Ariel Atom @ the Track

FOR THE FULL ARIEL ATOM STORY:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=131557

Think about the quickest road car you've ever driven. No, wait, scratch that. Think about the quickest road car you've ever heard of. No, wait. That won't do, either. Think about the quickest road car that's ever been. That's more like it. Now you're in the right area code.

Here's why: This highly modified 2005 Ariel Atom with its supercharged, 375-horsepower, 2.0-liter Honda engine hits 60 mph from a standstill in 2.8 seconds. Two-point-eight seconds! With an exclamation point! (And we never use an exclamation point.)

Measure its time to 60 mph with 1 foot of rollout like they do on a drag strip, and the Ariel gets to the mark in a scant 2.6 seconds — less time than we require to decide between paper and plastic.

For those of you keeping score at home, this makes this 2005 Ariel Atom quicker than any car we've ever tested — any Porsche, any Viper, any Vette and any other specialty marque like the Noble M400. But it gets better. The little Atom goes on to further embarrass the big names by punching its way through the quarter-mile in 10.6 seconds at 128.4 mph. It's the hardest accelerating car we've ever driven.

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[electrolove87x]

it's so light that a piece of cake eaten at lunch can ruin you the 0-60....awesome

[Gauge167]

VTEC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FOR THE MUTHAFUCKIN WIN!

[Gauge167]

@2bidfilmsguy u r correct, ecotec engine...

[2bidfilmsguy]

@Gauge167 yeaaaaa, its a Chevy engine in the American version

[JandHfilms]

@Andrew87890 Take it easy mate. I admitted to my mistake. I thought it was the 500BHP V8.

[Gauge167]

@JandHfilms This highly modified 2005 Ariel Atom with its supercharged, 375-horsepower, 2.0-liter Honda engine. It says it right in the description idiot and i've seen the real thing and its all over the internet do your research first before opening your mouth its a 2.0L Honda K20A1 IVTEC!!!!!!!!

[Andrew87890]

@JandHfilms K20Z3



[Andrew87890]

@JandHfilms ur a fucking moron it is vtec its a K20A3 tuned with hondata learn ur shit kid

[lamboisking]

@thatciggaweed and that the 0-60 is faster than a 2012 gtr

[JandHfilms]

@Gauge167 Its not a VTEC...