
Instead, the speed is a surprise, the sort of thing where you suddenly realize you’re doing triple digits in a car that barely has a windshield. It’s a different kind of exciting, a less obvious crescendo. Featuring larger diameter main and diagonal tubes than previous Atoms, as well as many detailed additions, each tube within the chassis has been analyzed and optimized to give a light but extraordinarily strong structure. The tubes are larger in diameter, according to Ariel. The basis of Atom 4 is an all-new tubular chassis, designed in-house by the Ariel engineering and design team, with much learning coming from the Titanium Chassis R&D project of 2014. On straights, you’ll short shift to keep the momentum going. The Atom 4 gets a new tubular chassis, designed in-house, using much of what it learned while making the Titanium Chassis R&D project of 2014. Knowing that it doesn’t need to be in the upper third to make power lets you use higher gears than you might think and still get the same rush out of a corner. The pace is still there, thankfully, but power delivery is far less exciting than it was in the 3S, replacing a wild cam changeover with a huge chunk of torque that’s available low in the rev range.

While it puts out up to 350 horsepower in this application and makes some delightful pop off sounds, it lacks top end and runs out of push around 6000 RPM. The Atom 4 went around the track in 1:16, which makes it the 13th fastest car around the track for road-legal production cars on road tires. While it puts out up to 350 horsepower in this application and makes some delightful pop off sounds, it lacks. The Atom 4 uses the K20C, which is the turbocharged 2.0-liter four from the new Type R. The Atom 4 uses the K20C, which is the turbocharged 2.0-liter four from the new Type R. Not bad, indeed Want to know more Check out the Roadsport Ariel Spec Race Atom Specs and connect with us, 41 we will be pleased to discuss all of the details and get you. This new amazing Ariel Atom has been finished away with the features of the 320-hp engine, and significant revisions throughout the car as you can now get 2.8-seconds-to-60 mph (96.5 km/h) performance for the sake of cost as around US53,000. Collecting Cars Auctions 89 match SEE 27 MORE COMPS Specs Details about this vehicle curated by our market specialists. Greg Fink: Despite its familiar looks, the Ariel Atom 4 shares only three parts with its predecessor: the clutch pedal, brake pedal, and fuel cap. The new and latest launched Ariel Atom 4 has been just taken out to be the price of performance.

The newest generation of fast Civics are excellent to drive, but they lose that high-revving character of the K24. As a Roadsport Ariel Atom owner you will be inducted into Roadsport Ariel’s Founding 15 a club exclusive to a core group of Spec Race Atom owners. Collecting Cars Auctions 96 match 2020 Ariel Atom 4 £54,000 SOLD.

It was a manic thing, combining boost with the pronounced VTEC switch to make it feel like you were driving in fast forward. The previous Atom, the 3S, had a turbocharged Honda K24, the high-revving engine that was in the older Civic Si.
