Ariel announce the latest version of the Atom - the Ariel Atom 500, powered by a small V8 engine. With over 500bhp in a 500kilo package the Atom 500 will boast one of the highest power to weight ratios ever for a production car, ever. At over 1000bhp per tonne the Atom 500 will be the ultimate statement in performance and is destined to be made in a limited edition.
Ariel Atom 500 V8
The V8 powered Atom is the first of some exciting developments from Ariel due to be released though 2008 and builds on the growing reputation that the company has for putting the passion back into driving and producing sports cars that are fun to drive as well as fast both on and off the track.
The Ariel Atom 500 V8 project first began back in 2007 as a special model created in conjunction with RS Developments. The car features the same RS (Russell Savory) designed supercharged, 2.4 litre V8 engine connected to a 6 speed sequential Sadev gearbox driving the rear wheels. The gearbox has power-on shift capability, paddle gearchange with manual override as well as launch and traction control.
The Ariel Atom 500 V8 is identifiable from the same old Atom by the twin rear intakes for intercoolers and specific anodized gold shade scheme for the chassis and wheels and carbon fibre panels and carbon fibre aerofoils. Other capabilities include chromemoly aerofoil wishbones, multi-feature steering wheel, Alcon four piston caliper brakes and light-weight Dymag magnesium wheels.
Said Simon Saunders, Director of Ariel, 'This is an thrilling project for us and an experimental departure from what we usually produce. For some customers the Atom 500 can be the ultimate expression of lightweight overall performance and represents the outer limits of what is manageable in a road registered car.
We additionally use this kind of undertaking to discover the opportunities of the way we will improve our widespread automobiles. The Honda engined manufacturing vehicles already combine all the elements that we want in an Atom and through pushing the envelope to these forms of extremes we can further improve the breed'.
Prices have now not but been released, however the first consumer?S Ariel Atom 500 V8 might be built in spring. Ariel Director Simon Saunders said: ?The Atom 500 can be the ultimate expression of lightweight overall performance and represents the outer limits of what is workable in a road registered automobile.?
With the usual Atom three hundred already reaching sub three 2d instances to 60mph and sub 7 2nd instances to 100mph, the five hundred will take this one level similarly with record breaking manufacturing vehicle possibilities.
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