Simply put, the Atom is pure car--and nothing more. It has no doors, no windshield, no roof, and no body panels of any consequence. Its sole mission is to move itself from place to place at maximum possible speed. It doesn't care if you're comfortable, it doesn't care if you're wet or dry or covered in bees, and it doesn't care if you end every trip wearing most of the landscape you just drove through.
The Ariel Atom is a high performance sports car made by the Ariel Motor Company based in Somerset, England. It is unusual in the respect that the chassis is the body, and therefore lacks a roof, windows and other features commonly found on road cars. It is available with a range of engines; the top of the range being a supercharged Honda Civic Type-R K20 engine and a Supercharged 2.0 Litre 300hp 250 ft/lbs GM Ecotec engine both of which can reach speeds rivaling those of much more expensive automobiles. Although the top speed of approximately 140-150 mph is relatively tame compared to more exotic sports cars, the high power-to-weight ratio (approximately 500 bhp/ton, or 650 bhp/ton supercharged) affords it incredible acceleration and control through corners because there is no large amount of weight to throw it out of the turn.
Specifications - 0-60 mph : 3.5 sec. (2.7 sec. Supercharged)
- Top Speed: 140 mph, 225 km/h (155 mph, 249Km/h Supercharged)
- Power: 220 bhp (300 bhp Supercharged)
- Weight: 600 kg (~1,320 lb)
- Transmission: Honda 6-Speed Close Ratio Manual w/ Reverse
- Price: Base model - $35,000/ Race package - $92,570
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