Noble lets outside companies design and build it's new lightweight Advanced Tubular Chassis Structure.

Global steel and engineering business, Liberty House Group, part of the GFG Alliance, has been commissioned by Leicester-based sports car manufacturer Noble to provide the advanced steel tubular chassis structure for the iconic M600 British supercar.

Two of Liberty’s businesses – Hub Le Bas and Liberty Pressing Solutions – are collaborating to deliver a number of 100% custom built chassis to Noble’s exacting requirements.

In order to meet the precise requirements of the Noble M600, Hub Le Bas, a leading UK stockholder and national distributor of steel tube and other related steel products, is providing steel tubes in four different grades: stainless, electric resistance welded, structural hollow sections and cold drawn seamless. These are then further engineered in-house using the company’s latest state-of-the-art tube laser cutting machines.

The ready tube components are subsequently delivered to Liberty Pressing Solutions, one of UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of pressed components, assemblies and vehicle chassis. The business, which specialises in bespoke chassis production and assemblies for niche and luxury vehicles, then hand-builds the steel structures for the Noble M600 cars to the client’s specification.

This latest announcement reaffirms Liberty’s commitment to combine its overall expertise in the steel sector with the specialist knowledge and engineering skill required to deliver high-end engineering solutions.

Chief Executive of Liberty Industries Group, Douglas Dawson said: “We’re proud to be working with Noble, for which high quality and the ability to serve each customer as an individual is paramount. The appointment is also a testament to Liberty’s commitment to quality, attention to detail and ability to provide supercar customers with a solution that helps them excel in their own markets.

“We have a wide ranging set of skills and expertise throughout our group and work hard to deliver enhanced solutions for new and existing clients. We will also continue to build our vision for an integrated engineering business that offers advanced engineering products year-on-year.”

Speaking about the appointment of Liberty Industries Group, Peter Boutwood, Managing Director and designer at Noble, said:“As a manufacturer of supercars renowned for their handling and performance, we at Noble Automotive have always concentrated on design.

“The bedrock of an “analogue” car (one that does not take advantage of computer led driver assistance) is the chassis. This vital and exacting piece of the manufacturing process is the foundation of a great handling car. Therefore it is absolutely paramount that the chassis is manufactured with skill and attention to detail. Finding people who share our philosophy for meticulous detail and precise engineering was not an easy task, so we are delighted to have Liberty on board.”

The £230,000 Noble M600 is a 650bhp V8 twin turbo supercar hand-built in England by a small team of craftsmen. Designed to offer a more rewarding driving experience, the Noble M600 boasts a super lightweight full carbon body and interior. Weighing in at just under 1200kg giving the M600 an impressive power to weight ratio of 558bhp per tonne and a top speed of circa 225mph.

SVR’s new 225mph M600 customer demonstrator will be revealed at the London Motor Show.

• Super Veloce Racing appointed as the exclusive sales and service dealer for Noble Automotive
• SVR will service the UK and European markets for all current and future Noble owner requirements
• Revealed on stand L74 in the Luxury Pavilion at 15:15 on Thursday 05 May 2016

Super Veloce Racing (SVR), recently appointed by Noble Automotive as the official sales and service dealer for the British supercar manufacturer for the UK and Europe, has launched exclusively at Battersea its latest 225mph supercar.

SVR’s Noble M600 customer demonstrator, finished in stunning ‘Black-Red’ paintwork with a bare, exposed carbon fibre roof, is due to be revealed at the show on Thursday, following an intensive build and testing process. It will be the latest car to come from the Leicester-based factory, built to SVR’s exact requirements.

As part of the Leicester-based supercar manufacturer’s brand relaunch, SVR has been appointed as the exclusive M600 sales and service channel for the UK and Europe. Working directly with the Noble Automotive factory, SVR can service the requirements of all Noble customers, past, present and future.

Noble has invested five years of extensive development in its sensational supercar, which has come to fruition in the latest generation of the M600 and M600 CarbonSport. Every car is hand-crafted by the Noble engineers to the highest standards in the industry and built to the customer’s specification.

With SVR now serving customers directly, the team is able to take this a stage further; before tailoring the exquisite supercar, prospective drivers are given hands-on experience of one of the most powerful cars in production today.

Following the test drive, completed with SVR’s professional racing driver, SVR take the time to understand the customer’s needs and use of their own M600. Following this process, SVR works with the customer to develop tailored details, ensuring every customer’s M600 is personally made to measure.

Bespoke details can go beyond unique aesthetic details and can include complex changes that are more than skin deep, to provide a driving experience like no other. SVR works directly with the Noble factory to turn customers’ wishes into reality, ensuring every car meets their exacting requirements.

At the heart of the Noble M600 and M600 CarbonSport is the proven 4.4 litre Yamaha V8 twin turbo engine, complete with a six-speed manual gearbox. With 662bhp (492kW) at 6,500rpm and 604lbft of torque at 6,800rpm and a dry weight of just 1198kg, the M600 has a power to weight ratio of 558bhp per tonne. 

The result is formidable performance, with 0-60mph in just 3.5 seconds, 0-120 mph in 8.9 seconds and a top speed of 225 mph (estimated).

The team at SVR specifically chose the London Motor Show as a launch platform to reveal the latest M600 to come from the Noble factory in Leicester. The event is the perfect reflection of both Noble’s and SVR’s prestige and British foundations.

SVR’s latest customer demonstrator car will be exclusively revealed to trade and media on stand L74 in the Luxury Pavilion at the London Motor Show at 15:15 on Thursday 05 May 2016. SVR’s ‘Black-Red’ Noble M600 will feature all of the model’s latest developments and will be available to view to the public during the following three show days.

Noble M600 Technical Specification

Engine and performance
4439cc V8 twin turbo petrol
Maximum power	492kW @ 6500rpm (662bhp @ 6500rpm)
Maximum torque	604lbft @ 6800rpm
Power to weight ratio	558bhp per tonne
Top speed	225mph
0-62 mph	3.5 seconds
0-124 mph	8.9 seconds
Chassis and suspension
Stainless sheet steel tub with tubular space frame with a carbon fibre composite body.
Independent double wishbones with coil over shock absorbers, front and rear roll bars.
Wheels and brakes
Front brakes	380mm semi-floating discs along with six piston calipers
Rear brakes	350mm discs with four piston calipers
Front wheels	9Jx19 - Forged aluminium alloy
Rear wheels	12Jx20 - Forged aluminium alloy
Dimensions
Fuel capacity	68 litres
Weight	1198kg
Wheelbase	2540mm
Track	1578mm
Length	4360mm
Turning circle	12 meters
Economy and emissions
Urban	22.1 l/100km – 524g/km
Extra-Urban	9.3 l/100km – 221g/km
Combined	14 l/100km – 333g/km