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The new Ariel Atom, complete with an engine from the Honda Civic Type R, has narrowly pipped the BAC Mono for British track-car supremacy in our latest poll. Although it looks similar to the Atom we've come to know and love, the Type R-powered car pictured here really is all new...
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...
Both the Ariel Atom and Audi RS6 are fast, although they both go about it differently. Where the big RS6 Avant relies on huge power and prodigious traction off the line to nail its acceleration figures, the Atom is all about light weight and careful throttle management. Power in the big Audi comes from a 4...
We've already revealed the Hipercar by Ariel, the unconventional British automaker known for its highly-focused track weapon called the Atom. They've now promised to deliver the world’s fastest accelerating supercar, and here’s the nitty gritty. Motor The Hipercar uses four electric motors (APM200), one for each wheel, and developed by project partner Equipmake in cooperation with Aim Co Japan...
This is the Ariel Hipercar. Enthusiasts will know the niche British automaker for its wild, lightweight track-focused machine, the Atom. It gained early notoriety for the least amount of bodywork possible and a power-to-weight ratio equal to or better than most supercars...
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...
Ariel has renewed its exclusive engine supply agreement with Honda. Since 2003, Ariel has offered the Atom with Honda's high-revving 2.0-litre K20Z4 four-cylinder engine, used in earlier iterations of the Civic Type R. In the Atom, the normally aspirated engine develops, with the help of an Ariel-tuned ECU and exhaust, 183kW in standard trim...
The tough Ariel Nomad will be unveiled at the UK International Autosport Show this week at the NEC in Birmingham. We got a glimpse of this crazy off-roader just days ago, and now it's on show in the metal in all its mad glory. Lightweight and built to handle rugged terrain, the Nomad on and off-roader joins the Atom road and track car and the Ace motorcycle in the Ariel line-up...
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...
A new variant of Ariel's doorless open-top sports car, dubbed the Ariel Atom 3S, has been unveiled in the USA. The new version was developed by Ariel's manufacturing partner and distributor in North America, TMI Autotech. Under what little the Atom 3S has in the way of clothing, there's a turbocharged version of Honda's 2...
A special one-off Ariel Atom 3.5R has been delivered to the Avon and Somerset Constabulary to help it promote motorcycle safety. This special Ariel Atom is dubbed the PL1 and is based on the latest 3.5R model. That means it's powered by a modified version of the 2.0-litre engine from the previous generation Honda Civic Type R...
UK sports car company Ariel has released the Ariel Atom 3.5 – the latest evolution of its ballistic road-going open-wheel go-kart. Visually, the most notable change between the old Atom 3 and the new model is the lighting system. The Atom 3.5 gains twin projector headlamps and LED turn indicators and stop lights. There's also a new bonnet design...
