Ariel Atom V8

[briansjacobs]

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!

http://www.powertecracing.com/pdf_downloads/v8engine.pdf

[e30nub]

I think they use a variant of this engine? Someone clarify?

http://www.h1v8.com/page/page/1562068.htm

[Kershaw]

pretty beast.

[lolcantturn]

Needs a drop and an IS lip.

[KamakaziX]

Do Want.

[AndrewBird]

Top Gear said it was two bike engines fused together. Ariel's website says they are made in the US.

[briansjacobs]

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)

[AndrewBird]

Holy hell!

http://www.arielatom.com/specs/atom-500-v8?phpMyAdmin=216c4b061c7ct4a8453f8

Over 900HP per ton. They are only making 25 of them and 20 are already pre-ordered.