Noble M12 GTO-3

It’s very basic

After 4 Esprits the time came for a change, so after toying with a Porsche 996 I settled on a Noble. The M12 GTO-3 has a Ford Duratec 3.0 litre engine with twin turbos and an air-to-air inter-cooler, which produces 352 bhp and 350 lb/ft of torque. As it only weighs about 1080 kg this gives a 0-60 time of 3.7 seconds and 0- 100 of 8.7 seconds. It only has two buttons; one to start the engine and one to turn the fog lights on. That’s it. There is nothing else to fiddle with.

Not very practical

As you can see, the Noble is basically a steel space frame with a plastic body bolted on. And most of the body unbolts and lifts off in a couple of minutes. Like the Esprits, the engine is in the back. But, unlike the Esprit, it does not have a boot. So the only space for stuff you have is behind the seats and on the parcel shelf. It makes going away in it a bit of chore, but it’s not impossible, you just need to have smaller bags that you can ram behind the seats.