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(Thu 19 Nov 09) Sports car enthusiasts will need no introduction to Lee Noble, the designer and engineer who created the original Ultima and Ascari supercars, and who has marketed even more impressive models (such as the M12 and M400) under his own name for several years.
Noble's latest project is Fenix Automotive, which has spent the last year developing a new and as yet un-named mid-engined V8 car. This model is targeted at trackday users but is also intended to be suitable for road use, and will cost less than £75,000. "Our new car will offer buyers performance and dynamics that they'd normally have to spend well over £100,000 to experience, but at a far more affordable price," says Noble. "It will combine simplicity, strength and agility, while its two-seat, closed body will ensure sensible levels of refinement for road use. And thanks to a feature which will be revealed nearer the car's launch, it will be amazingly practical too, for both track and road users." A prototype is being built at a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where the M12 was produced. First pictures are due to be revealed in the next few months, and the car is due to go on sale before the end of next year. |
