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The Noble M12 GTO and GTO-3 – A close look at this sports car including used performance, technical data, features, rivals comparison, history and prices.

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The Noble M12 GTO

CAR

The Noble M10 sports car was introduced in 1999 and was produced for only one year when it was replaced by the Noble M12, a two-seater that was offered as both fixed-head and convertible coupe variants.

Like the M10, it was built with a composite fiberglass body, but the fiberglass chassis was replaced by a steel tubular space frame version.

As a result, it had a curb weight of just 980 kg, the same as the M10, which meant that it was not only lightweight but had a firm build.

Of particular note was the distinctive rear wing which, together with a front splitter, increased the downforce.

It was designed to be street legal for both highway and track use, and produced good driving characteristics, which was helped by the fact that it was not equipped with anti-roll bars.

The build quality was widely considered to be of the highest level.

For this reason, along with outstanding performance, the stage was set for the successful development of the Noble brand.

It was equipped with ventilated 13-inch perforated disc brakes throughout, a full roll cage, but no ABS or traction control.

Designated the Noble M12 GTO, it was powered by the same 2.5-liter Ford Duratec, aluminum V6, engine as the Mondeo used in the M10 variant.

However, the M12 GTO included the addition of two Garrett T25 turbochargers, plus an intercooler, to the specially tuned V6 engine now developing 310 bhp at 6000 rpm and 320 ft / lbs of torque at 3500 rpm.

It was a very flexible engine, with about three-quarters of the torque available at around 3000 rpm.

Again fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox, also from the Mondeo, it produced a top speed of 165 mph, with a 0-60 mph time of 4.1 seconds and 0-100 mph in 10.2 seconds.

The Noble M12 GTO-3

CAR

Following the success of the M12 GTO, Noble went a step further by launching, in 2003, the M12 GTO-3 sports car, in which the 2.5-liter engine in the GTO variant was replaced by a highly tuned 3-liter Ford Duratec V6. . .

Again equipped with twin Garrett turbochargers and an intercooler, the engine now developed 352 bhp at 6200 rpm and 350 ft / lbs of torque at 3500 rpm.

Maintaining the five-speed gearbox, the GTO-3 maintained the same top speed of 165 mph, but reduced the 0-60 mph time to 4.0 seconds.

It was priced at $ 48,000.

COMPETENCE

Some of the Noble M12 GTO-3’s competitors included the following sports cars: Lotus Esprit V8, Porsche 996 GT3, and TVR Tuscan. Noble performance:

SPORTS CARS FOR SALE

On the second hand market, the typical asking price for a Noble M12 GTO in good condition was around £ 24,000 / $ 38,000, while a comparable M12 GTO-3 would fetch around £ 28,000 / $ 45,000.

This concludes my review of the Noble M10 GTO sports car.

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