RE: Ariel Atom 500 V8 Announced

[BigBen]

sniff petrol said:

dinkel said:

Just curious: is Ariel bigger than C'ham at the mo? Or growing in . . .

Caterham sell far more cars than Ariel even in just the UK, something like 300 per year vs 10

300 'vs 10 ! I think you exaggerate somewhat. However no doubt Caterham are a much bigger concern people will continually put creature comforts above all else

Ben

[Happy Dawf]

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

[HRG]

You can't just say that and run... Details man, we need details!

[TimJMS]

Happy Dawf said:

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

Sod the Atom. I'm a tit man, so am dying to hear more of this teat track.

[Murdock]

TimJMS said:

Happy Dawf said:

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

Sod the Atom. I'm a tit man, so am dying to hear more of this teat track.

[sniff diesel]

Happy Dawf said:

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

Any ideas why it wasn't at the Goodwood FOS as planned?

[fuzzymonkey]

Happy Dawf said:

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

I had a very short ride in it as well. I would say its very nippy and sounds like hell

[ScoobieWRX]

The more i look at this pic the more i want one. Caterhams, Caparo T1, Megabusa powered 7's and all those aside, is this now the ultimate trackday toy.

It's starting to look like an F1 car and that's all good IMHO. Cannot believe this will go on-road as well. Methinks it needs a good ole thrashing around the Ring!!

Gimme Gimme..!!

[mike360]

So whens production starting

[BigBen]

mike360 said:

So whens production starting

Easter would be the standard factory response.

The car has been spotted out and about testing and having the traction control well sorted but not sure how close it is to production

Ben

[simonrockman]

I think I'd want a bubble canopy.

[s3fella]

fuzzymonkey said:

Happy Dawf said:

Not only have i seen the Atom 500 i have been driven around the teat track

I had a very short ride in it as well. I would say its very nippy and sounds like hell

Is it only "nippy" on the "teat" track!!

Sounds like a mental machine!