New ariel atom

[utixrunner]

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/28/a-bomb-ariel-atom-to-receive-500hp-supercharged-v8/

These things freakin rock with just a supercharged 4 cyl. cant imagine it with the supercharged v-8:rock:

 

[Stevenredx]

haha... i love this part :rock:

up to sixty in under three seconds, the 500-hp version will melt your face off

 

[xrunner5-0]

I hope the brakes are as fast as the car. :biggrin:

 

[lucke]

thats just downright scary... i love it

 

[boneman840]

I saw the 300hp version run and it was crazy .The new one is 500hp wow.I love this car it rocks:rock::rock::rock:

 

[rx-runner]

I can see the Top Gear headline already:

With 500 horsepower, the Ariel Atom may actually be able to outrun light itself.

hahahhahahhahaaha

 

[05runner]

Yeah thats got me wondering about the brakes on that bad boy. Geez thats gotta be spooky fast. :rock:

 

[Gotjustin27]

its so light they wouldnt need extremo brakes. weight is the biggest part about this car...gocart

 

[Tweakbz]

I want one. I want my face melted off.

 

[DOGSTOY06]

Good God ,whats top end on that bad boy 220mph??

 

[Simplex Effect]

Ugh... why must they make these things so sexy and powerful.

Its only a tease!

 

[PLCX]

wow 40 valves thats crazy

 

[Yallrun]

Super fast! How about a group buy on those? :rofl:

 

[hiflyer]

didn't gadget post about him putting a Rotrex supercharger on one of those?

yeah - melt your face off indeed! :drool:

 

[Grumpy]

wow 40 valves thats crazy

Essentially, its two motorcycle engine sharing one crank.
Can't find the article right now, but I believe its base on Yamaha engine.

 

[Stevenredx]

didn't gadget post about him putting a Rotrex supercharger on one of those?

he sure did :top: http://www.xr-underground.com/vb3/showthread.php?t=5379

 

[BSP06XRU]

These guys are the one's that made the engine for the Super7 they talked about in the article.

http://www.h1v8.com/page/page/4566006.htm

 

[x-runner kid]

all I can say is "where do i sign"

 

[hiflyer]

yep, posted on topgear.com...

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2648/

 

[BSP06XRU]

If anyone is really interested:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1253875hn4S2Ac3?searchId=5949812942077575059&rank=0