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they are being elusive as to what the power plant is but I have a feeling it is the same powertec V8 that powers the Radical SR8, with the same pneumatic paddle shift mechanism (which is actually rather shit)
Top Gear said it was two bike engines fused together. Ariel's website says they are made in the US.
not two engines fused together, it is a custom block with heads from a hyabusa. The motors will go about 30 hours between rebuilds that are $10-$15K
per. This is going to be one expensive car to maintain. We ran Powertec 1500CC motors in the radicals when I ran that program. The sequential shifter was so much better than the paddles, but everyone wants a paddle shift!
The V8 version is basically a poor man's F1 car. I'd much rather have the turbo version, and be able to afford maintaining it. It's still cool as hell though.
Oh, apparently there's a spec atom (racing series) now...
Ich gehöre nicht zur Baader-Meinhof Gruppe
Originally posted by Top Gear
Just imagine waking up and remembering you're Mexican.
Every time you buy a car with DSC/ESC, Jesus kills a baby seal. With a kitten.
not two engines fused together, it is a custom block with heads from a hyabusa. The motors will go about 30 hours between rebuilds that are $10-$15K
per. This is going to be one expensive car to maintain. We ran Powertec 1500CC motors in the radicals when I ran that program. The sequential shifter was so much better than the paddles, but everyone wants a paddle shift!
This was Clarkson that said that and I think he was being very general about it. When you look at it, it does look like two engine put together and I think that's what he meant.
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