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BRAD ANDERSON wrote:The man behind Noble Automotive, Lee Noble, is working on an insane track car dubbed the Exile.

Set to be offered as part of Noble’s new Specialised Sporting Vehicles company and unrelated to his namesake company he left in 2008, the Exile will launch by the end of 2017 with the same twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine as the Ford F-150 Raptor, Autocar reports.

While Noble has yet to say how much power this engine will deliver, he says that the Exile will have 515 hp per tonne, putting it within striking distance of the BAC Mono. It should also hit 60 mph (96 km/h) in between 2.4sec and 2.9 seconds and will continue to accelerate through to 180-190 mph (289-305 km/h). It will only be offered with a manual transmission.

Alongside the potent engine, the Exile will be underpinned by a steel and aluminum tub and be adorned predominantly in carbon fiber bodywork.

Noble says that his latest supercar will directly target the Radical RXC and that it will have a removable roof that can be stowed in the frunk.

Photo credit: Steve Hole, TKC Mag

MadManCK wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2017 8:11 am My first impression was "Gumpert". But when you look closer it is much different than that.

My first thought when I took a quick superficial look over the article was "why the heck did they put that Gumpert photo there?"

Carscoops wrote:Not satisfied with both the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato and Zagato Volante leading its range of exclusive models, the carmaker is preparing yet another Vanquish Zagato, this time taking the shape of a Speedster.

Recently spied undergoing tests at the Nurburgring, the Zagato Speedster will be even more limited than its siblings, restricted to just 28 units worldwide. As the name would have you believe, it stands out thanks to the new roof design and the two prominent humps on the rear decklid.

In Coupe and Volante guises, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato is potentially the most beautiful car on the market. However, after seeing the images in the video below, we can’t say the same with the Speedster.

Traditionally, Speedsters are absolutely stunning but the front-engine layout of the Vanquish means the car’s rear decklid doesn’t appear long enough to support the driver and passenger side humps. Dare we say it, it actually looks a little bit strange.

As the Speedster will be the most limited of the trio, it will be the most expensive, fetching about $1.6 million, about three times more than the Coupe and Volante.