Ariel Atom

Rootus · Apr 7, 2007

Tonight at DQ & SB24, the topic of the Ariel Atom came up a few times, so I thought I'd post a bit more info for those people who didn't know what it is. This would be a fun track car for sure.

220 bhp naturally aspirated
300 bhp with supercharger option
1005 pounds
0-60 in 2.89 seconds
0-100 in 6.86 seconds
0-100-0 in 10.88 seconds (Ford GT does it in 13.17)
Skidpad 1.15g
Base price $35K

More pics and info:
http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/04/frames.htm

VR4 · Apr 7, 2007

i was at the pdxtuning dyno day today and both of the oregon licensed atoms were there. awesome cars.

Rootus · Apr 7, 2007

VR4 said:
i was at the pdxtuning dyno day today and both of the oregon licensed atoms were there. awesome cars.

Ah crap, there were two there? I only saw the blue/gold one. What a fantastic toy. And you don't have to be especially rich to own one. Maybe I should get a beater for a DD and pick up an Atom for track days. Hmmm.....

VR4 · Apr 7, 2007

Rootus said:
Ah crap, there were two there? I only saw the blue/gold one. What a fantastic toy. And you don't have to be especially rich to own one. Maybe I should get a beater for a DD and pick up an Atom for track days. Hmmm.....

the CF 1 showed up a little later. they dynoed the blue 1. apprx 220 iirc.

stock50LX · Apr 7, 2007

Looks like an updated Catterham (sp?) aka Lotus 7.

Turkey Sammich · Apr 7, 2007

I saw them last night too. I'm not sure if they got dyno'd or not. I go there around 545ish and wasn't out of there until 10.

MontereyDave · Apr 7, 2007

I took these pics of Jay Leno driving his Ariel Atom leaving NBC Studios:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/33895263/?qo=72&q=by:partywave&qh=sort:time+-in:scraps

And this pic of an Atom at Laguna Seca. Man, they look like they'd be a blast to drive:

And, another that looks like it'd be just as fun as the Atom is this BMW trike:

jdium · Apr 7, 2007

Those thinks are awesome! My gf's prelude is a really fun car IMO, and this is the same basic engine/power band, but minus a TON...

Questions: It has 196Nm @ 6100rpm torque. What is that in American?

Tires are 185/65/14's...can you get sticky tires in that size? That's a Geo size...

It says on their site, quote: "The view over the nose is pure race car. Plip the plipper, flick the ignition on, press the starter." WTF is a plipper?

Edit: It's base price is 35000 Pounds, which is just inder $70,000...

Brother · Apr 7, 2007

That is funny because at 225 pounds my wife says I'm not worth !@#$. As usual she is wrong. Thanks for the help!

VR4 · Apr 7, 2007

jdium said:
Those thinks are awesome! My gf's prelude is a really fun car IMO, and this is the same basic engine/power band, but minus a TON...

Questions: It has 196Nm @ 6100rpm torque. What is that in American?

Tires are 185/65/14's...can you get sticky tires in that size? That's a Geo size...

It says on their site, quote: "The view over the nose is pure race car. Plip the plipper, flick the ignition on, press the starter." WTF is a plipper?

Edit: It's base price is 35000 Pounds, which is just inder $70,000...

the US versions have a GM ecotec engine and are built in ashland iirc.

saleenster · Apr 7, 2007

So that's what they look like. Pretty sharp

Rootus · Apr 7, 2007

jdium said:
Edit: It's base price is 35000 Pounds, which is just inder $70,000...

Luckily it never works that way . Plus, the cars being sold in the U.S. are made in the U.S., they're not imported. One of the recently purchased Atoms came to $45K with almost every option available except the blower.

As for tires -- you can definitely get sticky tires that fit the Atom. Heck, they're even an option .

Scooby5.0Doo · Apr 7, 2007

then will you be the fastest car on the track? dave. or will my new toy( havent bought it yet) lap faster.

Rootus · Apr 7, 2007

Scooby5.0Doo said:
then will you be the fastest car on the track? dave. or will my new toy( havent bought it yet) lap faster.

Hmmmmmm......

Scooby5.0Doo · Apr 7, 2007

thats not an atom but looks really fun even has what looks like a second seat. and i think is a bit more then the atom or the coupe

jdium · Apr 8, 2007

Rootus, what is that?

Rootus · Apr 8, 2007

jdium said:
Rootus, what is that?

That is a 2006 Radical SR9 Le Mans Prototype. Not quite sure how much it is, but it looks fun. I'd guess it would cost a couple hundred grand to acquire. It's for sale on the Radical web site, no price listed though .

almostblown · Apr 8, 2007

Top Gear tested an Atom quite some time ago. It was quite impressive, they had the blower option IIRC.

Rootus, did you go to Subiefest yesterday? What a blast! Minus the rain.

These little, light weght cars make me want to EJ20 powertrain swap into the Justy. Its been done before, the car ran 12.6 at 107.

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