Comments on: More details emerge on V8-powered Ariel Atom 500

By: bigp

bigp — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:43:30 +0000

wow whats the weight for the new v8?

By: Dante_JoseCuervo

Dante_JoseCuervo — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:48:21 +0000

@Londor
- beautiful engines, aren’t they? wish I could put one in a road car *sigh*

All other wishing aside, that kind of a pricetag for that engine or for an atom… seems really crazy. Sorry but an atom is supposed to be a barebones street racer, not an overpriced skeleton.

By: Rafa LL

Rafa LL — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:00:49 +0000

If I’m going to die In a car accident I’ve got my coffin right there.

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:03:29 +0000

yes! most delightful way indeed!!

By: peter g

peter g — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:57:49 +0000

Utterly insane and will probably kill you in the most delightfull way

By: AutoCritical

AutoCritical — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:36:49 +0000

WOW – Driving in your own ‘remote control’ looking car! WOW, WOW, WOW!!

By: londor

londor — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:46:43 +0000

@ Fx NauGhtY

Formula 1 engines are normally aspirated 2.4L V8s limited to 18,000 rpm.

By: Trent

Trent — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:16:13 +0000

Actually it’s supercharged.

By: Speeeed3Z

Speeeed3Z — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:39:20 +0000

Slimjim (and anyone else)

Heres the Top Gear review of the TURBO Ariel Atom circa 2 years ago.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Ariel-Atom-Top-Gear-Best_181142.htm

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:31:20 +0000

2.4L V8…………..DROOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!! I wish some american cars could have that engine!!

By: shane train

shane train — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:35:29 +0000

What delicious absurdity.

By: MechMatt

MechMatt — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:24:34 +0000

I had a ride in an original one last summer. It just about tore my face off. I think this car might require a pressurized suit. I really hope they go through with it…. How about an Ariel Atom circuit?

By: Trent

Trent — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:23:16 +0000

This car would kick the **** out of any bike even…straight line or otherwise. The 300 dominates any production bike in the twisties. The engine is way too expensive though.

By: slimjim

slimjim — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:46:38 +0000

i want to see Top Gear test that on there track lol

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:31:53 +0000

I know you DO NOT buy something like this for the mileage but I am curious how thirsty that little motor is? Could be a killer app for a compact sports car.

By: NRG

NRG — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:24:12 +0000

I still love the KTM X-Bow however.

By: NRG

NRG — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:03:12 +0000

Where do you put your groceries? That aside, it’s a hot rocket. Wow.

By: F3INT))AP3X

F3INT))AP3X — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:40:36 +0000

05Z88Path – You can get similar levels out of a turbo 4 but there are a few things missing there: one is that you would still have a 4 instead of a 2.4L V8. Secondly that four is turbo and not an N/A like this engine which means it has lag. And finally the engine is a super small and light V8 that revs to 10K RPM so that means torque to go with your power as you rocket past your buddies who changed gear like 3K RPM ago.

By: atoms

atoms — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:31:28 +0000

god dammit, it said the first post didn’t go up, way to go LLN

By: atoms

atoms — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:30:51 +0000

if a fly hits you it could really really hurt, despite this I love it!!

By: atoms

atoms — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:29:12 +0000

wow, Ariel has managed to make stray flying bugs dangerous, and I still love it!

By: A4

A4 — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:26:46 +0000

This was my new dream car until I saw the price tag… I’d save a few more (millions) of pennies and get a Caparo T1 for that kind of money, the lesser Atom models would be plenty fun for me otherwise.

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:25:57 +0000

That’s a completely irrelevant car, its the answer to a question nobody asked.

By: Borat

Borat — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:15:49 +0000

300K for a car with no roof! What if it rains? 2.4L V8 is cool; reminiscent of early Ferraris.

By: shaver

shaver — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:07:21 +0000

200K for the 500HP motor? Who makes it NASA or the military.

By: 05Z88Path

05Z88Path — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:06:42 +0000

Wow…well the Ariel Atom is truly an awesome car, since it’s got to be one of the closest experiences to driving a F1 car on the street that you can buy. But $200k for a motor? That’s ridiculous. A turbo-charged four-cylinder engine of similar displacement can reach the same power levels, and for far less $$$. The base Ariel Atom 3 starts at $65k, and increasing the price buy 4 times to get 500hp and some goodies seems a little steep…

By: cocksterS

cocksterS — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:06:16 +0000

Holy. Guacamole. You’d better have a really good insurance policy before you squeeze behind the wheel of this thing.

By: Fx NauGhtY

Fx NauGhtY — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:05:24 +0000

its like a formula 1 car with no turbocharger and a bigger engine to make up for it, with high reving rpm to deaf you interesting.

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:00:42 +0000

This is one of my favorite cars of all time. Although I feel a V8 will be a bit over the top…