Ariel Atom to get 500 HP Supercharged V8

[mohrt]

I thought this bit of news would be interesting to the crazy-fast supercar fanatics.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/28/a-bomb-ariel-at...

Let's see... 500HP on a 1,150 pound vehicle. Death by Ariel? Looks fun anyways

[tyre_tread]

[crafty]

There's a guy in the USA that has been working on putting a Hartley V8 in one.

His blog is excellent..... http://www.dpcars.net/





http://www.dpcars.net/atomstrt.mpg

http://www.dpcars.net/atomdrv.mpg


He also built this.... which is 4WD and bike engined.

[crafty]

Not the same car...

Hartley V8 one here>>>

http://jalopnik.com/cars/custom-cars/its-alive-hay...

V8 supercharged one here>>>
http://jalopnik.com/361929/ariel-atom-500-to-get-v...