Lotus vs Noble: Are British Sports Cars Still Great? | 4K

With the Porsche Cayman bowing out, there’s an opening for a great sports car to step into. Question is, can the Lotus Emira V6 or Noble’s new M500 live up to our expectations?

🚗 Lotus Emira V6 SE & Noble M500
🎤 Ollie Kew & Tom Ford

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00:00 Lotus Emira & Noble M500 Intro
01:07 Coming Up…
01:29 A Noble History
02:30 Noble M500 Exterior Walkaround
05:00 How Much Does It Cost?
05:30 A Lotus Without The Lotus Ethos
07:10 Lotus Emira Exterior Walkaround
08:40 Lotus Emira Interior Explainer
10:00 Faults With The Lotus
11:35 Fault With The Noble
13:15 Noble Driving Modes Explained
13:42 The Best Bit About The Noble
14:02 Noble M500 Interior Explainer
15:10 Which One Sounds Best?
15:48 Starting Issues…
17:10 Noble Road Review
19:06 Lotus Road Review
20:23 A Lotus Role-Reversal
21:34 Why Ollie Bought An Elise
22:09 To The Race Track!
23:08 Lotus Stig Lap
24:55 Lotus Stig Lap POV
26:27 Noble Stig Lap
28:06 Noble Stig Lap POV
29:33 Lap Time Comparison
30:00 The World’s Smallest Supercharger?
30:23 Lotus Track Review
32:51 Noble Track Review
34:08 No ABS!
36:53 Which Car Wins?