#ARIEL ATOM 4 FULL#

#ARIEL ATOM 4 FULL#

The car will also be the first Ariel vehicle to undergo full European Small Series Type Approval (ESSTA) and ADR (Australian Design Rules) testing, to enable Atom 4 to be sold throughout Europe and Australasia with a Certificate of Conformity from 2019. From fun sports car to track weapon, the Atom 4 will deliver.

The cars will have identical specifications, combining the best high and low volume engineering, materials and production values together with an option list and bespoke build system that gives each customer exactly the car they need. Having earned its reputation as the ‘Savile Row of the automotive world’ Ariel has a tailor-made approach to building vehicles that isn’t possible at high volume and reflects the opportunities achievable only in low volume production.Ītom 4 will also be made, under licence, by Ariel North America based in South Boston, Virginia, serving North and South American markets. It really is an all-new car in fact there are only three parts carried over from the last Atom – the clutch pedal, the brake pedal and the fuel cap.”Ītom 4 will continue to be made in low volume by Ariel at its factory near Crewkerne, Somerset in quantities of around 100 cars per year alongside the Ariel Nomad and Ariel Ace motorbike. Each car will be built, as they are now, by one technician and to order for each individual customer. Said Simon Saunders, director of Ariel, “The Atom 4 is the biggest change to the car since we originally released it in 1999. With an open design brief to improve the car wherever possible, the Atom 4 represents another big step forward in the evolution of the Atom. Building on the learning from previous generations, customer feedback, Ariel assembly technicians and significant R&D by Ariel in recent years, the Atom 4 preserves the essential Ariel qualities but progresses the design and engineering further into the most powerful and able Atom yet.Ītom 4 features the latest Honda Type R turbo engine giving 320bhp as standard, all-new chassis, suspension, steering and brakes, all-new bodywork with significant aerodynamic improvements, new seating and instrumentation together with a host of design improvements and changes. Prices start at £39,975 including VAT in the UK (£33,312 ex VAT)ĭesigned by the in-house Ariel team, the Atom 4 continues the now iconic design, but is an entirely new car from the ground-up.Production will commence in late 2018, for spring 2019 deliveries.Atom 4 is capable of 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds and 0-100mph in 6.8 seconds.New instrumentation and electronics with traction and launch control.New seats, revised ergonomics, more interior space.

New bodywork with significant aerodynamic improvements.

Totally revised suspension and steering.

Fourth-generation of Ariel’s iconic sports car is the fastest standard version yet.

Official Ariel Motor Company press release (11 July 2018)Īriel Motor Company announces the launch of the latest evolution of the Ariel Atom, now in its fourth generation, the all-new Atom 4.

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