The Noble M10 is the first car designed and produced by

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. It was a two-door, two-seater model built in

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form only. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre 168 hp engine. It was introduced in 1999, but is no longer in production, having been replaced by the M12. Only 6 cars were ever made as customers moved deposits onto the M12 as soon as its credentials were announced. The M10 is similar in performance to the

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in many respects. The Toyota MR2 Spyder is noted for having a somewhat similar appearance to the M10. The first two cars were built at Lee Noble's home garage see Fenix Automotive.

Performance

*0-60 mph (97 km/h) = 5.9 seconds *0-100 mph (161 km/h) = 16.9 seconds *-mile = 14.56 seconds *Top speed =

References

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