British carmaker Ariel has been building its ultra-lightweight Atom sports car since 1996, and in that time, the brand has done some ridiculous things with the basic concept. One limited run version ...

There’s no such thing as a slow Ariel Atom. They’re all fast, but some, like the new 4R that was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, are just a little bit crazier than the rest.

A lightweight, minimalist approach to speed has long been Ariel’s signature, and the company is marking 25 years of the Atom with a special edition built purely for the track. The new Ariel Atom 4RR ...

View post: Amazon Is Selling a ‘Super Sturdy’ Bucket Tool Organizer for Only $16 The people at Ariel will never get enough. The Ariel Atom 4 you can buy right now in the U.S. is fashioned from just ...

Anyone who enjoyed watching Top Gear before Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer will remember his epic review of the Ariel Atom. At the time, it started "at under £20,000" and delivered 300 bhp, thanks ...

In an era where lightweight, experience-first sports cars are few and far between, Ariel's face-ripper keeps the flame alive. It’s hard to believe, but the Ariel Atom turned 25 years old this year.

View post: This China-Only Volkswagen Passat Hybrid Boasts Nearly 100 Miles of Electric Range When it comes to power and lightweight, enough is never enough. And so, Ariel (finally) gives us the Atom ...

Ariel has unveiled their latest Atom at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Ariel Atom 4R the car comes with 400 horsepower, and it is powered by a tuned Honda Type-R 2.0 Litre iVTEC ...

What started out as an innovative concept built on an exoskeleton chassis in 1996 became the production Ariel Atom by 2000, first powered by a naturally aspirated 1.8-liter Rover K-series engine. For ...

As cars are increasingly driven by computers, and the process of driving becomes further detached from human engagement, the class of pure enjoyment-focused track weapons is likely to see continued ...

WHAT URGE MAKES middle-aged men want to slip the surly bonds of inertia in ever more minimalist machinery? I’m asking for a friend. The Ariel Atom 4—a skeletonized version of a mid-engine two-seater ...

There are few carmakers in the world as blatantly offbeat as Ariel. For the last 16 years, the company has been reaching new heights of engineering extremism. So why is it surprising that the ...