Noman

Since the economic turmoil of 2008, Ford has been leading the domestic market in re-branding itself and giving the company a fresh start. Ford has survived the recession without the threat of going bankrupt (as far as we know); they’re finally showing their true colors and are ready to compete with the European and Japanese manufacturers.

In my opinion, domestic vehicles are boring and very unattractive compared to their European and Japanese counterparts. The recession in 2008 was a wakeup call for the domestic manufacturers that they really needed to step up to the plate. Ford has performed that feat flawlessly with the revamp of their entire vehicle lineup.

British car builder Noble has finally released their production version of the Noble M600. At first glance, the M600 looks somewhat like the iconic McLaren F1 and it isn’t too far from being in the same class of exclusivity and exoticness (is that even a word?).  The new M600 comes complete with a beautiful all-carbon fiber body and a mid mounted 4.4 liter twin turbocharged V8 engine from Yamaha.  The V8 is capable of producing up to 650 horsepower at 6,800 rpm and 604 pound-feet (868 Nm) of torque at 3,800 rpm and is mated to a Graziano six-speed manual transmission.