Saturday, November 3, 2007

The Excitment of a Motorcycle on 4 Wheels

Well a couple of days back a was surfing around in youtube. I started watching Top Gear videos until I came across this one. I have to tell you that the minute they first showed a glimpse of the car I knew I had to have to one. Its simply amazing and all the car really is, is a supercharged engine with two seats. What more could you want in a car? The good news is that it is finally here in the U.S. The Ariel Atom, promises to go so fast that your face will never look the same. Others say that if you need face-lift, just take a ride in one of these bad boys. This car will provide you with more excitement and more performance than a motorcycle. The horsepower to weight ratio is more than a Ferrari! If you really don't believe me than do the math.
At first you look at this car and you would say that there is no design. You might be right, but you take a second look, you will notice the exoskeleton and all the mechanics of the car are also completely visible. That is what I love about this piece of machinery. It is only the essentials, no add-ons whats so ever. I'll give you my list of what I need in a car: seats, steering wheel, huge engine, and maybe some seat belts. That is exactly what this car is, extremely lightweight (since it only weighs 500 kilograms) and powerful.

This car can reach 0 to 60 in 2.7 seconds, and that's if you are an experienced driver that can switch the gears quickly. That is a sweet time, but if you like the Ford GT get ready to be disappointed. The Ford GT can go from 0 to 100 mph in 13.17 seconds, not bad, but the Atom will get there in only 10.88 seconds! Now about the drive train of this car. The atom has a 4-in line 2.0L supercharged engine. This engine will give you 300hp. There is also a non-supercharged version that has 220hp, but honestly if you were going to buy this car why would you even bother looking at that one, supercharged is the way to go! This car has perfect handling, not only because it is really lightweight but because it is very small so there is so way the wind or anything can stop you from making a perfect corner every time. If this blog still did not convince you to buy this car, then that means that you did not watch the Top Gear video that put a link to above. Now I suggest you take a look anyways, trust me it will not let you down.

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