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The tubes are larger in diameter, according to Ariel. Still mental, still mesmerising, still totally unique Against The Atom 4 gets a new tubular chassis, designed in-house, using much of what it learned while making the Titanium Chassis R&D project of 2014. Rivals to considerĪriel Nomad, Caterham Seven, KTM X-Bow For Thats a bargain for a car that can go toe to toe on the track with Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Porsches, costing at least a time and a half the Atoms price.

Nope, still can't think of an Atom we don't like. The Atom 4 is listed on Ariels North American website for 74,750 in its base specs. Two-piece rotors and track compound pads are optional for those with more track-focused ambitions. Previous V8 a bit excess-all-areas The one we’d avoid like the plague Ariel North America In the braking department, the Atom 4 boasts new 290-mm vented brake rotors front and rear, squeezed tightly on demand by AP Racing four-piston calipers at all four corners. Read our full Ariel Nomad review here to see what happens when you start it up and start playing. Once installed, you'll find a simple cockpit, whose rally-style vertical handbrake speaks volumes about this car's intent. You thread your way into the Nomad, negotiating metalwork like a naughty schoolboy clambering up scaffolding. Please select an engine type and year for your ARIEL Atom 4, there may be several vehicle types with years that cover your vehicle. While we tested the former, we didn't dare approach the latter. Ariel quotes 0-62mph in 3.4sec and a top speed approaching 120mph. Light weight is key here: the whole caboodle only weighs around 670kg, so performance from the Honda-sourced, mid-mounted 2.4-litre four-cylinder VTEC is absolutely unhinged. It says a lot about this car that the windscreen is optional. The Nomad is like nothing else on the road, taking the bones of an Atom and adding new sections to the aluminium-tube skeleton to add an upper-cage structure. For more information on the Ariel Atom family, click on our further stories on the links below. It's unlike anything else out there, powering a flyweight two-seater with rabid - and reliable - Honda VTEC power, the preferred powersource since 2001. Light weight is key here: the whole caboodle only weighs around 670kg, so performance from the Honda-sourced, mid-mounted 2.4-litre four-cylinder VTEC is. The Atom is hand-built in Crewkerne in Somerset under the watchful eye of Simon Saunders, the founder of Ariel. Click on the links below for all of CAR magazine’s news, reviews, videos, scoops and spy photos of the Atom car range. In fact this 4th generation Atom is the cars biggest change since its initial inception in 1999, with only three parts carried over from the previous model. Ariel Atom information: everything you need to know if you own it, are thinking of buying one or just want to find out more about the minimalist sports car from Somerset. The Ariel Atom 4 is, you guessed it, the 4th version of the British open wheeled track day weapon.
