Forget the engine swaps ..
I've been on a mission lately making plans for X51 swap, and what not to make my car a bad ass Boxster.
However, all those plans are gone now. Saving ALL my pennies for this beauty. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/02/first-blood-ariel-atom-500-v8/ |
What a car! It's the Lotus approach taken to to new limits.
Driving it won't be for the timid or weak...or careless |
Holy &#^@% an Atom with 500HP? Now that would be a wild ride.....
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LOL and they offer a Lexan windscreen now.
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I saw either that car or one very similar on Top Gear. They loved it and it looked like a lot of fun. It was bare bones racing, and I think was under $80k. :D
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im surprised they didn't give it huge rear tires to put that power down. When its all said and done though I'd rather have my Box, especially one with an x51
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yah but will it hold a set of golf clubs? :cheers:
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Man, those Atoms are deadly quick with half that power. Even with slicks, I bet full thotttle in the first couple of gears only results in tons of wheel spin. 500hp in a car that weighs under 2,000 lbs is insane! Even pro drivers would have their hands full taming this beast.
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Pretty cool, but not the first V8 powered Atom....
This guy: http://www.dpcars.net/ Put an N/A 375HP 2.8L V8 in his atom as a testbed for a track car/chassis he is building. |
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I remember watching Jeremy Clarkson test out one of the earlier Atom cars - and seeing his cheeks flapping away due to wind / G forces..... it looked like a REALLY fun car.
the downside to the Atom is that what you are really buying is a toy or a total track car. I know you can license them and drive them on the street - but c'mon - would you really want to drive that around? Hot? Cold? Rain? - not enough storage space to put a 6 pack... it's just such an impractical vehicle. Fun yes, realistic for most of us - NO. I'd much rather have a boxster - that can also serve as a daily driver, go out to dinner in, enjoy twisties on the weekend, or take to a track. The boxster cna do it all - albeit it's not as focused. if you are in the market for a track toy - this would probably be a BLAST. i wouldnt' want to take it on the street due to safety. if you want the same "fun factor" and are n a budget, just go buy a crotch rocket. Far cheaper, and pretty much the same thing on two wheels. if you get hit by a car on the bike you are dead. if you get hit ba car in the atom you are probably dead too. |
This would totally be a track car / special event car. I can see rolling up to a spot with this and everyone's eye's on you. LOLs.
500hp naturally aspirated IS crazy. I don't want it as a daily driver. That's what the boxster is for. The one Clarkson tested was either a 240hp or 300hp supercharged version. I forget. Not this 500 version. He did test the Caparo T1 which has about as much power / weight ratio, but the Caparo's aerodynamic for some reason wouldn't let you make low speed turn. You can get traction at 100+ mph, but not 30mph. So not really a streetable car. It kicked the crap out of everything else in the Stig's hand though. And yes, you can fit a set of golf club in the Atom. If you golf by yourself, there's always the passenger seat. =D |
Somewhere Colin Chapman is chuckling and wondering where to "add lightness."
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Quote:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0PDkfBgC_w
Nope, definitely Clarkson. If this thing is anywhere around 80-100K brand new. Its one hell of a deal. Considering the Caparo is 250k+. |
Oh yeah...that's it. Sorry, my memory is a bity fuzzy. For some reason I thought it was Tiff. I love seeing that video!
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The challenge with a 500hp Atom will be keeping the rubber side down. Stout roll cage I trust. :eek:
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The Milkman's Fault
Hey Motorheads,
Forget the Tee Time, grab your putter and drive! That crazy ride would be da bomb......It would make a smokin' open casket too. I agree with Nefarious. And to think that my little brother wants one of these: http://www.aptera.com/details.php Sheese, I'm sure I was adopted now. Hasta, Ike '03 S - 3.6L x51, PSS9s, M030 sways, Paget Blues, RUF tower brace & aero nose. |
LMAO @ It would make a smoking open casket.
Ike, its ok, in every sibling pair, there's always a cool one .. and the other one. :cheers: |
Wandering a little off thread here, but -
I remember reading in an SCCA mag a while back that there was great hope among the track crowd that the next generation of track toys would be the combination of a simple frame (like the Areil) with a rear hung motorcycle engine & trans, making a lightweight, slick handling, yet reasonably affordable track toy. Clutchless shifting too. The concept is sort of a Formula Vee re-visited, but drawing on the large pool of used bike engines out there. |
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