<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Atom]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Atom]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/atom http://jalopnik.com/tag/atom <![CDATA[Belgian Auto Journalist Killed In Test Drive Crash]]> Belgian automotive journalist Michael Cornette was killed in a test drive of the Ariel Atom — a street-legal track car — yesterday. The 35-year-old writer for the newspaper Krant Van West-Vlaanderen was killed when the sports car lost control and crashed into a silo. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5872684&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Who Wants to Race an Ariel Atom?]]> I do, you do, we all do. All we need is $32,000 each and a couple hundred bucks a race, and we can all join the new Spec Racer Atom series. C'mon, let's do it. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5713443&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Race Car Races Inkjet Printer Around Track]]> Following on the success of their papercraft NSX, Epson bolted one of their inkjet printers shotgun in an Ariel Atom to see if they could print a racetrack out via Wi-Fi faster than the car could drive it. Who wins? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5664777&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Ariel Atom, Revisited]]> Last year, we drove the Ariel Atom at Lime Rock Park. It’s time for another rendezvous on an abandoned Soviet airfield where we've found the Atom is still the sharpest and simplest driver’s car ever made. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5632909&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom 500: A V8-Powered Mirth Machine]]> The standard has been raised in the world of bonkers motoring. Behold, the Ariel Atom 500. The Honda inline-four is replaced by a naturally-aspirated 500-hp 3.0-liter V8. Considering the Atom's slightly heavier than an eyelash, this will be spectacular. Updated. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5631941&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Supercharger, A Turbocharger And A 430 HP Ariel Atom]]> We like nothing better than to see technology originally developed to save polar bears perverted for the purposes of performance. Such is the case with the DDMworks Ariel Atom and its twincharged engine. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5457465&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Slashes Entry-Level Atom 3 Price to $49,980]]> Getting your hands on one of the most scary-awesome track-ready, street-legal cars in the world just got easier. TMI Autotech, American purveyor of all things fast and scaffolding-like, has just announced a cheaper version of the Ariel Atom 3. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5453003&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Morning at the Classic Car Club of Manhattan]]> On our way to drive the Ariel Atom at Lime Rock Park, we stopped by the Hudson Street headquarters of the Classic Car Club of Manhattan. At 6 AM on a Sunday, nobody was around—except the cars. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5356623&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ten Worst Cars To Have Sex In]]> Earlier this week, the masculoids at Ask Men released their list of the ten best cars to have sex in — complete with positions. After careful deliberation we're prepared to warn you off these ten worst, complete with reasons. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5356456&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom 3: First Drive]]> Super cars don't come much more dedicated than the Ariel Atom 3, a car that's fast becoming a legend. And if you're a dedicated driver they don't come much faster, as we found out at rainy Lime Rock last weekend. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5350784&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[500 HP Ariel Atom V8 To Cost At Least $160,000]]> Want to outrun Bugatti Veyrons in an open-wheeled roadster? It'll cost you at least $160,000. But with a 0-60 time of 2.5 seconds, with the Ariel Atom V8, you'll at least be getting your money's worth. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5283111&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8]]> Not content with just offering up a totally visceral experience in the 'base' Atom, Ariel has decided to up the ante by mating their bare bones street racer with an RS Performance 500-horsepower 2.4-liter V8. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5272575&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[What’s the Point of Urban Microcars?]]> Remember the REVA G-Wiz pitted in an uneven fight against the Ariel Atom? The Atom may be the cooler car but when it comes to parking, the G-Wiz triumphs. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5216040&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom vs. REVA G-Wiz in London]]> Ariel Atom vs. G-Wiz. It's possibly the greatest vehicular mismatch ever captured on camera. But the odds are not completely against the puny G-Wiz. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5203916&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom Gets Removable Windshield]]> One of the few bastions of modern white-knuckled motoring, the Ariel Atom, will be making a concession to comfort when Ariel makes a detachable windshield system available for sale. The shield will allow people who signed up for one of the rawest cars in the world, then apparently forgot why they did so, the option to buy the cleverly designed shield and install it on a whim. It's removable design incorporates the window, windshield squirts, wiper and switchgear into one package. Okay, so the communists have won this round, but at least they did so in a well designed way More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399274&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom 500 To Get V8 Power, Upgraded To Ariel Molecule?]]> UPDATE: It's official, here's the fist photo of the new Atom 500, the V8-powered Ariel! We've seen the Ariel sporting a dual hayabusa V8, and we've just heard the news about the Caterham 7 RS, which will sport an RS Performance V8. Combine those stories and you get the Atom 500, which reportedly will feature the same 500 horsepower V8. The car will be built in small numbers with delivery this spring for people whose faces have already been permanently warped by the current version. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=361929&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel considers motorcycle production]]> The Ariel Atom is already the closest thing to a motorcycle on four wheels, so it makes sense that they're considering making bikes. They've released three ideas to the public, hoping to garner feedback on which would be the most popular. Pictured above is the most radical, a supercharged single-cylinder engine with hub-center steering, it would match the power-to-weight ratio of a 1000cc sportsbike. More likely for production are bikes that resemble the Atom's concept: a minimal tubular chassis carrying either a 4-cylinder Honda or electric engine. Ariel's name has a long history in the motorcycle world; let's hope it has a future, too. [Via Hell For Leather] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=332483&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ariel Atom 3: Better for the Elbows]]> Everyone's favorite track-day toy and face rearranger, the Ariel Atom, is getting a slight makeover. There's more space inside, and new body panels and wind deflector outside — just the thing for preserving the eardrums during extended sprints through the countryside. It's powered by a 245-hp version of Honda's 2.0-liter VTEC, with a new ECU, drive-by-wire throttle setup, fuel system and dual exhaust system. Inside, there's 100 mm of extra elbow space, achieved by adjusting the angle of the chassis' aluminum cross beams, and buyers will get the option of more buttspace by way of larger seats. Other tech improvements include more precise gearchanges and optional 10-way adjustable dampers. [Autocar] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=306529&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[It's Alive! Hayabusa-Derived V8 Tested in Ariel Atom]]> We received the following note from Dennis Palatov of dp Cars. If you're not familiar with Dennis's exploits building his own track-day sled, the DP1, from scratch, you should get so. He's in the process of testing a 2.8-liter, 32-valve Hartley H1 V8, essentially two Suzuki Hayabusa engines made to occupy the same space, in an Ariel Atom before using it in his own creation.
I just drove the 'busa v8 equipped atom for the first time yesterday. That's the motor which is going into the production version of the dp1. Just putt-putting around for now but the motor sounds and feels awesome. the video doesn't really do it justice because of the electrical interference noise but with a decent set of speakers and a sub on a computer it gives you an idea. On laptop speakers all you hear is the noise :(
Sure, it's only an around-the block test, but the dramatic tension is palpable. Can you feel it? Can you? Say you can so we can move on. [dp cars] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=300848&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Buy An Ariel Atom Before Father's Day, Save Six Grand]]> We just got an e-mail from the guys at Blammo! Brammo Motorsports letting us know the base model Ariel Atom's getting a price boost of $6,000 starting on Father's Day. What a present, right — a price increase. If you want to avoid the bump, we're told you can still drop your initial deposit (which is "just 25% of the total purchase price") by June 17th, and you'll have locked in the savings. Look at all the fun things you can spend that six large on this Dad's Day — things like a new hibachi grill or a face shield so the bugs don't splatter your Dad's face as he whips by you. Full e-mail after the jump. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=268698&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[I Am Not The Stig: Look-A-Like Crashes An Atom In Sweden]]> Falsterbo, located in south-western Sweden, is known as a Swedish paradise where people from the big cities of Malm , Stockholm, et al. come to spend their summer vacations. It's also known for having one helluva race track that's home to one helluva sprint race and classic car show. This year however, some dastardly driver appears to be pretending he's the Stig. The tell that told us he wasn't the Stig was actually pretty easy — I mean, he went and crashed an Ariel Atom into the security wall. What was this pretender trying to do anyway — give the Stigster a bad name? Here's the in-cockpit camera view of what it's like to crash an Atom 2 into a security wall — just to prove it's not really our Stiggie. – Ray Wert More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=220634&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Clarkson Spotted in Redneck Nowheresville: Ariel Atom at Willow Springs]]> The one time we went to Willow Springs, we woke up with a brutal hangover to find out that the once and future Kindergarten Cop was now our governor. Then we drove lightly-prepped race cars around the Streets for a few hours, sat outside at Burbank Airport listening to the Ramones piped over the outdoor sound system, and then flew back up north. These characters from IWSTI, an online Subie forum, did us one better. They went out to the track complex near Edwards Air Force Base, made like a ground-bound Chuck Yeager in a 300hp Ariel Atom and hung out with Jeremy Clarkson. Apparently, the Top Gear presenter has gone back on his prior assertion that he was never going to America again. [Thanks to Kevin for the tip.] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=183403&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jay Leno's Ariel Atom Is Out Of Gas, Gas, Gas!]]> He of the massive chin and more massive car collection was spotted in his Ariel Atom in front of the Autobooks/Aerobooks store in sunny Burbank, California. Ok, that's nothing abnormal — he's a car afficianado, and Autobooks/Aerobooks is the place car afficianados go. Except most drivers generally fill up with enough gas to not only go there, but also to make it back home. Not so in Jay's case — he ran out of gas in front of the store. Talk about the world's worst place to have the tank hit empty — we can only imagine the type of ribbing he got. Chin up, Jay — we're sure someone out there'll spot you a few gallons until you can make it to the station. (hat tip to SandMan at MotorPasion!)Jay Leno no parece divertirse con su Ariel Atom [motorpasion]Related: NO! We do NOT Know Jay Leno! [internal] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=181228&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[UK's Ariel Atom Coming to the US]]> The UK's Ariel, maker of the street-legal, open-wheel Atom roadster, is bringing the big boy's tube-frame go-kart to the US. The company has contracted with Oregon-based Brammo Motorsports to build and distribute the Atom stateside, with a few minor changes from the UK model. Supply issues prevented Brammo from using the Honda 2.0 liter i-VTEC motor that powers the UK edition. Instead, American buyers will get a supercharged version of GM's 2.4-liter Ecotec engine — the one found in the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky — though the company is still considering other engine options. No word on release date, yet, though the company is accepting orders as of yesterday. The precisely named Automotive Articles offers an extensive profile. [Thanks to Richard for the tip.] More »
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