Ariel


Ariel             
USA / England

Price: Atom3: 38,000€  //  Mugen:  53,000€  //  V8: 175,000€


The Ariel Atom is a high performance sports car manufactured by the company Ariel Motor Company based in Somerset, England. This car is also manufactured under license in the United States by TMI AutoTech Inc, and distributed in different countries for exclusive importers: in Mexico "UK Supercars, "or in Spain "Arielmotor" is the exclusive distributor. The Ariel Atom features high power but above all for their low weight, since this car only weighs 456 kg; "If it is not essential, is not": this is the maximum that engineers have used Ariel Motor Company to develop the Atom, a model of high performance, but with a seemingly modest mechanics. This allows the Ariel Atom face high-performance vehicles, not for speed, and it only has a maximum peak of 249 km / h in its higher version, but its acceleration as it reaches 100 km / h on 2 7 s. For these reasons the Ariel Atom can deal with Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini and other "supercars".

So far there have been 3 versions

     Ariel Atom,
     Ariel Atom 2
     Ariel Atom 3 of which there are two special issues:
         Ariel Atom Mugen
         Ariel Atom V8.
Ariel Atom 3




The Ariel Atom is marketed today are available with a loan from Honda engine, which belongs to the Honda Civic Type R, 4-cylinder dual overhead cam iVTEC technology and 2 L engine developing 245 horsepower at 8200 rpm and maximum torque of 210 Nm at 6100 rpm. Optionally turbocharging this engine bringing it up to 300 horsepower is offered. Monta a gearbox 6-speed aluminum box with hydraulic clutch. Recently, Ariel has announced that it intends to engage a supercharged V8 engine of 2.4 L and 500 hp, the same engine mounts the Caterham Seven RS.
chassis

The Ariel Atom is built on a tubular chassis and not a body mounted on it in order to save weight. Riding a steel roll bar between the seats leaving room for the air intake of the engine. The suspension stems from cars being fully adjustable. As an option is offered among others, safety kits as 5 point harnesses and a full anchor kit and carbon fiber side panels and a small windshield.
brakes

The Ariel Atom has about 240 mm ventilated with dual-piston calipers in front and 240 mm solid discs rear, also with dual-piston calipers brakes. Optionally has an improvement, which is recommended, a braking system ventilated sports 290 mm ​​front and rear discs.
Specifications


     0-100 km / h: 2.7 s
     Top speed: 200 km / h (240 km / h supercharged)
     Power: from 245 hp at 8200 rpm to 300 hp
     Torque: 210 Nm @ 6100 rpm
     Weight: 456 kg
     Transmission: 6-speed Honda
     Engine: 2.0 L K20Z Honda 4-cylinder i-VTEC
     Builder: Ariel Motor Company Ltd
     Length: 3410 mm
     Width: 1798 mm
     Height: 1195 mm
     Designer: Nik Smart

yield

For version 2 N / A 2006

     0-60 mph: 3.995 s
     0-100 mph: 8.563 s
     1/4 mile: 12.16 @ 122.0 mph s
     Maximum Speed: 166.58 mph



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