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Aerial Atom

Postby pgoldsmith » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:08 pm

My mate has bought an Atom (he owns a GTA but rarely uses it) and I had a go in it last week...........oh my god :shock: :shock: :shock:
I've been in fast cars before but nothing has come remotely close to this.
I believe the standard Atom (if there is such an animal) has a Honda Type R engine bolted to the back (220 BHP) however my mate's has same engine only supercharged and remapped which equates to roughly 310BHP.
Bearing in mind this thing weighs less than half a ton (457Kgs) hence has around 600BHP per ton it is amazingly quick. :D
0 - 60 in bigger all :shock:
0 - 100 - 0 in bigger all plus a little bit more. :shock: :shock:
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Postby mettersl » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:17 pm

And all designed by and ex policeman, I believe! (Your honour)
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Re: Aerial Atom

Postby andyh877 » Wed Jun 07, 2006 7:18 pm

pgoldsmith wrote:My mate has bought an Atom (he owns a GTA but rarely uses it) and I had a go in it last week...........oh my god :shock: :shock: :shock:
I've been in fast cars before but nothing has come remotely close to this.
I believe the standard Atom (if there is such an animal) has a Honda Type R engine bolted to the back (220 BHP) however my mate's has same engine only supercharged and remapped which equates to roughly 310BHP.
Bearing in mind this thing weighs less than half a ton (457Kgs) hence has around 600BHP per ton it is amazingly quick. :D
0 - 60 in bigger all :shock:
0 - 100 - 0 in bigger all plus a little bit more. :shock: :shock:


Respect! an animal on wheels without a bike engine rammed into it!

I love to see one go head to head with a radical.
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Postby peterg » Wed Jun 07, 2006 9:02 pm

The Radical will always win if its a similar spec. car due to aerodynamics, weight distribution and cetre of gravity. The SR8 Radical is faster than an F3 car.....all for less than £50k
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Postby pgoldsmith » Thu Jun 08, 2006 11:49 am

The Radical will always win if its a similar spec. car due to aerodynamics, weight distribution and cetre of gravity.


I cant really comment but all I would say is that the Atom has a very low CofG and is basically just a frame with two plastic seats, there is no doors, body work panels, windscreen or any refinements. It does have a big wing at the front and one at the rear.
Its reputed that 0 -60 in standard Atom is around 2.9 secs, for the supercharged version I guess around 2.5secs.
have a look at www.arielmotor.co.uk

Would upload a picture but no idea how you do that!
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Postby clee » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:00 pm

But neither the Atom or Rad are that everyday user-friendly I suspect .

:lol: :lol: :lol:

http://www.ultimacars.com/video/UltimaRecord2006.wmv
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Postby andyh877 » Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:23 pm

clee wrote:But neither the Atom or Rad are that everyday user-friendly I suspect .

:lol: :lol: :lol:

http://www.ultimacars.com/video/UltimaRecord2006.wmv


a different beast altogether...... but say no more it's the daddy :!:
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Postby Alpineandy » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:02 pm

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Postby peterg » Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:51 pm

The Atom is an awesome piece of kit and almost affordable....but its not the precision tool that the Radical is -

http://www.radicalextremesportscars.com ... 8_spec.php

On the other hand the Atom is usable on the road where as you would have to be certifiable to use the Radical on the road due to its height and lack of ground clearance!

Love the Ultima...esp the bit in the ad where they are at the drive through!!! Can you imagine that!! :lol:
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Westfield?

Postby Tony Smith » Sat Jun 10, 2006 8:04 am

Westfield have a Radical type kit that looks pretty good - with the VW 1.8 turbo lump as preferred choice (very tuneable.) Not as quick as the Radical or supercharged Atom but massively cheaper .
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