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Went to the Ariel Atom (http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/) factory today with my Dad. I had a test ride as a passenger (I wimped out of driving). OMG they are so fast, as fast as a bike but with better brakes and quicker round corners. 300bhp and 456kg.
My Dad and the salesperson in the car
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http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/6352/img2669fz4.jpg
Me
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Inside the factory
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fizzwheel
28-09-07, 05:26 PM
You went to Crewkerne, you're braver than you look.
Cool!
I still remember going for a factory passenger test ride in a Caterham.
So is your Dad getting one?
Think I'll stick with bikes at the price tho'
Cool!
I still remember going for a factory passenger test ride in a Caterham.
So is your Dad getting one?
Think I'll stick with bikes at the price tho'
I hope so, one year waiting list though. I think he thinks that if he lets me have a play with an Atom that I might give up bikes:rolleyes:
They look like a lot of fun.
They look like a lot of fun.
:smt077
ASM-Forever
28-09-07, 05:47 PM
How much do they cost?
I will pay £2000....anymore than that is expensive for a kitcar. :)
Went to the Ariel Atom (http://www.arielmotor.co.uk/) factory today with my Dad. I had a test ride as a passenger (I wimped out of driving). puff OMG they are so fast, as fast as a bike but with better brakes and quicker round corners. 300bhp and 456kg.
how would you know?
;)
cool piccys:D
would they let you drive one? cool
How much do they cost?
I will pay £2000....anymore than that is expensive for a kitcar. :)
Depends on the spec, for a non-pimped 300bhp supercharged version it starts from £38k.
would they let you drive one?
Yes, they said I could but I wussed out. Looked a bit too mental esp on country lanes that I don't know. If my Dad gets one I'll get insured on it and have a go though.
If my Dad gets one I'll get insured on it and have a go though.
cool.............. turn up to the taffia meet in it
my dad had a triumph dolimite
ASM-Forever
28-09-07, 06:01 PM
Depends on the spec, for a non-pimped 300bhp supercharged version it starts from £38k.
Ummmmmmm....old supercar, you could snaffle a decent one for 38k, or a very good kitcar.
Its a non-brainer for me, but i guess some people must like them, as they are in business.
Ummmmmmm....old supercar, you could snaffle a decent one for 38k, or a very good kitcar.
Its a non-brainer for me, but i guess some people must like them, as they are in business.
It goes quicker than a supercar.
ASM-Forever
28-09-07, 06:22 PM
It goes quicker than a supercar.
But its not all about performance is it?
I'd far rather have an old aston/ferrari etc than the atom.
I recommend telling your dad to get a sportsbike, a boobjob for your mum and split the rest between an ISA and a high interest savings account.
Another fine piece of advice dispensed.
But its not all about performance is it?
Yes.
ASM-Forever
28-09-07, 06:24 PM
Yes.
So why a Z1000?
Come off it...its all about the exotica.
So why a Z1000?
Come off it...its all about the exotica.
I/ET chose the zed, my Dad's picked the car.
the white rabbit
28-09-07, 06:29 PM
What is its NCAP safety rating? :lol:
But seriously how do things like this get around or comply with all the rules and regs?
What is its NCAP safety rating? :lol:
But seriously how do things like this get around or comply with all the rules and regs?
:laughat:safety.
Maybe they get around it because they make so few of them?
Luckypants
28-09-07, 06:38 PM
Yeah they made the rules easier for low volume manufacturers. I forget what it's called - SVA I think?
dizzyblonde
28-09-07, 06:39 PM
They look ace...remember seeing g-force on Jeremy Clarkson's face when he test drove one on top gear
Personally i would say they are very Naff
Black & Silver looks best Sarah -what did you think?
Black & Silver looks best Sarah -what did you think?
I want all of them!
Zombie Jesus
28-09-07, 07:22 PM
MY EPIGLOTTIS IS FULL OF BEES!!!
http://uk.gizmodo.com/jeremy%20clarkson.jpg
dizzyblonde
28-09-07, 07:26 PM
MY EPIGLOTTIS IS FULL OF BEES!!!
http://uk.gizmodo.com/jeremy%20clarkson.jpg
yes thats the one..well done you for finding the picture i had in my head
MY EPIGLOTTIS IS FULL OF BEES!!!
http://uk.gizmodo.com/jeremy%20clarkson.jpg
Teehee. I wore a lid.
They look ace...remember seeing g-force on Jeremy Clarkson's face when he test drove one on top gear
But that's airflow not G Force
dizzyblonde
28-09-07, 07:28 PM
:smt110 G force, airforce, air flow, cheeks a flapin in the wind, its all the same innit!!!!
Can you ask your dad to insure me too?
MR UKI (1)
28-09-07, 07:52 PM
yes thats the one..well done you for finding the picture i had in my head
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/mediaplayer/consoles/topgear/bb_rm_console.shtml?redirect=console.shtml&lang=en&nbram=1&bbram=1&tab=1
Watch the video of Jezza driving the Atom here, he races a CBR600RR too.
I think there great... expensive, but great.
tigersaw
28-09-07, 10:21 PM
You went to Crewkerne, you're braver than you look.
I go through crooken all the time, and I'm still standing.
But its got an engine made by Honda... ;)
Seriously though it would be fun to drive but its like a trike in a way, you get the speed of a bike but with none of the filtering advantages and because its not a proper car you don't benefit from any protection from the weather. Also I'm sure if you got hit by another car in that you may be worse off, at least on a bike you can separate yourself from the bike, there you are strapped in and would need to be cut out.
A good toy to have if you've got the money.
But its got an engine made by Honda... ;)
Seriously though it would be fun to drive but its like a trike in a way, you get the speed of a bike but with none of the filtering advantages and because its not a proper car you don't benefit from any protection from the weather. Also I'm sure if you got hit by another car in that you may be worse off, at least on a bike you can separate yourself from the bike, there you are strapped in and would need to be cut out.
A good toy to have if you've got the money.
Great if you've got a dodgy knee and aren't allowed to ride a bike;)
Besides, it'll corner quicker than a bike and stop quicker too.
Great if you've got a dodgy knee and aren't allowed to ride a bike;)
Besides, it'll corner quicker than a bike and stop quicker too.
Its easier to wait 3 months for a well healed knee then get 38k together and buy it though ;)
Technically its better than most bikes but the GSXR-1000 can go 0-100-0 again quicker than the Ariel Atom at a quarter of the price, the only vehicle faster is the Bugatti Veyron. Cornering that is true, the advantage of of four wheels and a hell of alot of grip, but I think corner speed would be more determined by the driver/rider
Its easier to wait 3 months for a well healed knee then get 38k together and buy it though ;)
Maybe, maybe not:cool:
Blah blah blah
I very excited even if you aren't. That car is amazing.
Warthog
29-09-07, 09:52 AM
You were offered a drive in an Atom and you DIDN'T take it? :smt107 Are you CRAZY?!
You were offered a drive in an Atom and you DIDN'T take it? :smt107 Are you CRAZY?!
Obviously wasn't very excited by it and didn't like it ;)
You were offered a drive in an Atom and you DIDN'T take it? :smt107 Are you CRAZY?!
I was a bit scared. Think I'll have to go back another day. I emailed the bloke at Ariel yesterday to say thanks and stuff and he said the offer of a drive is still open if I want to go back...
yorkie_chris
29-09-07, 10:28 AM
Dooo it... Dooo it...
Only car I have ever played with with that was as much fun as a bike was a turbo sierra with rather a lot of power, would love a go in an atom hehe
Warthog
29-09-07, 11:29 AM
I was a bit scared. Think I'll have to go back another day. I emailed the bloke at Ariel yesterday to say thanks and stuff and he said the offer of a drive is still open if I want to go back...
Pleeeeeeeaaaase can I come! You can say I am your brother/boyfriend/dirty uncle whatever, just get me a go in that car!
looks cool sarah. Ive always liked your dad lol
They do look good. Glad the weather held out for you.
They do look good. Glad the weather held out for you.
We were so lucky, it rained on the way there and on the way home but it was completely dry at Crewkerne. Just wish I wasn't such a wimp about having a test drive.
Fizzy Fish
29-09-07, 04:05 PM
wow, that car looks wicked fun!! :D
We were so lucky, it rained on the way there and on the way home but it was completely dry at Crewkerne. Just wish I wasn't such a wimp about having a test drive.
As i said before, when you dad gets it ask him to insure me and I will drive you round all day long in it!!!!!!! :D...........pretty please, please ..........please.......I want one, have I said pleazse yet?......please please.......please.........oh please......:thumbsup:
Bluepete
29-09-07, 04:24 PM
Just remember; (Puts job hat on) :plod:
The front plate will get you a ticket, not vertical and will not be of the correct reflective properties.
Don't forget folks, as said before, A TICK'S A TICK!
:-dd :-dd :smt110 :smt110 ;-) ;-) :lol:
HTH!
Pete
Just remember; (Puts job hat on) :plod:
The front plate will get you a ticket, not vertical and will not be of the correct reflective properties.
Don't forget folks, as said before, A TICK'S A TICK!
:-dd :-dd :smt110 :smt110 ;-) ;-) :lol:
HTH!
Pete
The one we went out in didn't have a plate on the front (I think).
Bluepete
29-09-07, 04:55 PM
Don't matter, you weren't driving!
Shame really about some car plates, the really spoil the look of the thing. Things like Alfa 156's and similar really look odd with off centre plates. Maserati's new GT too, sooooooo gorgeous, but put a GB plate on the front and, well, just a crying shame really!
http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t48/conker51/Bike%20cam/maserati_mistral_gt_coupe_first.jpg
Then again, chavs in Novas with square plates off-set at the front just make me giggle!
I wouldn't put a real plate on an Atom if I owned one though! It's only £30 and if I could afford the Atom or Maserati, I could afford the odd ticket!
It looks fantastic. Wouldn't mind one outside my house:cool:
Ceri JC
02-10-07, 04:26 PM
:laughat:safety.
Yep, I was extolling the virtues of superlights over sportscars to my car- loving friends, only to be told, "Yes, they might be quicker round the track than an Enzo costing 10 times as much, but do you have any idea how dangerous they are?"
"I ride a motorcycle. Do you really think safety is my main consideration when looking at a vehicle?"
Of course it's cool. The frame is straight out of the Curvy SV mould!!!!
Cool second car. Lucky dad. Lucky you. :cool:
yorkie_chris
02-10-07, 08:29 PM
"I ride a motorcycle. Do you really think safety is my main consideration when looking at a vehicle?"
:) Hehe
Like it :p
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