Noble M400 vs Lotus Exige vs Ariel Atom

[mikeyb]

Noble M400
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Lotus Exige

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Ariel Atom
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[Antoine]

Great poll idea Mikey...I've gotta sit on this...I can't decide!?!?!

 

[mikeyb]

Great poll idea Mikey...I've gotta sit on this...I can't decide!?!?!

I can't decide either.

 

[JCell]

m400


end of discussion

 

[Roywhitep5]

atom

 

[quagmire]

m400 period.

General Information

Price: $109,000
Miles Per Gallon: --/-- mpg
Curb Weight: 2330 lbs
Layout: Mid-Engine/RWD
Transmission: 6-Speed Manual

Engine

Type: Twin-Turbo V6
Displacement: 2968 cc
Horsepower: 425 bhp @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 390 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
Redline: 7200 rpm


Performance

0-60 mph: 3.5 sec
0-100 mph: 8.0 sec
Quarter Mile: --.- sec @ --- mph
Skidpad: .--g
Top Speed: 186 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph: --- ft
Slalom Speed: --.- mph

 

[Pretzellogic]

Lotus.

 

[FunkyBuddha]

I'd have to say the Atom. Watched that Top Gear episode..and man...I want my face to do that when I drive a car. Plus isn't the engine a B18C from a TypeR? Which means..a lot of aftermarket support to make the car even more faster?

 

[CasopoliS]

General Information
Curb Weight: 2330 lbs

Engine
Horsepower: 425 bhp @ 6500 rpm

wow

 

[Rainman]

Have to go with the Noble. However, I was amazed to hear the journalists complain about how huge the turning circle of the Noble was in the last issue of SPEED magazine.

R

 

[Amemiya]

Exige.

 

[mikeyb]

I voted for the Exige.

 

[NJMSP42385]

Noble, love those cars

 

[vindication]

ariel. just cause it's a street legal open wheel car. actually, is it street legal here in the US? either way I vote atom.

 

[JOS3]

considering the noble costs around $110,000, id rather buy an exige (~$55K) for the track and an elise (~$45K) for daily driving

 

[mp3moose]

I went with the exige only because i am banking on the SC option to come out.

 

[Newf]

the noble is neat and almost my first pick, but in the end I'll take the lotus, if anything because the noble has a Ford v6

 

[Breeegz]

atom cause when I think of fun, I think of go-carts, and when I think of go-carts, I think of the Atom.

 

[stdntDrvr]

i love the exige...and the atom is a kick ass little car too...that top gear episode made me fall in love with that thing...my only concern about the exige is how rigid the suspension in...hell, people complain about the elise beating you to death...imagine what the exige will do...but i voted for the exige. i will have one...oh yes, i will.

 

[NVP5White]

Ariel Atom - Maybe not the best car, but deffintely the best driving experience. Watch the Top Gear video, and you'll be sold.

Here's a preview...

Wow