Here's a supercar that's rising up against the competition - it's the Fenix! The work of Leicestershire-based sports car maker, Lee Noble, it's the first model to come from his new company, Fenix Automotive.

The as-yet-unnamed supercar features a basic design that is reminiscent of the Noble M600 and M12. However, the Fenix gets aggressive and angular lines, similar to those of the fighter jet-inspired Lamborghini Revent�n.

�The M12 was hugely successful, but we needed to move the game on in terms of design,� said Noble. �The new car�s styling owes nothing to what I�ve done before and has quite literally been a �clean sheet� exercise from the start. It�s edgy, with powerful lines, and aerodynamically will be in another league to any of my previous cars.�

Under the bonnet is a choice of two Corvette engines, giving 480bhp and 638bhp. The latter is lifted from the supercharged ZR1, and with a kerbweight of 1,200kg, is said to propel the Fenix from 0-100mph in just under seven seconds on its way to a 200mph top speed.

�Our first prototype is now in build and development will start in around one month�s time,� said Noble. �We�ll be hot-weather testing the first prototype on the mountain roads around Port Elizabeth, South Africa, where the car will be manufactured. But I�m itching to get the car back to the UK where I can set it up on roads I know well.�

Prices will be confirmed when sales start in 2011.