OTT? V8 Atom

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A V8-powered Ariel Atom is up for grabs in the US, months before the official factory version goes on sale. Ariel is planning to build just 25 examples of its 500bhp Ariel Atom 500 (of which 20 have already been sold) at an eye-watering price of between £110k and £120k apiece.
Oregon-based Palatov Motorsport has just one V8 Atom, but you could be the proud owner of it for $65,000 (£43k).
The Palatov Atom uses the same Hartley H1 V8 as the Ariel Atom 500 will get, but with a displacement of 2.8 litres rather than 3.0 litres, and without the extensive internal modifications that Ariel makes to its engines. There's also the small matter of 100bhp or so - the 'factory' V8 makes 500bhp, while the Palatov car can muster 'just' 396bhp.

Still, if you can't wait for the 500bhp version, can't stretch to that lofty price tag, or are merely impatient, the Palatov Atom V8 could be a fine option.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=21871

 

[The Boosh!]

That's ridiculous. I'd even say I reckon that will be scary lol

 

[Nick r26r]

a guy by me has a supercharged one and that thing is stupidly quick , running about 300bhp and he even said he scares his self some times , so 500bhp is going to be stupid , imagine hitting a fly at 100mph in one of those cars , or even a bird

 

[Gray]

That would make the Earth spin backwards... Like in Superman II LOL

 

[ABOO]

Have done 3 laps in a supercharged 300 atom as a passenger, and TBH it was immense!!

V8 and 500bhp personally I think is ridiculous...

 

[.GAZ.]

Will the V8 lump not be too heavy?

 

[Waitey]

Will the V8 lump not be too heavy?

Its lighter than the Supercharged honda lump.

 

[Englebert]

They aren't particularly great cars to drive, the weight is right at the back and high up. The supercharges ones are absolutely mental so i can't believe there is even a demand for one with more power!

 

[.GAZ.]

Its lighter than the Supercharged honda lump.

Ah.

:approve:

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Having done a trackday with the 300bhp Atoms at Bedford, I cant even imagine what those will be like!

 

[Alic01]

This thing looks mental. For all of my life i have grown up with Caterham 7's and i just love them, they did a racing V8 supercharged version a year or so ago they had it on the stand at Autosport 2009.

If i remember rightly they were talking on the stand about total engine and gearbox weight being less than 90kg keeping the entire weight below 520kg so with 550hp in supercharged for that worked out to be 1057 bhp/tonne.

Heres a link i just dug up to an EVO review http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/226185/caterham_levante.html

 

[Gally]

a guy by me has a supercharged one and that thing is stupidly quick , running about 300bhp and he even said he scares his self some times , so 500bhp is going to be stupid , imagine hitting a fly at 100mph in one of those cars , or even a bird

A bird would make one almighty mess of your head at that speed!

I love it, it's ridiculous!

 

[The Boosh!]

Did anyone see the picture of a guy driving around in a black atom dressed as darf vader LOL! I'd do that tbh

 

[Pedro]

Did anyone see the picture of a guy driving around in a black atom dressed as darf vader LOL! I'd do that tbh

Darth.

 

[mso]

a guy by me has a supercharged one and that thing is stupidly quick , running about 300bhp and he even said he scares his self some times , so 500bhp is going to be stupid , imagine hitting a fly at 100mph in one of those cars , or even a bird

He should try my sc 172 cup

 

[Tom84]

Will the V8 lump not be too heavy?

by the looks of it its a busa v8 similar to the ones my work make and they weigh feck all

 

[Jamesstone]

Now that looks fooking fun

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

i reckon turbo'd busa lump would be mad, not saying this isnt

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

speaking of scary motors... 0-187 in ten seconds anyone? 13 litre lump in a cobra shell...
Subtle lol

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=47&i=14850

 

[Tom84]

i reckon turbo'd busa lump would be mad, not saying this isnt

fitted one at work to one of the radicals think id much have a v8 tho