The Ariel Atom made waves several years ago for combining (very) minimalist styling with pure driving experience and function. It was a small two-seater that had no bodywork, a supercharged Honda Type R engine with 290 hp and driving dynamics and performance that surpassed a big bike.
For its10th anniversary, Ariel celebrates its association with Honda by coming up with the Atom Ariel Mugen. Only 10 will ever be hand-built, each costing $80,000 and each will bear a numbered plague. Each engine will also be hand-built and blueprinted, taking 7 days to build, and will be signed off only when the technician is satisfied with his work. The same procedure will hold true for the assembly of the rest of the car at Ariel’s facility in England.
This little rocket will be powered by the K20Z Type R engine,tuned to deliver 270 hp in Mugen trim. Being naturally aspirated, it will have an 8,700 rpm redline and a power delivery that only normally aspirated engines can give. This will give the Atom Mugen a 2.9 time to 100 km/h and a top speed of 240 km/h. This is supercar territory for a 4-cylinder track car. Adjustable suspension and sport brakes ensure impeccable track manners. Quotes Simon Saunders, head of Ariel, "We found that both ourselves and Mugen had the same meticulous attention to detail in the build of our cars and their engines. One Ariel technician makes a car, one Mugen technician builds an engine. The result is a truly hand made car with a hand made engine."
See the Ariel Atom’s performance here.
Although the Atom shown in the video is not the type Mugen, it has the same performance as both are powered by Honda Type R engines with approximately the same output. Using a performance calculator, the power to weight ratios of the Ariel Atom in the video and the Atom Mugen will be practically the same.
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