It's so tough to compare these two head-to-head at the same time though because driver skill is such an important factor in lap times on a racetrack...
Guy´s you don´t know how jealous i am. For the automobile culture you got in UK, those tracks and circuits, and last but not least Wales roads and Isle of man. Awesome.
I'd have either of these, the Atom looks amazing but the Caterham is more fun as you can slide it much easier and with the Bac Mono just going into production it is clear the British make the best ground effect cars in the world.
Cadwell park awesome circuit had many a track day there on my old GSXR600K1 and crashed it at the hairpin to boot :D
Had a track day in an Atom a few months back OMFG! The speed & acceleration will make your bones bend. Not very practical at Asda for a big shop but as boys toys go it's the daddy.
just been quoted from an insurance company who's slogan is "quote me happy" £4286.03 for a caterham 1.4 classic. i am not as happy as the cunt on the advert
just been quoted from an insurance company who's slogan is "quote me happy" £4286.03 for a caterham 1.4 classic. i am not as happy as the cunt on the advert
Caterham had a bunch of oversteer,after having seen both designs i'd definatly chose the Ariel..(Not from the lap time but from suspension/wheelbase etc)Of course the Ariels more expensive..lol you can just look at them and see that,the caterham looks like it belongs in 1960-70s Britain and the Ariel looks like it belongs at Area51.
The Caterham should have won, there was some minor oversteer. If his swaybar was one hole looser he would have been able to get around the corners a lot better. Caterhams are awesome!
As far as I can hear, this isn't even the supercharged version of the Atom...even though I doubt you would see much of a difference in the lap or distance between it and the caterham, I'd still be curious to see the effect of the extra HP
the atoms a lot noisier, it also looks cooler to so id go with the Atom, its also got like the best acceleration of all sports cars (dont know for sure but it thrashed all the other supercars on top gear so yeah..) so definetly the Atom
@LEGOFFMARTINEAU Too expensive,the caterham can be built by anyone for far less,plus I'vr heard of people putting custom aluminum longer A arms to make it wider,and a built LS1 or 600hp lan evo motor and custom aero parts.Then you have something special.
@LEGOFFMARTINEAU But check out a Red Bull F1 car driven by Vettel, thats even more amazing !! & also about as many times more expensive in relation. Your are right though, it looks incredible :-)
@Nopiw Ok, I'll be more specific. Very very reliable engines, can last 200,000 miles without much work done to them. You know, unless you beat on them. Then they're worthless.
@Nopiw I said they CAN last 200,000 miles. Thousands of people can get them past 200k miles! But if you regularly plan on going to redline, I personally suggest avoiding them. For whatever that is worth. Since this isn't face-to-face and you don't know me, my experiences aren't of much worth to you.
@spraynpray Ummm...what Nopiw said. My Honda CRX had 285,000 miles on it when I sold it, and was still running strong. This Caterham has a Ford engine in it...nuff said on that note. The Honda Atom engine is the same displacement, 2.0L, and puts out considerably more hp even in the naturally aspirated rendition, while the supercharged Honda K20 is good for 300 hp, way more than the R400's Duratec motor. Also the Atom is 52 pounds lighter than the R400. Where the heck are you getting your info!?
@kj7687 Whatever dude, troll on. 2.3l > 2.0l, 1200lbs<14XXlbs or however heavy the supercharged Atom is,* 150lb torque<177lb torque. *I'm guessing the supercharger and all included bits add up to over 50 pounds, to put it over 1400. And yet it still makes less torque than a total shit Ford in the Caterham. Race engine vs production honda engine with a blower.
@kj7687 Oh and you should find somebody else to agree with my on Honda motors and then say I'm wrong even though I said the exact same fucking thing you did.
@thomas1255 yeah the american atom has a LSJ from the cobalt ss/ion redlines awesome motor lots of torque but i still have respect for the honda just not a fan
@julingy its actually a very small V8, I think its around 3L and its 2 Suzuki Hayabusa engines together and bored out a bit so its quite a light engine. I ride bikes and have a Caterham but if anything would make me give up bikes for ever, it would be for a chance to own the £150 000 Atom V8!
lol lol iv got the ariel atom3 super charged version iv had it since march , every time i drive it i learn a bbit more and scare the shit outa myself the acceleration is mind blowing , the road holding once the tyres are hot is superb , and dont mind taking any wolves lads out for a spin if im free on weekends , take a look at my picks , paul banks face book or go to youtube and type in ariel atom vs coke , by for now boys
I really love catrums , just lookin on eBay and u can put just about any engine u like in thm the atom is very similar in terms of performance really it's just a modern version .
It looks like because of its mid engine design, the ariel atom has a real tendency to have some over steer, and would be easy to spin out in an amateurs hands....
Yeah Atom would be more of a handful especially in slippery conditions. It would be better to drive the front engined caterham on 'not perfect conditions' but the atom wins on track.
That atom is nuts...gheeez....that lotus has to weigh much more not that its a heavy car ,it seemed to handle the corners better than the atom,or maybe he could just brake later or something......both cars are great.
@thomas1255 the 300hp atom has a supercharged civic type r motor. the lower power ones have the cobalt engine in em. and the new v8 atom 500 has a custom made ariel motor i think cuz idk who makes a 2.8L v8 thatll handle 10k rpm lol
@THEARMEDLIFE the atoms supercharger 4cyl is a honda, the non supercharged is the 2.2 out of a cobalt because they say ECOTEC on them, a guy down the road has one that he takes to the track and shit so, and since when does honda make a v8, they dont and probly never will, the only company that i know of to ever make a 2.5L v8 has been nissan and ferrari and i doubt highly that ferrari is makin the engines for them. and im just goin off the website on the rpms, go look at their site, atom 500
@THEARMEDLIFE and a rotary will handle 10k very easy...we built one at school that shifts at 11,500 and we coulda made it handle more...it has no rev limiter and will rev to whenever the apex seals give out, if you strengthen the apex seals, get carbon fiber or whatever, itll handle 13 to 15k. the carbon fiber ones we got were rated to handle 15k from apexi
i might be wrong but i thin the elise and exige use a lotus made motor but the evora uses the toyota v6. im pretty sure the lil ones use lotus made 4cyls
@a111z oh new news to me but im not by any means an expert on lotus...the only lotus ive ever worked on was a vauxhall/lotus carlton...so i have no idea about exige and elise...i always thought they were lotus made motors
@THEARMEDLIFE - it's 2 Suzuki Huyabusa v4's mated together (to form v8) by an American firm, so you're not far out mate, I thought Honda made it too to be fair... can't remember name of firm but it's mentioned on Top Gear website somewhere.
@mattiothegreat!! - correction, having checked Suzuki site the engine's are IN-LINE 4'S @ roughly 1.3 litres (so two making 2.5-6l) so the guy's that mate them together must be doing a lot of work themselves... angles, crank, casing etc. Similar story with Radical SR8 apparently, see Wiki article named "Powertec RPA" - sorry, I'm being a bore... just fascinated by these feats of engineering!
@thomas1255 - Yeah, US "Atom 2's" use s-charged GM block, although early Lotus Elise models did have the Rover K-Series powerplant, followed also, by a GM 2.2na/2.0 Turbo (Hence Vauxhall VX220, which shared Elise platform and was joint venture) and then late Elise-2005ish / early Exige's used VVT, ZZ Toyota block (190brake) from late Celica... all engines Lotus used were running with custom Norfolk programmed ECU's... just to clarify, not all Lotus's have Toyota lumps.
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i LOVE the sound of that caterham. If i had a atom i'd drop that engine and thrown in a 350 block or a 454 or maybe even a ford 500 or something bigger.
for what? these engines(350, 454, 500) weights half an Ariel or Caterham...These ''cars'' are faster with smaller engine supercharged or turbocharged, or V8 with small displacement and high revs., around the track.
@sup3rcars...i really dont think you look like a geek in one of these as you claim. and you deff wouldnt feel like one when you fly by a ariel and any other competition
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come on you really think it would help it that much? a caterham is a very very fast track car but the atom is alot more able- that's why it won. No other car can match it in it's price range except a radical(price?)- but then it would be close. Ariel atom will be my play thing if i win the lott! why spend loads when you can have honda performance/reliabilty and beat any aston porsche etc?
Oh yes it does make a considerable difference, not doubting that the atom would still win. The windscreen accounts for about 40% of the drag on a Caterham. But perhaps that is what seperates an atom from a Caterham.
get better speakers or watch the whole video, during the second camera angle showing the atom the super wine is quite prevalent... very distinctive noise
id love to have both. but the the caterham does come off as nerdy.
edasnoraa 3 weeks ago
supercharge the Caterham and we'll see then :)
TransAmDrifter 1 month ago
You can tell the Atom driver is working less at going fast.
TerdFurg3zon 1 month ago 5
I like the Caterham more, just the charm I suppose. You'd look more like a gentleman weekend warrior rather than a boy in a toy
ztikmaen 2 months ago
It's so tough to compare these two head-to-head at the same time though because driver skill is such an important factor in lap times on a racetrack...
dhuffman690 2 months ago
if somebody makes a caterham body with a mid mounted k20a i will probably cream my pants
lumbermouth 3 months ago
Not sure how aerodynamic that windshield on caterham is....
W4TCH4W 4 months ago
what track is it please? it´s perfect. wish we had the same in Czech Rep
TheCzechmichal 4 months ago
@TheCzechmichal Cadwell, probably my favourite track in the UK. Known as the mini Nordschleife :)
Keeehar 3 months ago
@Keeehar
Guy´s you don´t know how jealous i am. For the automobile culture you got in UK, those tracks and circuits, and last but not least Wales roads and Isle of man. Awesome.
TheCzechmichal 3 months ago
and the R400 has a full size windscreen, that costs some performance. Great car...
Ensonic13 4 months ago
I'd have either of these, the Atom looks amazing but the Caterham is more fun as you can slide it much easier and with the Bac Mono just going into production it is clear the British make the best ground effect cars in the world.
cnaptakmockba 4 months ago
Just image in they did that with the newest V8 Atom... man...
TheWolfram23 5 months ago
I thought this was supposed to be a race the Caterham r400 couldnt even keep up with the ariel atom this is laughable.
rollerboy225 6 months ago
Cadwell park awesome circuit had many a track day there on my old GSXR600K1 and crashed it at the hairpin to boot :D
Had a track day in an Atom a few months back OMFG! The speed & acceleration will make your bones bend. Not very practical at Asda for a big shop but as boys toys go it's the daddy.
geniuscrash66 6 months ago
REMOVE THE SCREEN!
paullubliner 6 months ago
id have the caterham....just because it has a bit more protection against the elements......apart from that there dead even.
andgate2000 6 months ago
So when we all get to Heaven, this is what we'll get to do every day....!
MrThingy3 6 months ago 25
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just been quoted from an insurance company who's slogan is "quote me happy" £4286.03 for a caterham 1.4 classic. i am not as happy as the cunt on the advert
PaulDonohue1983 6 months ago
just been quoted from an insurance company who's slogan is "quote me happy" £4286.03 for a caterham 1.4 classic. i am not as happy as the cunt on the advert
PaulDonohue1983 6 months ago
Yeah Cadwell. Stunning circuit for viewing . has so many pics of cars with all 4 wheels of the ground over the mountain.
Quiznite 6 months ago
Caterham had a bunch of oversteer,after having seen both designs i'd definatly chose the Ariel..(Not from the lap time but from suspension/wheelbase etc)Of course the Ariels more expensive..lol you can just look at them and see that,the caterham looks like it belongs in 1960-70s Britain and the Ariel looks like it belongs at Area51.
DON619ST38 6 months ago
The Caterham should have won, there was some minor oversteer. If his swaybar was one hole looser he would have been able to get around the corners a lot better. Caterhams are awesome!
KWLaxrat4life 7 months ago
Both of those guys could stand to smooth it out some, they'd be a bit faster.
505197 7 months ago
cadwell park?
god5peed 7 months ago
Atom 500 all the way
IXGQ4LifeXI 7 months ago 3
As far as I can hear, this isn't even the supercharged version of the Atom...even though I doubt you would see much of a difference in the lap or distance between it and the caterham, I'd still be curious to see the effect of the extra HP
kiwi4life4fun 8 months ago
@kiwi4life4fun In which case you'd want to watch an R500 vs a supercharged Atom (would be quite a video!)
MrsShadowBroker 8 months ago
Britain builds the best track cars
Theaverable 8 months ago 4
caterham driver is really pushing it hard to stay up w/ the atom, great driving
kashankirk 9 months ago
the atoms a lot noisier, it also looks cooler to so id go with the Atom, its also got like the best acceleration of all sports cars (dont know for sure but it thrashed all the other supercars on top gear so yeah..) so definetly the Atom
TheTrantster 9 months ago
@TheTrantster
an Atom is certainly very fine but just watch a Caparo T1 on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, I think it's the best one !
LEGOFFMARTINEAU 9 months ago
@LEGOFFMARTINEAU Too expensive,the caterham can be built by anyone for far less,plus I'vr heard of people putting custom aluminum longer A arms to make it wider,and a built LS1 or 600hp lan evo motor and custom aero parts.Then you have something special.
spencermel 9 months ago
@LEGOFFMARTINEAU But check out a Red Bull F1 car driven by Vettel, thats even more amazing !! & also about as many times more expensive in relation. Your are right though, it looks incredible :-)
greebo954 7 months ago
the atoms a lot noisier, it also looks cooler to so id go with the Atom
TheTrantster 9 months ago
which Caterham are road legal and the best road legal Caterham
or does the atom have road legal cars and which one is the best
road legal car Caterham or atom and which version is the best
plz reply
MrAloo14 9 months ago
@MrAloo14 "plz" learn how to construct a sentence before you post a comment.
bigtitties1234 9 months ago 3
@bigtitties1234 u lowlife nerd haha get a life
MrAloo14 9 months ago
Anyone thought about the Atom V8 yet? We keep talking about the "underpowered" 4 cylinder version here...
sqcomp1 10 months ago
just incredible!
TeamMacroCosmos 10 months ago
@TeamMacroCosmos menuda mierda comparao con mi remault 12
javiremu 10 months ago
As Top Gear put it, the Caterham is embarrassing.
cavaderblood 10 months ago
Atom looks better and I would go with that, the chassis on the outside is just great. Still this is one hell of a race o.O
ZiobroV 10 months ago
I'd love to see Atom with 2.2 vtec engine, like H22A7.
TheRadiastral 11 months ago
rather have the caterham
MTBCallum1 11 months ago 26
@MTBCallum1 I'd have the Atom any day over that thing. The Atom is more reliable, better looking, faster, and has a much higher cool factor IMO.
kj7687 6 months ago
@kj7687 The Atom is heavier, has less displacement, has an unreliable Honda engine, is fly by wire, and is ugly as sin. I don't see your argument.
spraynpray 6 months ago
@spraynpray unreliable honda engine???? oooh, you're trolling.. I get it
Nopiw 6 months ago
@Nopiw Ok, I'll be more specific. Very very reliable engines, can last 200,000 miles without much work done to them. You know, unless you beat on them. Then they're worthless.
spraynpray 6 months ago
@spraynpray I don't see why a honde engine can't last 200000 miles. At least here in Europe, they do with ease.
Nopiw 6 months ago
@Nopiw I said they CAN last 200,000 miles. Thousands of people can get them past 200k miles! But if you regularly plan on going to redline, I personally suggest avoiding them. For whatever that is worth. Since this isn't face-to-face and you don't know me, my experiences aren't of much worth to you.
spraynpray 6 months ago
@Nopiw Yea seriously wth lol!? That guy has some pretty unreliable intel lol...
kj7687 6 months ago
@spraynpray Ummm...what Nopiw said. My Honda CRX had 285,000 miles on it when I sold it, and was still running strong. This Caterham has a Ford engine in it...nuff said on that note. The Honda Atom engine is the same displacement, 2.0L, and puts out considerably more hp even in the naturally aspirated rendition, while the supercharged Honda K20 is good for 300 hp, way more than the R400's Duratec motor. Also the Atom is 52 pounds lighter than the R400. Where the heck are you getting your info!?
kj7687 6 months ago
@kj7687 By the way 52 was a typo; it is actually a HUNDRED and 52 pounds lighter.
kj7687 6 months ago
@kj7687 Whatever dude, troll on. 2.3l > 2.0l, 1200lbs<14XXlbs or however heavy the supercharged Atom is,* 150lb torque<177lb torque. *I'm guessing the supercharger and all included bits add up to over 50 pounds, to put it over 1400. And yet it still makes less torque than a total shit Ford in the Caterham. Race engine vs production honda engine with a blower.
spraynpray 6 months ago
@kj7687 Oh and you should find somebody else to agree with my on Honda motors and then say I'm wrong even though I said the exact same fucking thing you did.
spraynpray 6 months ago
@MTBCallum1 rather not.
ahgnfjie 1 month ago
@MTBCallum1 agreed
zeak9000 4 days ago
@thomas1255 yeah the american atom has a LSJ from the cobalt ss/ion redlines awesome motor lots of torque but i still have respect for the honda just not a fan
delldo3763 11 months ago
I love how buddy just puts that Honda engine through its paces, sounds nice.
frasercorey 11 months ago
dam that looks like fun
evoke1988 1 year ago
Man,I wanna see an Ariel with an SR20DET.
brapboys503 1 year ago
supercharged 2.0 type r lump
MrSAFE09 1 year ago
Pretty amazing how long the Lotus 7 has been around, and it's still amazing!
tn21beer 1 year ago 4
The Atom is the business!!!
deezomaxima 1 year ago
the Atom does have a Honda engine, it from the Civic Type R
Seany0391 1 year ago
I go for Caterham. It's older than me and still does well. :)
AlexRyteuBart 1 year ago 2
Get rid of the windscreen and you lose a second or two around most tracks.
jcadlols 1 year ago
Which car is faster? I think it comes down to which driver is more insane.
RUBIZEN 1 year ago
what a beautiful track
TEAMALSTARE 1 year ago 4
The Atom is faster around the corners and seems much more stable.
netmatrix75 1 year ago
ariel looks much more stable. The caterham you would need some serious balls to drive fast.
bnracer08 1 year ago
I'm having fun just watching...
CaptainOmar 1 year ago
GAWD you people can drive!
If they put the R400 in front, it wouldn't have been much of a race. :p
rccardude04 1 year ago
Anyone know what track this is?
GRAHAMAUS 1 year ago
@GRAHAMAUS never mind, seems it's Cadwell. I've done two track days there and didn't recognise it - D'oh!
GRAHAMAUS 1 year ago
Atom have trouble with breaking loose in the front end? Looked to be a bit harder to steer than the chase car
YllwFvrPB 1 year ago
The Caterham R500 would beat them both
shawn963741 1 year ago
@shawn963741 Good thing there is the atom V8 that is said to destroy any car on this planet on the track but good try there. lol
iceman241111 1 year ago
@iceman241111. a V8? really? i would think that the extra weight would actually make it worse.
julingy 1 year ago
@julingy its actually a very small V8, I think its around 3L and its 2 Suzuki Hayabusa engines together and bored out a bit so its quite a light engine. I ride bikes and have a Caterham but if anything would make me give up bikes for ever, it would be for a chance to own the £150 000 Atom V8!
StigRossi 1 year ago
Ah, an MX5 racecar would beat them all LOL, search for "MX5 Cadwell" on my channel :)
MaxxUK 1 year ago
MIND BLOWING ATOM !!!
EddYCaTa 1 year ago
Awesome vid - you can see how hard the guy in the R400 is working/pushing it to stay in reach of the Atom... what an amazing job these guys have!
mattiothegreat 1 year ago
Incredible video.
hombre3000 1 year ago
Honda engine sounds much better.
CaptainOmar 1 year ago
looks like the atom wins :-)
wan2byoda 1 year ago
awesome track, cadwell?
fenyxfury 1 year ago
Atleast Caterham solves the rain problem :P
VegetaSasuke89 1 year ago
Caterhan would have ariels pants down if it had the areoscreen on it and half doors to stop the buffeting " come on you cat "
10296Cat 1 year ago
@10296Cat.. the 7 is better looking but the atom is a faster car! numbers don't lie
THEARMEDLIFE 1 year ago
Atom fails in the looks department.
Caterham's classic looks are much easier on my eyes.
Both are too insane to drive outside a race track.
christosswc 1 year ago
The caterham needs to drop the windscreen, this will help it on the straights
mercbenzblack 1 year ago
this is a porn film
Winterbyte 1 year ago 42
their basicly the same
theterrywillett 1 year ago
Brilliant track !
MisterGasMan 1 year ago
Yep cadwell def
djrmonix 1 year ago
lol lol iv got the ariel atom3 super charged version iv had it since march , every time i drive it i learn a bbit more and scare the shit outa myself the acceleration is mind blowing , the road holding once the tyres are hot is superb , and dont mind taking any wolves lads out for a spin if im free on weekends , take a look at my picks , paul banks face book or go to youtube and type in ariel atom vs coke , by for now boys
paulaibanks2308 1 year ago
Cadwell Park Circuit in Lincolnshire, England
BulzinoGTV 1 year ago
Does any1 know what track this is?
Bushby23 1 year ago
@Bushby23
It seems to be Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire UK
BulzinoGTV 1 year ago
i want to see the ariel atom 2.4litre v8 that is 500kg in weight and produces 500bhp
keebaman 1 year ago
Funny, looks like Super Mario Kart in real life. Just need some banana peels and turtle shells!
akirafactor 1 year ago
The top of the range Caterham is not the R400, it's the R500 Superlight.....
romanosalvatore 1 year ago
I really love catrums , just lookin on eBay and u can put just about any engine u like in thm the atom is very similar in terms of performance really it's just a modern version .
ljferrit 1 year ago
It looks like because of its mid engine design, the ariel atom has a real tendency to have some over steer, and would be easy to spin out in an amateurs hands....
magnum9987 1 year ago
@magnum9987
Yeah Atom would be more of a handful especially in slippery conditions. It would be better to drive the front engined caterham on 'not perfect conditions' but the atom wins on track.
bradley081 1 year ago
ktm xbow pl0x
viper1991 1 year ago
theyre both sitting on the wrong side!! hahaha i love both of theses cars but would rather have the caterham
goredskins29 1 year ago
@goredskins29 Man, the right side IS the right side, all day....
but I know what ya saying.
These are both British designed and built cars, at an English circuit (Cadwell Park), so all's well, at least for this vid!
CodeTwo2 1 year ago
That atom is nuts...gheeez....that lotus has to weigh much more not that its a heavy car ,it seemed to handle the corners better than the atom,or maybe he could just brake later or something......both cars are great.
Diamondguyrt 1 year ago
its a caterham.....
F3lixMjamjar 1 year ago
To drive an ariel is absolut amazing. I own a Ariel 3 with 320 hp and like too kill expensive Sportcars on the Street:-)
clausi1972 1 year ago
they should ban all cars but these two, the world would have much more fun
ceSniperFactor 1 year ago
Atom looks like it has serious oversteer...well its rear engined so thats to be expected...right?
kasaikun619 1 year ago
The Atom is absolute madness.
eb1zzle 1 year ago
Actually saw an Atom on the road a couple of days ago. Much bigger irl than I expected. Gotta get one!!! Great race. Thanx for uploading.
hypnospirit 1 year ago
I'd rather have the Atom, i think
iwasadeum 1 year ago 24
@iwasadeum
nah the caterham has style and it's cheap! that's what i think, but i respect the atom as well :p
romAIN491 1 year ago
Agreed. I love either to cruise around in, but i think atom looks better XD Looks less like a car haha
iwasadeum 1 year ago
@iwasadeum it costs more then twice as much
denl0 1 year ago
@iwasadeum a lot prettier and just about the same speed
and a honda engine hehe, sounds better
vdFritz 11 months ago
@vdFritz yeah, looks more like a car than a kit-car. The Caterham is still awesome, but just looks too flimsy
iwasadeum 10 months ago
Wow the Atom engine sounds....bleh!
That's a Honda engine, right?
pataforce8 1 year ago 5
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toyota engine
MrPanthertennis 1 year ago
No the Atom has 2.0 l Honda engine
(only american Atoms may have a GM-motor) and a Caterham has a Ford-engine
A lotus has a Toyota engine
thomas1255 1 year ago 32
@thomas1255 the 300hp atom has a supercharged civic type r motor. the lower power ones have the cobalt engine in em. and the new v8 atom 500 has a custom made ariel motor i think cuz idk who makes a 2.8L v8 thatll handle 10k rpm lol
zmanbailey1 1 year ago
@zmanbailey1 the new v8 is made by honda also but there full of it not even a rotory engin can go to 10k rpm
THEARMEDLIFE 1 year ago
@THEARMEDLIFE the atoms supercharger 4cyl is a honda, the non supercharged is the 2.2 out of a cobalt because they say ECOTEC on them, a guy down the road has one that he takes to the track and shit so, and since when does honda make a v8, they dont and probly never will, the only company that i know of to ever make a 2.5L v8 has been nissan and ferrari and i doubt highly that ferrari is makin the engines for them. and im just goin off the website on the rpms, go look at their site, atom 500
zmanbailey1 1 year ago
@THEARMEDLIFE and a rotary will handle 10k very easy...we built one at school that shifts at 11,500 and we coulda made it handle more...it has no rev limiter and will rev to whenever the apex seals give out, if you strengthen the apex seals, get carbon fiber or whatever, itll handle 13 to 15k. the carbon fiber ones we got were rated to handle 15k from apexi
zmanbailey1 1 year ago
i might be wrong but i thin the elise and exige use a lotus made motor but the evora uses the toyota v6. im pretty sure the lil ones use lotus made 4cyls
zmanbailey1 1 year ago
@zmanbailey1 lotus elis and exige use a toyota 2zz-ge long block
a111z 1 year ago
@a111z oh new news to me but im not by any means an expert on lotus...the only lotus ive ever worked on was a vauxhall/lotus carlton...so i have no idea about exige and elise...i always thought they were lotus made motors
zmanbailey1 1 year ago
@THEARMEDLIFE ok i was wrong honda don't make the V8 i was miss informed i went on the web site it says some guys name that makes them
THEARMEDLIFE 1 year ago
@THEARMEDLIFE - it's 2 Suzuki Huyabusa v4's mated together (to form v8) by an American firm, so you're not far out mate, I thought Honda made it too to be fair... can't remember name of firm but it's mentioned on Top Gear website somewhere.
mattiothegreat 1 year ago
@mattiothegreat!! - correction, having checked Suzuki site the engine's are IN-LINE 4'S @ roughly 1.3 litres (so two making 2.5-6l) so the guy's that mate them together must be doing a lot of work themselves... angles, crank, casing etc. Similar story with Radical SR8 apparently, see Wiki article named "Powertec RPA" - sorry, I'm being a bore... just fascinated by these feats of engineering!
mattiothegreat 1 year ago
@THEARMEDLIFE - I was wondering how the hell it would spin to 10k too!! the fact that it's two little Suzuki v4's mated makes a lot of sense.
mattiothegreat 1 year ago
@thomas1255 when this was made the caterham superlight r400 used the 1.8 rover vvc engine
ckeith1987 1 year ago
@thomas1255 - Yeah, US "Atom 2's" use s-charged GM block, although early Lotus Elise models did have the Rover K-Series powerplant, followed also, by a GM 2.2na/2.0 Turbo (Hence Vauxhall VX220, which shared Elise platform and was joint venture) and then late Elise-2005ish / early Exige's used VVT, ZZ Toyota block (190brake) from late Celica... all engines Lotus used were running with custom Norfolk programmed ECU's... just to clarify, not all Lotus's have Toyota lumps.
mattiothegreat 1 year ago
you think it has a toyota engine? your such a panther fucker arent ya? =D
wwenaveed 1 year ago
The caterham has a ford engine, the atom as a honda engine, do ur research
F3lixMjamjar 1 year ago
@MrPanthertennis no lol....its a honda...
pandamarihuana 1 year ago
@MrPanthertennis my bad lol
pataforce8 1 year ago
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i LOVE the sound of that caterham. If i had a atom i'd drop that engine and thrown in a 350 block or a 454 or maybe even a ford 500 or something bigger.
JamesManimal 1 year ago
@JamesManimal
for what? these engines(350, 454, 500) weights half an Ariel or Caterham...These ''cars'' are faster with smaller engine supercharged or turbocharged, or V8 with small displacement and high revs., around the track.
2jzgtejza80 1 year ago 3
this is not even the fastest caterham.
danelio 1 year ago 2
thats not the fastest atom
Trank00007 1 year ago 3
@sup3rcars...i really dont think you look like a geek in one of these as you claim. and you deff wouldnt feel like one when you fly by a ariel and any other competition
danelio 1 year ago
Impressive driving skills!!!
DMEsch2002 2 years ago
Love the blip of the throttle on the downshifts! :-D
ek583 2 years ago
@ ???
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FriendlyDriver 2 years ago
who won?dats the whole point of dis vdo right?
umagigi 2 years ago
@umagigi Not being an illiterate fuck is the point. Learn English you tard.
bobbytimberlake 2 years ago 3
@bobbytimberlake sore i no mi english sucks do u happen 2 hav a tutor in ur area and r u in ne way related to justin timberlake
umagigi 2 years ago
bet the drivers are smiling :)
routhoula 2 years ago
he has the doors on...
he is a caterham noob
TheZadak 2 years ago
Even worse a windscreen, might as well used a parachute.
Whipit8rapture 2 years ago
come on you really think it would help it that much? a caterham is a very very fast track car but the atom is alot more able- that's why it won. No other car can match it in it's price range except a radical(price?)- but then it would be close. Ariel atom will be my play thing if i win the lott! why spend loads when you can have honda performance/reliabilty and beat any aston porsche etc?
boldswede 2 years ago
@boldswede
Oh yes it does make a considerable difference, not doubting that the atom would still win. The windscreen accounts for about 40% of the drag on a Caterham. But perhaps that is what seperates an atom from a Caterham.
Whipit8rapture 2 years ago
He is in the Caterham...
36hunters 2 years ago
@36hunters well done sherlock.
Whipit8rapture 2 years ago
I was talking to the other guy sherlock.
36hunters 2 years ago
@36hunters yet replied to me.
Whipit8rapture 2 years ago
Good point you were that guy.
Lmao if you knew why did you say?
36hunters 2 years ago
もの凄いスピードだな！
terrible speed!!!
albertoescola 2 years ago
qdsaXZ
lasthumankind 2 years ago
Now all they need in there is the Donkervoort GT
Mazda6B6 2 years ago
The what?
NobleM15fan 2 years ago
PUT SLICKS ON THIS BITCHES!!!!!
gpower88 2 years ago
Seriously, why even bother with the doors on the Caterham.
danthemanpatrick 2 years ago 4
SCARY FAST
StreetKingEvolution 2 years ago
Even without the supercharger, look at how much faster it pulls away from the Caterham
adamregskater 2 years ago
there is clearly a supercharger on it...
BufordJustice 2 years ago 4
From what you can hear:- The lack of whine, No supercharger.
adamregskater 2 years ago
get better speakers or watch the whole video, during the second camera angle showing the atom the super wine is quite prevalent... very distinctive noise
BufordJustice 2 years ago 3
I hear supercharger whine at 2:53
danthemanpatrick 2 years ago 3
So the whine in the last 25 secs of the clip is the Caterham driver complaining he had the worse car then?
matthewcrabbe 2 years ago
honda civic type r 300hp
StarAll4life 2 years ago
no there not there 220
richandsel 2 years ago