British carmaker Ariel has been building its ultra-lightweight Atom sports car since 1996, and in that time, the brand has done some ridiculous things with the basic concept. One limited run version ...
There’s no such thing as a slow Ariel Atom. They’re all fast, but some, like the new 4R that was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, are just a little bit crazier than the rest.
Anyone who enjoyed watching Top Gear before Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer will remember his epic review of the Ariel Atom. At the time, it started "at under £20,000" and delivered 300 bhp, thanks ...
A lightweight, minimalist approach to speed has long been Ariel’s signature, and the company is marking 25 years of the Atom with a special edition built purely for the track. The new Ariel Atom 4RR ...
View post: Amazon Is Selling a ‘Super Sturdy’ Bucket Tool Organizer for Only $16 The people at Ariel will never get enough. The Ariel Atom 4 you can buy right now in the U.S. is fashioned from just ...
View post: This China-Only Volkswagen Passat Hybrid Boasts Nearly 100 Miles of Electric Range When it comes to power and lightweight, enough is never enough. And so, Ariel (finally) gives us the Atom ...
What started out as an innovative concept built on an exoskeleton chassis in 1996 became the production Ariel Atom by 2000, first powered by a naturally aspirated 1.8-liter Rover K-series engine. For ...
Ariel has unveiled their latest Atom at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Ariel Atom 4R the car comes with 400 horsepower, and it is powered by a tuned Honda Type-R 2.0 Litre iVTEC ...
Some low-volume sports car manufacturers make one or two prototypes, maybe even a couple of production examples, and then promptly go out of business. Others that are even less lucky might never make ...
If you're forced to have two cars to do everything you could ever want to do as a car enthusiast, the current Honda Civic Type R and Ariel Atom 4R might be the best choice out there. There's no ...
WHAT URGE MAKES middle-aged men want to slip the surly bonds of inertia in ever more minimalist machinery? I’m asking for a friend. The Ariel Atom 4—a skeletonized version of a mid-engine two-seater ...