Remember us telling you about the planned V8 version of the Ariel Atom? 500bhp? Very low weight? If you do then you’ll be interested to know that the planned price for the track-biased road car is now thought to be around the £120,000 (€134,000) mark.
For this amount of money you’ll get Bugatti Veyron equaling performance in a car that weighs close to 500kg. The power will come from a V8 based on two Hayabusa motorbike engines and built specifically for the car by Ariel’s specialists. 0-62mph (100km/h) will be dealt with in under 2.5 seconds. Only 25 will be built, 19 of which have already been sold.
We like the idea of a Veyron-busting trackday special for almost an eighth of the cost! We’ll bring you more when we know more!
[Via Autocar]
Many cars claim to be better than the Veyron, one way or another… I prefer the Atom by miles, but give Cesar what belongs to Cesar: can the Atom do this ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmYJlZvaKfc
(see at 5:15, 227 mph is at 3:10)
“Track-biased” road car?
I’m in love with this thing. I loved the ATOM but it was ugly to be quite frank, but this, well this is amazing!