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The Ariel Atom 4 has been unveiled overnight, and will be certified for sale in Australia from 2019. Simon Saunders, managing director of Ariel, claims "the Atom 4 is the biggest change to the car since we originally released it in 1999" with the only parts carried over from the Atom 3 being the clutch, brake pedal, and fuel cap. The Atom 4 has the Honda Civic Type R's 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine generating 239kW of power at 6500rpm, and 420Nm of torque at 3000rpm.

If you missed out on being one of the original 25 people in the world to get their mitts on the mental, limited-edition Ariel Atom V8, rejoice: the UK-based company has some big news. Well, small news actually. The Ariel Motor Company has announced that after “many attempts and enquiries”, the first scale-model Ariel Atom is now available. And what better Ariel Atom to base it on than the certifiably insane Ariel Atom V8.

The Ariel Atom redefined lightweight motoring when it was launched more than a decade ago. Now, Ariel Motor Company is taking its minimalist approach to off-road vehicles with the Ariel Nomad open-air buggy. What looks more like a Tamiya radio-controlled model than a car, the Nomad follows the Atom's lead - a spaceframe chassis with to a small four-cylinder engine in the back.