Wouldn't mind owning one of theses puppies :o http://www.arielatom.com/ (http://www.arielatom.com/)
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/3205/0611b2007arielatom2xr6.jpg)
(http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/7523/116142007arielxb4.jpg)
There's a video on their website of this thing racing a motorcycle on a track in Britain. Pretty awesome!
here (http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/cars/ariel_shell.shtml)'s a video from Jay Leno.
Man that car is amazing...I think I would still wear a helmet though. Cut down on the wind and the noise...not to mention bugs and road debris.
One of my friends owns one, and it's a rocket. He also wears a helmet, exactly for the reasons you mentioned. The best video, by far, is the Jeremy Clarkson one. Keep an eye on his cheeks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA)
That's just the fancy schwancy version of the thing starwalt is building - Vortex is it ??
Cool.
Srinath.
Quote from: sanjay on November 08, 2007, 11:59:24 PM
One of my friends owns one, and it's a rocket. He also wears a helmet, exactly for the reasons you mentioned. The best video, by far, is the Jeremy Clarkson one. Keep an eye on his cheeks...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA)
Ask him how much he wants for a test drive :icon_mrgreen:
I don't think he's let anyone drive it besides himself and the Brammo (US Importer) engineer. He's running the K20A instead of the Ecotec, and putting out about 300 bhp. 0-60 in 2.9ish. I have yet to get a ride (though he's cool with giving rides), but that's coming up soon. I'm still high off a ride in a Tesla a few weeks ago :D
Oh so he's got the UK version instead of the Atom 2 US version, or did he just swap the engine. either way its a sweet ride :thumb:
They imported maybe 10 or so Atoms here with the Honda engine, but the rest are Ecotec. He just got lucky with his timing, I guess.