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    Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8

    Caterham RS Levante Sold Out; All Eight Of Them

    Ariel Atom 500 To Get V8 Power, Upgraded To Ariel Molecule?

    Caterham To Partner With RS Performance for V8 Seven
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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    The acceleration has got to be downright painful in this thing.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    "2.4 liter V8"


    Duuuuuuuuuuude. Sweeeeeeeeeeet.

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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    I just an Atom bomb in my pants
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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    05/29/09

    @Cognitive Friction: "had"


    I just "had" an Atom bomb etc.


    It's hard to type when you're having an Atom bomb in your pants

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    05/29/09

    @Cognitive Friction: As was mentioned yesterday, don't buy stuff from hippies in a multi-colored van.
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    Image of bdon bdon
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    that engine is ridiculous. It is indeed two online fours mated. the 75 degrees is to get it to off set. shared journals to boot. Absurd.


    [www.h1v8.com]


    The Car is For Tards.

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    Image of brickyard brickyard
    05/29/09

    @bdon: I have to wonder what your taste is in cars. Prius? Volvo 240 Wagon? Volkswagen Microbus?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/29/09

    @brickyard: Hey! Don't knock the 240, that fucker's RWD with plenty of room for a V8...
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Usually you don't see acceleration figures like that outside of the Pro Modified brackets, or maybe the Nimitz portside catapult. I'm willing to give it a spin.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8


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    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    05/29/09

    @Mad_Science: Yes, I think that sums it up fairly well.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Attn: Andy Didorosi,


    lustworthy = see above.

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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    05/29/09

    @smalleyxb122: +1
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/29/09

    @smalleyxb122: I thought you meant Diddles at first...
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    1000 hp per tonne does not equal 1000 hp per ton. British tons are wonky, last I knew. Besides, with 500 HP and a curb weight of 500 kg, that equates out to about 900 hp per good ole American ton. Expressed in a way that we Yanks can comprehend, thats roughly 2.2 hp per pound.


    And how do you get "much, much faster" than a 3 second hop, skip, and jump from 0 to 60? At some point you approach "instantaneously".

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    Image of AES: 3 ROTOR X 2 TURBOS = 6X AWESOME AES: 3 ROTOR X 2 TURBOS = 6X AWESOME
    05/29/09

    @mechimike: "Approaching Instantaneously" is not the same as INSTANTANEOUSLY, so we still have work to do. Ariel Atom 1000 anyone?
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    05/29/09

    @mechimike: Or you can say 1kg/HP which works just fine.
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    05/29/09

    @AES: Mazdaspeeding Canuck: Let me introduce you to my little friend, the asymptote. He says, the closer you get to him, the harder you have to work to get any closer!
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    You know that a car like this is just going to be great.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Good. Gawd.


    What would yield a roughly-equivalent power:weight figure? An Escalade with a top fuel Hemi?

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    Image of brickyard brickyard
    05/29/09

    @Tomsk Яespects the BuЯbeЯЯy BanhammeЯ: An Escalade would need around 2,000 hp to match the power to weight of the Atom 500.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    05/29/09

    @brickyard: Ah...so a pro mod engine, then?
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    I've always loved how the exposed frame members make it look like you're on a roller coaster, even when sitting still.


    Oh, and the obligatory Clarkson/Atom pic:


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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    05/29/09

    @Ash78: I came into this thread thinking I'd be so clever with a comment about the Atom and Clarkson's face. And, behold, I've been beaten to it. Multiple times.


    I fail.

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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    05/29/09

    @FromaBuick6: I was beaten to it, as well...damn these auto-collapsing comments!


    And damn these threaded comments.
    And damn the preview for showing most replied instead of most recent.


    Jalop is like gas prices. I love to bitch, but there's not much I can do. I can't just "use less Jalopnik," dammit. THIS IS AMERICA!*


    *And canada, UK, france, and a couple others

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @Ash78: Please capitalize Canada.
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    Image of RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
    05/29/09

    @Supreme Administrator .357:


    Can we agree though france doesn't need to be?

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: Fuck the frenchies.
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    05/29/09

    @Supreme Administrator .357: whoops...just call me "eh eh cummings"
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    Image of PowerTryp, Starless wonder. PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Ok guess what, it's my turn to rant.


    I was out at the autocross a couple weekends ago and one of the guys had an atom 1, I start chatting to him about them and he tells me that it's not legal for road use in Canada due to the DOT regulations.


    WHAT A FUCKING PISS OFF!


    I meen seriously, a guy can buy a kit cobra and put a 1000HP engine in it and kill him self cause he only has a lap belt or a Caterham 7 and do the same thing. But they won't let us buy a full car from a manufacturer because there arn't enough of them to get DOT approved.


    Atoms are the most stunning cars ever built, with their modern minimalist design and we can't have them.


    Sorry for the Tryp

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    Image of .357 .357
    05/29/09

    @PowerTryp: I need to write another letter to Mr. Harper.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    I'd rather have the 800hp Fiesta from yesterday, but laughing death in the face as you fly around the track in a 500hp go-kart would be great fun.
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Just call me The Little Merman.
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    Image of acarr260 acarr260
    05/29/09

    In reply to Ariel Atom 500 Powered By 500 HP V8
    Ever wonder what it would be like to strap yourself to a Saturn V rocket? Just step on the loud petal!
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