Moridin Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 the Ariel Atom barely qualifies as a car at all Isn't that the open wheeled road car? The one with the S2000 engine? I think it has a supercharged K-series motor. Not sure if its a hybrid 2.4L or the same 2.0L from the RSX type S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Whats the story with this car? All i know is it looks bad as hell and now resides on my desktop. Looks like a retro Super 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 "Honda iVTEC 4 Cylinder Aluminum alloy block, cylinder head, sump Chain drive DOHC 4 valves per cylinder 1998cc Bore & Stroke: 86mm x 86mm Power: 220bhp @ 8200 rpm Torque: 196Nm @ 6100 rpm Cut off: 8600 rpm" It also has a 6 spd gearbox -- I never knew those were available in the U.S. Damn I want one...perhaps even more than an Exige. The major advantage of the Atom (to me) is the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted September 16, 2005 Author Share Posted September 16, 2005 It also has a 6 spd gearbox -- I never knew those were available in the U.S. Damn I want one...perhaps even more than an Exige. The major advantage of the Atom (to me) is the price. The topgear vid with the 300hp supercharged Atom is my favorite. From what I've heard Atoms prepped for the US will cost close to $45k, so the price of an Elise isn't far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 Thought I'd give you guys an update. I went to my brother's place over the weekend and got a chance to see what the car can do. I want one in the worst way now, most impressive in the twisties but I really love that engine too. Here's some photoshop work I did on pics my brother shot on sunday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Good work, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted September 22, 2005 Author Share Posted September 22, 2005 Another 400 hp video passing a vette & 911 around a track if you're interested: http://www.cpdserver.com/elisetalk/video/ForcedFed/400hp-pass.mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 One of my neighors has an Elise in Lotus racing colors, Green with Yellow stripes. It has SSR comp wheels. Very nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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