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leon9191
313 posts
23 months
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MICK E90 M3 said: I want the v8 one. +1 That thing looks amazing, first time i saw an Atom up close at goodwood FOS i thought 300hp would be scary. 500 would be insane.
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vdubbin
508 posts
27 months
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said: It is also exploring the possibility of returning to the roots of the Ariel name with the production of a motorcycle. I wonder if this is the supercharged single cylinder bike that was rumoured before?
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dazsmith69
192 posts
22 months
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PhantomPH said: I would still like to see this : http://www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html becoming an official 'Ariel' supplied car. Glad they are doing well enough to be able to expand. Keep up the good work! P~ holy s  t 112mph in 1st, awesome!
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B10
351 posts
97 months
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The V8 is the Mountune RST unit from Revolve (formerly Rousch UK) I believe.
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jon-
5,074 posts
46 months
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V88Dicky said: Didn't the Caparo go down that route with a tiny V8 made up from motorbike engines, and horrendous reliability and maintenance issues? Caparo tried to do it NA for purity. It's not that short of an F1 engine without the benefit of a team of peope to run it and rebuilds every 1000 miles. I'd imagine Ariel will be FI, which can be built a lot stronger as you don't need lightweight parts to get super high RPM.
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motormania
1,140 posts
83 months
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shalmaneser said: spoonoff said: Suprising that Ariel want to go down this route as heavy batteries seem at odd with their light-weight philosophy. Yeah but fuel cells are quite light for their power capacity; this is a 'future tech' atom, remember. I agree that the chances of an ariel atom carting round a pile of Li-Po/Li-Ion batteries seems unlikely. Agree on the weight issue. In RC cars, LiPo is now the way forward instead of conventional cells and you have to add so much more lead weights to get up to weight. The new technology coming is far better, quicker to charge and lighter than anyone would currently imagine. I must say, congratulations on Ariel for coming out and supporting the future of the motor car without conventional petrol engines. At last, along with Lotus too, that we are starting to get serious about this issue. Face facts, the petrol powered car as we know it is on it's way out. The future is cell powered. What those cells will be is the big question and it's fasinating to see how these technology develops, and yes, these new cars will be faster, better handling and more reliable than any petrol car available today. I just wish I was born now as I might miss out on some of the stunning new cars that will be rolling out of factories in 30-50years time...
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Warick Hunt
172 posts
15 months
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Alex_L said: "Saunders believes the future of the car industry lies away from the combustion engine" does that mean we'll be called "ElectroHeads"? Sounds geeky. Its good that small company like this is looking into the far future, though. Sertainly more forward facing than some of bigger manufacturers.
Does anyone know what engines are used in the V8? Is it the Yamaha R1 * 2? Yes its a 40 valve motor based on the R1 engine made by Russell Savory and only weighs 90Kg, sounds epic. I really cant see the point of an electric Atom, why? The technology is going nowhere until there is a vast improvement in battery technology.
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moneymouth77
108 posts
9 months
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Now that Daimler have taken a 10% stake in Tesla, maybe these cars are the way of the future... I'd agree, the batteries are currently useless, but they're pumping a lot of time and energy into this. It won't be long before petrol cars are a thing of the past, mark my words! Check out this article for more info: http://motoring.sky.com/news/daimler-takes-10-stak...
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HeavySoul
2,529 posts
49 months
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Good to see in these times that a company is pushing ahead with the deveolpment of something as insane as a 500bhp V8 in something like the Atom.
That will be an astonishing car.
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CMB123
48 posts
29 months
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Mr Gear
2,830 posts
20 months
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CMB123 said: Ha! And the Porsche even got a rolling start!
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Johnpidge
192 posts
19 months
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Now thats an electric car to get excited about!!!!!!!
I'll have mine in black with black leather please - oh and the V8 500bhp one for when the batteries go flat!!!!!
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smele
987 posts
114 months
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neema_T
161 posts
36 months
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jon- said: V88Dicky said: Didn't the Caparo go down that route with a tiny V8 made up from motorbike engines, and horrendous reliability and maintenance issues? Caparo tried to do it NA for purity. It's not that short of an F1 engine without the benefit of a team of peope to run it and rebuilds every 1000 miles. I'd imagine Ariel will be FI, which can be built a lot stronger as you don't need lightweight parts to get super high RPM. I thought I read (here) that the engine used in the Atom V8 would be the same used in the Caterham Levante, which is supercharged... I might be very mixed up though.
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Mini1275
2,201 posts
12 months
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zagato
1,136 posts
31 months
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The V8 Atom will have it's ass handed to it by the electric version  Internal combustion engines will be dead technology in ten years time.
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darth_pies
287 posts
47 months
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PH said: Saunders believes the future of the car industry lies away from the combustion engine, and will therefore be looking to new technologies such as fuel cells and electric powertrains for his company's new project. THUNK! That's the sound of a lightweight sportscar from Somerset being hitched to the back of the predictable eco-bandwagon. Somebody please explain why you would handicap a car that's sole purpose is to deliver thrilling driving experiences and track-fun (and spends 99% of its time in a garage by weighing it down with batteries and a heavy, eco-guilt-ridden conscience? 
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zagato
1,136 posts
31 months
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^
You need to research some videos before assuming electric = slow. You have a bit of a surprise coming...
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dirty boy
10,055 posts
39 months
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dazsmith69 said: PhantomPH said: I would still like to see this : http://www.wrightspeed.com/x1.html becoming an official 'Ariel' supplied car. Glad they are doing well enough to be able to expand. Keep up the good work! P~ holy s t 112mph in 1st, awesome! "25 miles range under racing conditions" The electric Le Mans car on the PH news the other day has got a lot of work to do if they want to be even remotely competitive! A quick battery swap isn't going to balance against that kind of mileage, no matter how quick it is.
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elijahjones
3 posts
11 months
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I'd love to see a race between the V8 Atom and the V8 Caterham Levante. Both with a 100bhp per tonne!!!! Reckon they'll have the same engine?
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