The 365HP ARIEL ATOM 3S Cannot be TAMED!

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We review the Ariel Atom 3S with a turbocharged 365HP Honda K24 Engine and it's a complete insane driving experience.
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@speedacademy 4 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on the Ariel Atom 3S? Is the absolutely bonkers driving experience worth the price tag?

@Rockafella 4 жыл бұрын

"WHAT!" "WHAT?!?" Common! hahaha, had me laughing

@chrisej5987 4 жыл бұрын

Now you need to try the V8 one 😂

@wombatonsteroids 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool car, love the concept, but $90K for a bare-bone shell with a Honda engine that has turbo flutter seems really steep.

@HFMartini6 4 жыл бұрын

i think that with Speed Academy even the viewers GPU needs to be accelerated ;)

@on-site4094 4 жыл бұрын

@@wombatonsteroidsit's a street go kart

@Alexander-sr5fg 4 жыл бұрын

The turbo noise is the best, I can't imagine the raw acceleration feeling. What I'm really curious about is what would Turbowski say with it on a lift?!

@aaronbryan5095 4 жыл бұрын

Probably something like "nice toy car, what is it?"

@DestinysComputer 4 жыл бұрын

Or he might say it has a lawnmower engine.

@savagegeese 4 жыл бұрын

He calls it a jungle gym because of the tubes.

@aaronbryan5095 4 жыл бұрын

@@savagegeese Yo Mark, did you actually buy the Ariel Atom or are you leasing it?

@shaundavidssd 4 жыл бұрын

Supercharged isn't it?that's the waste gate

@savagegeese 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for driving the car and sharing the experience. Any questions feel free to ask.

@feelthatfeelthat 4 жыл бұрын

Hey SG, which motor is used in the american atoms, the K24?

@savagegeese 4 жыл бұрын

@@feelthatfeelthat Yes K24Z7. The Atom4 will use K20C thats in the new Type R.

@psangli1203 4 жыл бұрын

Are you ever going to come to California Tracks?

@savagegeese 4 жыл бұрын

@@psangli1203 Besides Laguna not likely.

@VdWsIkO 4 жыл бұрын

What tyres are you planning to use on that beast? I really thought these tyres were quite good tbh xD

@geraldtrudeau7733 4 жыл бұрын

The random giggles through the corners tells me everything I need to know about how fun that drive was.

@kaj750 4 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine has an Atom 2. I can confirm they are a ton of fun to drive and the giggling while making all those steering correction is 100% accurate. It's a lot of fun to be that active while driving a car.

@h3llb1lly889 4 жыл бұрын

5:09 Why do i have a feeling that was laughter due to the imminent threat of death?

@swanblake 4 жыл бұрын

I'm in love! The noises this thing mal3s, the induction by your head, the manual transmission. Just amazing

@kzannos 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love that thing!! The sounds, the speed, the sensation of everything around you and the physical struggle! What an experience to drive one!!

@BrainSt0rm314 4 жыл бұрын

Speed Academy AND Savagegeese AND the Ariel Atom... I knew this would be a good video before watching it...and I was right ! Nice one guys. This car is a proper beast !

@LTrejo91 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing track review! These are great vids along with the awesome car builds that we drool over.

@VoxVirtus86 4 жыл бұрын

I could listen to you drive this thing around the track all day. Sounds AMAZING!

@VS666 4 жыл бұрын

incredible car paired with an incredible owner. i love everything mr goose does.

@GJKPzcsw 4 жыл бұрын

Holy wow! What an amazing translation of experience! 10/10 crazy!!!

@myndcrym 4 жыл бұрын

Thanx so much for an awesome job showing me what it would look, feel and sound like driving the Atom. Your camera set up was awesome!

@speedacademy 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words.

@JesseCarmichaelAutos 4 жыл бұрын

Back end steps out... *giggles* Looked like a blast. Cool to get your take on the Atom lunacy DP

@OriginalRangsta12 4 жыл бұрын

Another great review guys 🙌🏼

@moko56789 4 жыл бұрын

You know the cars insane when the whole lap he doesn’t say a word and the cars flying hahaha loved this review 😂

@justinturner4850 4 жыл бұрын

Savagegeese’s Atom! Awesome video. I really really want one.... we don’t even have a track here on Maui, but I still want one anyway 🤷🏼‍♂️

@HotboiEngineering 4 жыл бұрын

Is that GPU acceleration on your end or my end? The Atom is too fast to process lol.

@EddoWagt 4 жыл бұрын

It's on his end

@BassFace1776 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah savagegeese is the man!

@TheSlipAngle 4 жыл бұрын

Nice review Dave! I had a little experience with an older supercharged Atom and it was the same thing. Kind of scary and a bit of a handful to put together a clean lap but they are properly fast.

@Beezy_Builds 4 жыл бұрын

People who know, know, would love to see them drive a few of your toys

@tcroft2165 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the version. The older the Atom the more dangerous/lively they are. The 1 esp and the 2 were tricky esp without the wings. the 3 is v good esp with wings and the 4 looks the best by a long long way...

@StanleyKubick1 4 жыл бұрын

three words to eliminate pedal-slipping: skateboard grip tape

@weatheranddarkness 3 жыл бұрын

check at 1:55 the tape is worn off on the clutch pedal, it's still intact on the brake.

@LTrejo91 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite Speed Academy vid

@infinity2904 4 жыл бұрын

"What?.......What? Come one...." Is a good description.

@riptideagility 4 жыл бұрын

"First of all, why did you buy this?" "Because racecar."

@adamc2136 4 жыл бұрын

The giggles while driving are the best!

@altimatic2183 4 жыл бұрын

that sounds absolutely amazing!

@bluecollarmoneyinvestingch396 4 жыл бұрын

That noise right behind your ear is priceless!

@joshuawest3546 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t help but grin the whole time. Looks like a blast.

@mattmanslim 4 жыл бұрын

Make sure you’ve got your GPU acceleration turned on before watching!

@SKOMPAS 4 жыл бұрын

Hahah I had it turned off and the video crashed woops hahaha

@minibikemadman 4 жыл бұрын

Those ctr motors pump..this thing is amazing. I like the older ones supercharged and na versions but this one is the best one fo sure.

@ryanfoster6514 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to this video all day.. my lord what a gorgeous sound.

@JDM_Jeffro 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of driving a rotax shifter kart. Awesome video guys!

@darrengooding8785 4 жыл бұрын

nice to see SAVAGEGEESE still repping Chicago Auto Pros with the hat, those guys are awesome.

@TheMattc999 4 жыл бұрын

"I'm channeling my inner Clarkson...." 🤣 subbed

@Drifty325i 4 жыл бұрын

Owweee i love this! It sounds,goes and comes on boost very similar to my 430hp Turbo Lotus Elise. Epic toy!

@presidentnotsure3273 4 жыл бұрын

One of the rawiest test drives I've seen.

@tinywrasher7923 4 жыл бұрын

Great driving billo

@alexmedved6205 4 жыл бұрын

I see a "Budget Atom" cage cart build coming on the channel. Similar to roadkill's C4, cletus's Leroy or the shart cart from hoonigan. Would be a fun project to watch youguys create over the winter.

@DaveCraige 4 жыл бұрын

Check out the Goblin DF

@q8fly. 4 жыл бұрын

Adjust the brake bais more to the front. I’m still adjusting & tweaking my red 2018 3s. But it’s mostly for street fun

@on-site4094 4 жыл бұрын

Mark likes a true raw driving experience engine noise turbo noise looks like a lot of fun to drive and a work out

@GooberGalactic 2 жыл бұрын

I love the turbo sound

@TankRust 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! It's awesome you got to drive one in semi-anger. That particular car looks over sprung and/or over dampened for the grip of the R888R. With some setup changes it would be properly fast. I noticed the rear wing was at a serious angle (possibly outside of its effective range), probably in an attempt to calm down the nervous back end. Its hard to imagine that Ariel offered a 500 horsepower version of this car at one point. Thanks for literally taking your life in your hands for the KZfaq audience!

@Veeziful 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it can be really easy to blame tires for slow lap times, but I absolutely refuse to believe that it's the tires fault they couldn't post a better time than the Supra. I'd imagine a trip to a race shop for a proper suspension setup / alignment / corner balance would work wonders. Remember the Top Gear Atom 500 got to the top of that leaderboard on stock tires :)

@russ4AGE 4 жыл бұрын

Oh man DP, your initial reaction got me giggling throughout the video. Thanks SavageGeese.

@psewgobind 4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my old 85 CRX with Pirelli Semi Slicks. When one of the rear tires would bite, it'd swing the car around into a U-turn unless you had a good grasp of the steering wheel. More traction may not be the solution for the Atom, but a more progressive spring setup would help.

@rollei35mm 4 жыл бұрын

If you don't know the atom weighs about 600kg, a 350z for reference is 1600kg with less power.

@thomaspayne6866 4 жыл бұрын

I still don’t know the weight because I’m American

@rollei35mm 4 жыл бұрын

@@thomaspayne6866 1kg =2.2 pounds friendo

@elsapomasguapo 4 жыл бұрын

About 1322lbs

@SoFLaZ06 4 жыл бұрын

This looks like so much joy 🎉

@michaelhughes3302 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us the lap times. I had a feeling that despite the Atom's notorious reputation, you had infact a decent compression of what was going on. In layman's terms, after a few sessions I'm quite sure Mr chewing gum and hands on hips couldn't hold a candle to you. And he owns the car. Sure, in the wrong hands any car can be a "deathtrap" but you didn't nearly approach that level of insecurity. Having driven one myself, albeit with slightly less than 280whp it's an absolute pleasure to drive at 8/10ths if that's your sort of thing. Me I flogged it. Spun out twice and went back for more. Cheers, Michael in Milton.

@Simonofcalifornia 4 жыл бұрын

Super nice. Both the car and crowd.

@thedrvn 4 жыл бұрын

Put a turbo K24 in anything and its fun to the max

@z06camaro 4 жыл бұрын

My exocet is 116whp at 1500lbs... And that thing 0-60 is wicked. I can't imagine 360hp

@Barry_Block 4 жыл бұрын

so sick, sound is amazing

@2WOSTEEZY 4 жыл бұрын

This thing might have one of the greatest blow offf valve sounds ive ever heard!

@BrendanEvan 4 жыл бұрын

Real driver + POV= gold!

@JerryNeutron 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing!

@rtsoccerplayer 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ those sounds!!!! I can't imagine how amazing it would be to pilot that thing around a track.

@lucaballardini1 4 жыл бұрын

The best part of this is the mix of induction and turbo noise

@TheMatrixcube 4 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that thx 👌👌

@jrzez 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Mr Geese and I don't see eye-to-eye all the time, but i still respect him. These cars are impressive as hell. Something has to be holding this thing back, tires/suspension, testicle size? But what is scary is that damn BMW Supra's performance... What an underrated car. Toyota really tuned that thing well, and the 2021 is looking to be even better? Sheesh.

@deanslegos1990 4 жыл бұрын

I get chills looking at this car

@BenFreedmanRacing 4 жыл бұрын

Love it, that thing makes great noises

@Paypay22 4 жыл бұрын

awesome video

@bossally1603 4 жыл бұрын

This looks fun as hell 🤙🏽🤙🏽

@wasptim 4 жыл бұрын

Recently sold mine, great fun car and miss it.

@MyloShwayze 4 жыл бұрын

Wow the sounds!!

@baddage 4 жыл бұрын

Love your fire suit!

@mihailpetrovici5044 4 жыл бұрын

How much eargasm do you want? Turbo: yeees

@Myevo8u007 4 жыл бұрын

Mihail Petrovici it’s intoxicating!!

@BassFace1776 4 жыл бұрын

That is one of the wildest on boards I've seen.

@KosmicHRTRacingTeam 4 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t this car smoke any production car? How is the Supra faster? You mention the tires are a weak point, but these tires are far better than any street tire. Little confused.

@BassFace1776 4 жыл бұрын

@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam I was thinking the same. I think it's being limited by the tires. Lots of hp and super light needs some slicks.

@charlesclarke9430 4 жыл бұрын

You guys should test the BAC Mono next as a follow-up!!

@manolom1669 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds amazing...

@seandonaldson5084 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of my dream cars. One these with a dog box and full slicks would just be an absolute nuclear missile. 5 stars.

@JoshVanVeld 2 жыл бұрын

Well, back in the day I talked crap in the comments about this car's lap time and now I actually own a supercharged Atom 3 and I'm struggling with similar issues to get a lap time that you would expect from the weight and power of the car. If you guys ever want to come visit Atlanta Motorsports Park, I'll be happy to have you out as my guests and let you review my Atom on track :)

@ricknovak3477 4 жыл бұрын

I had an anxiety attack just watching those laps. I want one.

@Kevhoe 4 жыл бұрын

The way you describe it and the way it looks to drive is just how it does in Gran Turismo (probably the only place I’ll ever drive one lol).

@obijuan3004 4 жыл бұрын

What a great workout!

@rawle198521 4 жыл бұрын

That looks like FUN

@cinnamonrollypoly 4 жыл бұрын

That turbo noise is to die for.

@JohnWilliams-nx2no 4 жыл бұрын

bov sounds like a turkey attack telling you to keep the throttle down

@kiarinkutak5832 4 жыл бұрын

6:32 that uhuu made me smile

@GordonGordon 4 жыл бұрын

I love that it blows raspberries at you when you let off on the throttle. "BBBBRRRRRRrrrrr..... tbtbtbtbbtbtb....."

@PCayMan 4 жыл бұрын

Holy Turbo Flutter 😍

@misterd3979 4 жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@pFbSpecV 4 жыл бұрын

This might be my favorite car you guys have tester!! Its fast!!! K24 in it???

@masonbright3556 4 жыл бұрын

I can feel your adrenaline rush!

@younginng3661 3 жыл бұрын

Damn this man can drive!

@jimbrauer1855 4 жыл бұрын

I can feel the direct steering thru the video

@barryphillips7327 4 жыл бұрын

This is the Ariel Atom i have seen with a windscreen, normally they do not have. They used to make a V8 version ( think it was two motorbike engines joined?? ) it was almost 500hp!

@glennbeck9496 4 жыл бұрын

That blow-off valve noise reminds me of Gizmo the mogwai laughing.

@mugdays 4 жыл бұрын

I have never seen a like/dislike ratio like this in my LIFE!

@jayknight139 4 жыл бұрын

This used to be my dream car until I realized cross karts do the same thing for one third the price.

@MisterChief1117 4 жыл бұрын

Cross karts aren't street legal tho

@jayknight139 4 жыл бұрын

@@MisterChief1117 no but you can make them street legal by finding out what u need for your state and then put that in the cross kart.

@SvenTviking 4 жыл бұрын

$100 grand is a LOT for what you don’t get, like bodywork, airbags, heater/air conditioning, music system, doors, etc, etc.

@austinsears1637 4 жыл бұрын

@@SvenTviking Hahaha! That's exactly what I was just thinking to myself! Thanks but no thanks to the makers....

@Tsxtasy1 4 жыл бұрын

What a cool video, I want one haha

@ShaiyanHossain 4 жыл бұрын

you guys should test a Nomad around the track!

@mondomoleno.3404 4 жыл бұрын

What a beast. I could probably drive it at maybe 1/4 throttle max. I've never driven anything that light or powerful, so I'd have no frame of reference.

@veehexx 4 жыл бұрын

Atom is outta my price range, but Mark sums up why i want the atom more than any other track car; it's a car you have to work at to tame and gives a pure driving experience that is becoming rarer to find.