm
Rossion Q1 - 2,967 cc (3.0 L; 181.1 cu in) - 450 bhp (456 PS; 336 kW) at 5,800 rpm - 390 lb.ft (529 N.m) at 4,400 rpm
Salica GT - 3.5L - 460 bhp (343 kW; 466 PS) - _
Salica GTR - 3.5L - 550 bhp (410 kW; 558 PS) - _
Salica GTC - 3.5L - 500 bhp (373 kW; 507 PS) - _
The Noble M12 GTO-3R is equipped with Garrett T25 twin turbos. Weight is 2,381 lb (1,080 kg). Acceleration from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.7 seconds was published in the official brochure of the M12 GTO-3R,[5] Road & Track indicated a 0-60 mph (97 km/h) performance of 3.3 seconds, but subsequently listed it as 3.5 seconds. Top speed is listed as 185 mph (298 km/h) and lateral Gs are reported in excess of 1.2.
The Noble M400 is equipped with Garrett T28 Twin-turbos. Weight is 2,337 lb (1,060 kg).
The Rossion Q1 has a weight of 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) and can accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.4 seconds (company spec).
The Salica GT has a weight of 2,255 lb (1,023 kg) and the Salica GTC has a weight of 2,300 lb (1,000 kg).
The only convertible variant (the M12 GTC) was shown at motor shows but was canceled, and was never produced by Noble. In 2008, Salica Cars proposed the Salica GTC, offered both as a complete car and a conversion kit to transform an M12/400 coupe into a convertible.

Noble M12 GTO 2

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Noble M12

Noble M12
Виробник - Noble Automotive
Роки виробництва - 2000-2008
Попередник(и) - Noble M10
Наступник(и) - Noble M15

Noble M12 - дводверний дводверний спортивний автомобіль, що виготовлявся виробником автомобілів Noble Automotive з 2000 по 2008 рік.
Опис
Спочатку Noble M12 мав бути розроблений у двох версіях: купе та кабріолет (називається GTC); однак останній був лише представлений на автосалоні, але так і не пішов у виробництво.
Усі M12 оснащені центральним двигуном Ford Duratec V6 bi-turbo, заднім приводом і 6-ступінчастою механічною коробкою передач. Він складається зі сталевої рами та оснащений сталевою стійкою безпеки, а кузов виконано зі скловолокна.
Хоча M12 виглядає як гоночний автомобіль, він також схвалений для використання на дорогах. Існує два варіанти цього автомобіля, виготовленого за ліцензією Noble: Rossion Q1 від Rossion Automotive і Salica GT/GTC від Salica Cars.
Це купе має 4 різні версії:
Noble M12 GTO 2.5L Ford Duratec V6 bi-turbo 310 к.с.
Noble M12 GTO-3 3.0L Ford Duratec V6 bi-turbo 352 к.с.
Noble M12 GTO-3R 3.0L Ford Duratec V6 bi-turbo завжди з 352 к.с., здатний розганятися від 0 до 100 км/год за 3,7 секунди та здатний розвивати максимальну швидкість 298 км/год. Сила бічного прискорення досягає 1,2G.
Noble M400 3.0L Ford Duratec V6 bi-turbo 425 к.с.
У 2008 році Salica Cars представила набір для перетворення M12/400 на кабріолет.

Noble M12 GTO

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