Ariel Atom!!

[Type-R]

I watched this and though ok must be a motorbike engine powered kit car or something, but this is amazing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0evyv9JUERI

look at clarksons face ripple! he actually says right at the end that......... :doh:

i let you watch it and find out lol!! :blush:

 

[Ed]

lol, where have you been? I have seen these with turbo conversions at santa pod pushing nearly 400bhp. It won the fastest RWD car on the day!

 

[Type-R]

its new to me!

i might be a bit slow on keeping track of latest news but meh, dnt bother me.

 

[Arnold]

We saw some at Santa Pod, but for what they are, the times weren't that impressive. Wouldnt mind a drive in one though

 

[James]

I saw the turbo'd one Ed was talking about and it is INSANE!

Also, probably one of the only cars to have an RMIC! lol

 

[paddymarsden]

Rear Mounted InterCooler James ?

Also his Lambo for when he goes to Asda !

 

[Demarest]

WoW!, only time i ever saw one of those was on gran turismo 4 !

 

[Dave Bull]

There isn't one on GT4!

 

[Ed]

that wasnt the one we were talking about. (with the intercooler)

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Arnold what times were they doing?

 

[Alienfish360]

how can you say they weren't that impressive?
they're silly quick, but remember the conditions at the fast show too!

 

[D4R73N]

lol, Thats an Old car that mate!...lol

But if you aint seen it before, lush huh, lol, use it all the time on PGR3...

 

[Ed]

The one I saw was getting low 12s and I think it ended in the 11's but dont quote me on that.

 

[Arnold]

how can you say they weren't that impressive?
they're silly quick, but remember the conditions at the fast show too!

When i saw them run, a run what ya brung event, they were only doing around the 14-16 mark. Im not on about when they ran at the fast show.

 

[tse_adam]

a standard atom has a civic type R engine in it pushing 197 bhp as described in top gear.

 

[fraz_micra_88]

they are class lol

 

[james betley]

i would love 2 have 1 only 2 use it at the weekends