Test Driving The First Ariel Atom 4 With The Honda Civic Type R Engine

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3 жыл бұрын

Driving Instructor Anthony Magagnoli test drives the first U.S. Ariel Atom 4 powered by the Honda Civic Type R powertrain, and argues it's become the ultimate track toy and work-life balancing tool that can satisfy where other new cars no longer can.
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@forti4805 3 жыл бұрын

Nice to get feedback from someone who actually knows how to drive fast.

@Sqeptick 3 жыл бұрын

Driving like that while breaking down the car's finer points... probably the best ride-along I've ever seen.

@Krauser1226 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, turbo sounds 🤤

@tcroft2165 3 жыл бұрын

well the dump valve

@alastair9894 8 ай бұрын

Prefer the supercharger, not so frenetic and with no annoying dump valve noise.

@InsertFlashyName 3 жыл бұрын

black flagged bc this thing was KILLING its run group

@ono3869 3 жыл бұрын

That exhaust and turbo sound is the best soundtrack for any car!

@breakalegfpv9532 3 жыл бұрын

this is awesome !! thank you fore the ride..

@Case16710 3 жыл бұрын

I like how you can watch the keychain and get a sense of the Gs he’s pulling. Also, Anthony’s got serious Jackie Chan hands. So fast!

@1998TDM 3 жыл бұрын

How refreshing to see an Atom thrashing review with the only squealing coming from the tyres. Excellent vid, thank you.

@aussie2uGA 3 жыл бұрын

It's always interesting to hear just how bad the previous version of a car is when they review the new one.

@born1n0z Жыл бұрын

Considering he is also backing off early in most corners he is hammering past everyone. Haha good man.

@richrdlewis6278 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid, someone who can drive, watched a Plato and Chris harris vid, yours was far better showing the car on the limit. One thing I would like to see in any vids of this car Is, someone doing a 0-60 time starting with Second gear and when out on the roads changing two gears at a time that any 6 speed box needs to be fast. Not all the time but there is so much torque with such little weight I'm sure this thing would much faster in lots of situations driven properly.

@mowler8042 3 жыл бұрын

That looks scary fast

@fingfangfoom2399 3 жыл бұрын

goddamnit i want one so fucking bad

@tibhen8473 3 жыл бұрын

can you do a small review? show the car outside, etc. ?

@sl0w_racer 3 жыл бұрын

I did a video walking over the spec sheet that shows the car a little bit. Granted, it is more about the options and spec'ing an Atom 4 but may be interesting for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z6xzaNqq1tGpiH0.html

@drivefasternow9071 3 жыл бұрын

jalopnik.com/the-honda-powered-ariel-atom-4-road-weapon-is-the-futur-1845384407

@jeffzekas 3 жыл бұрын

How much does it cost?

@xMB_ambXT4 3 жыл бұрын

".....if you pull up with a stick, it's a car with a manual transmission....." 8:18 ~ Eminem on 'Friday Night Cypher'😎💪🙏💯

@lightofjahs 3 жыл бұрын

Never seen one of these with a windscreen and wipers, is that a USA health and safety thing?

@drivefasternow9071 3 жыл бұрын

They are optional, as well as the roll bar.

@lightofjahs 3 жыл бұрын

@@drivefasternow9071 ahhh good to know, thank you.

@tcroft2165 3 жыл бұрын

@@drivefasternow9071 My understanding is that unlike the 3 or earlier its essentially mandatory in the US now. Though as most were already specced that way in the US it prob makes little difference

@lightofjahs 3 жыл бұрын

@@Leshic2 Move to the Isle of Mann in the UK (it's the island with that mental manxTT race) not only will you get the atom without the roll bar and the windscreen, there's no speed limits on most of the island too.

@tcroft2165 3 жыл бұрын

@@Leshic2 Jay Leno has one in Cal :-) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/btepkq91vs-bqWw.html Certainly are others.

@Patriiiiick 3 жыл бұрын

Fit.

@MrArmand2134 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see a speedo

@forti4805 3 жыл бұрын

Light is right.

@jareknowak8712 3 жыл бұрын

Is that You, mr. Chapman? :)

@yahushaking4367 3 жыл бұрын

turbo charged or Supercharged?

@Fr3ddyUK 2 жыл бұрын

The British version has a turbo charger; www.arielmotor.co.uk/atom/atom-overview/ The one in video is probably near enough the same.

@drivefasternow9071 2 жыл бұрын

If you couldn't hear from the blowoff valve, its turbocharged. This is the Civic Type R engine with custom tuning.

@RockyFoxxowo 3 жыл бұрын

One of the few vehicles where 300hp is acceptable as Performa

@Sheridantank 3 жыл бұрын

350 HP. In a car like this, every HP might as well be 3 being a third the weight of some cars.

@dodoz44 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sheridantank My M340i xDrive weighs literally 3 times as much as this Atom... And with only 30 more HP, it's already pretty quick, with 0-60 achievable in 3.8-3.9ish seconds. Would really love to see an AWD Atom though :)

@BOTYgaming 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly anything above 100hp is acceptable depending on the weight of the car. I could have tons of fun in my old EK Civic with 114hp.

@tommymician121 3 жыл бұрын

@@dodoz44 4wd atom is the nomad basically

@ericsson_motorsports 3 жыл бұрын

@@tommymician121 The nomad isn't all wheel drive, it's rear wheel drive like the atom.

@Fpvpilot928 3 жыл бұрын

Once my eyes saw the windscreen wiper, I couldn't look away from it. It looks like it's from an 87 Corolla, lol.

@Sheridantank 3 жыл бұрын

How does one not mess their pants and every shift?

@petejones6030 3 жыл бұрын

That windscreen is sooo wrong.

@xnopyt13 3 жыл бұрын

Need ls

@The_Opinion_of_Matt 3 жыл бұрын

WTF was wrong with the Mercedes starting at the 4:00 mark? After turn 2 it looked like they turned out to try and setup for turn 3 and upset the chassis in the process. Then, just before the point by, they almost rear ended the Porsche. I wouldn't want to be on the track with that Mercedes.

@The_Opinion_of_Matt 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone curious, here is the track in google maps. www.google.com/maps/@39.3556606,-75.0554105,983a,35y,39.18t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en

@drivefasternow9071 3 жыл бұрын

That gentleman was driving with 1 arm disabled. I gave him a good amount of respect for being out there and enjoying this hobby!

@The_Opinion_of_Matt 3 жыл бұрын

@@drivefasternow9071 Gotcha, glad he is still enjoying the hobby. I would still be worried about it though. I had people criticize me for autocrossing with one hand on the wheel in the past. They also said they didn't know how I was getting the times I was getting, but then I grew up driving the lawnmower and steering with one hand while the other was on the hydrostatic speed lever. Old autocross videos are posting on this channel, it's been WAY too long since I last went to an autocross, track day, or anything motorsports related. Life has just gotten in the way. Anyway, have a good weekend and stay safe and healthy.

@realnutteruk1 3 жыл бұрын

Or buy a motorbike... a little one will be good if you're not used to them..... all the adrenaline..... and way cheaper.....

@TheUrbanEpicure 3 жыл бұрын

... and way more broken bones, and hassle to get it to the track.

@sl0w_racer 3 жыл бұрын

I value my skin (& bones) more!

@1998TDM 3 жыл бұрын

Any relation to Michael? But yeah, my budget only stretches to bikes for staining my panties. Would love an Atom one day if I won lotto, though. Dunno why people are worried about broken bones, just don't hit stuff.

@jakubM3 2 жыл бұрын

But does a bike have a k20c1, no