My Review: Noble M400
Hi guys, this is my short review on the Noble M400 as requested by some. Please note that I'm not a proffesional, just a normal everyday joe that really enjoys cars! My opinions may differ from yours, but everyone is entitled to their own opinions.
INTERIOR:
To be honest, the interior is slightly better than a kit car, not a lot of detail went into the interior apart from the alcantara roof lining, I really like that part. They have covered up the rollbar with alcantara as well.
The car comes out with a 6-speed manual gearbox, the shifting was jerky at first, but it seems it has smoothened itself out. The first four gears are very short, designed for track use, the last two gears are much longer for long range driving on the highway/freeway.
The analogue speedo and rev counter are very basic as you can see, the LED lights are situated in the center console of the car, as well as the boost gauge and oil pressure/temperature gauge.
The car comes with carbon-fibre bucket seats, which are suprisingly comfy, you have the option of having leather or alcantara finishings on your seat. I opted for alcantara for my seat as it would feel more comfortable and one would not feel like you will slip and slide around on your seat. The car luckily has got an air-conditioning system, you have the option of ordering the car without it, but you would die from the heat here in summer if you don't have it!
In general, the interior is very basic, they could have used a higher quality of leather for the car in my opinion. There is much room for improvement. The car has manual wind down windows to save weight, and the sound system is adequate although the main console is situated on the passanger side. The downside for safety of this car, is that is doesn't have any airbags, once again due to saving weight. It has normal seat belts, or a full body harness, you can choose which one you feel like using. If you're going to the track, the car has everything on the inside you're going to need. For everything else it's not very practical, there is almost no storage space either, but if you buy this car it's for the fun of driving and only driving!
EXTERIOR:
The car's body is mainly made from fibre-glass, the wing at the back is made from carbon-fibre. The entire bottom of the car is totally covered up with metal plates for aerodynamics and to protect the car from any accidental scrapes. It comes out with 18" in-house rims.
Well, there's the engine, a 3 litre V6 twin-turbo. The power feels endless, even at speeds above 220kmh/140mph, it is just so willing to perform! There is a little turbo lag in the beginning of pulling away, but just keep the revs about 3000rpm and you will be fine. My apologies for the dusty engine, I went on a dirt road yesterday.
CONCLUSION:
In general, I'm very happy with the car. There are 1 or two minor problems, but nothing that hasn't stopped me from enjoying it! It does what it's told and there are no funny computers limiting or cutting in on your fun! Some say it is just a kit car, well then so be it, I couldn't be more proud drving my "kit car" around.
INTERIOR:
To be honest, the interior is slightly better than a kit car, not a lot of detail went into the interior apart from the alcantara roof lining, I really like that part. They have covered up the rollbar with alcantara as well.
The car comes out with a 6-speed manual gearbox, the shifting was jerky at first, but it seems it has smoothened itself out. The first four gears are very short, designed for track use, the last two gears are much longer for long range driving on the highway/freeway.
The analogue speedo and rev counter are very basic as you can see, the LED lights are situated in the center console of the car, as well as the boost gauge and oil pressure/temperature gauge.
The car comes with carbon-fibre bucket seats, which are suprisingly comfy, you have the option of having leather or alcantara finishings on your seat. I opted for alcantara for my seat as it would feel more comfortable and one would not feel like you will slip and slide around on your seat. The car luckily has got an air-conditioning system, you have the option of ordering the car without it, but you would die from the heat here in summer if you don't have it!
In general, the interior is very basic, they could have used a higher quality of leather for the car in my opinion. There is much room for improvement. The car has manual wind down windows to save weight, and the sound system is adequate although the main console is situated on the passanger side. The downside for safety of this car, is that is doesn't have any airbags, once again due to saving weight. It has normal seat belts, or a full body harness, you can choose which one you feel like using. If you're going to the track, the car has everything on the inside you're going to need. For everything else it's not very practical, there is almost no storage space either, but if you buy this car it's for the fun of driving and only driving!
EXTERIOR:
The car's body is mainly made from fibre-glass, the wing at the back is made from carbon-fibre. The entire bottom of the car is totally covered up with metal plates for aerodynamics and to protect the car from any accidental scrapes. It comes out with 18" in-house rims.
Well, there's the engine, a 3 litre V6 twin-turbo. The power feels endless, even at speeds above 220kmh/140mph, it is just so willing to perform! There is a little turbo lag in the beginning of pulling away, but just keep the revs about 3000rpm and you will be fine. My apologies for the dusty engine, I went on a dirt road yesterday.
CONCLUSION:
In general, I'm very happy with the car. There are 1 or two minor problems, but nothing that hasn't stopped me from enjoying it! It does what it's told and there are no funny computers limiting or cutting in on your fun! Some say it is just a kit car, well then so be it, I couldn't be more proud drving my "kit car" around.
about the maintenance, they were actually quite ingenious, very simple way to resolve too! they used a ford motor mainly because a) you can get parts easy from ford(well noble doesn't have a vast network, but ford does) 
b) because they are from ford, parts will be relatively cheap. if you look carefully at the indicators switch by the steering wheel, it comes straight off a ford as well! 
...Only knew about this car, because of gumball 3000!.
, was my pleasure!
