Thanks everyone, I'm sure I'll love it once I can step on it.
The Rossion Q1 is an amazing machine for sure. I went and met Shane in FL and checked out the Rossion factory. Amazingly nice guy and very helpful. Got the entire history of the Noble to Rossion transition, new owner info, details on a few "storied cars" and some other general chat.
Checked out all the colors, saw how they came in the container 4 at a time and what they do from there in the FL factory.
Test driving one in about 2 weeks, he didn't have one available to let me drive that day due to pending sales. He made an insane offer to come to me on his way through to a show in Ohio and will be stopping at my office to let myself and my manager drive it. He still has a home in Cincinnati from his 1G racing days before moving to FL. Service doesn't get much better than that!
I'll be buying a used one, 2009 or 2010 model with 4-6K on it. Excellent price less than half of a fully built new one (with drivetrain).
From internet pictures and my initial thoughts I was truly worried about the interior feeling "kit car". Seeing them in person did away with that quickly. They have excellent fit and finish inside and dozens of seat options. If you're bigger than 200lbs you'll want the big man seat. At 240lbs the normal seat was not comfy but he is installing a free wider seat. I test it in another Rossion and it was greatly improved.
450HP twin turbo 0-60 in 3.1 and quarter in 11.8. 2650lbs, carbon fiber in the right places, and no heat soak issues like the previous Noble M400. Insanely cheap to repair based on the Ford Duratec V6. If the entire long block goes, who cares, costs less than $5K for a brand new one. I love the simplicity of repairs.
Very easy to get to 600HP for very little money, less than the ESS SC kit actually. Not that it's necessary when you're at that performance level already.
I'm going with the Sarthe Grey color with red leather/black alcantara interior. Very hard to decide between the traditional grey colors I love, or something flashy like their Viper Green. Torn but the police will give me less attention in the grey I think! All of my BMW's and Porsche are grey so I am a bit boring. My wife liked the Green better.
I test drove the Ferrari 430 while down in FL too, it was the only other car I was considering even though it's double the price at $130K. I definitely loved it, but at half the price I'm going with the Q1 and won't be sad. I love having a car that no one has and love the economy standpoint more than anything. Plus I'll avoid the outrageous Ferrari services, belt changes, etc.
Shane verified there are only 2 other Rossion Q1's anywhere near me in OH and that certainly appeals to me. Though I wont' really enjoy the attention so when folks ask if it's a modified Corvette, Ferrari, or Acura NSX I'll just say yep
Something very seductive about being able to kill all the Viper's and Ferrari's while spending as much as a new 550I. Kills them on the straights and in the corners, which is much more important to me.
Ramble ramble, sorry!