Memory lane is a little more harsh than I expected. A gap of 25 years since I last drove an Ariel Atom has diluted my recall of the full-body fizz that accompanies this revolutionary sports car. This ...

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.

We’ve lost track of how many times we’ve watched Clarkson’s track test of the Ariel Atom. It solidified the Atom’s place in the track-day hierarchy, impressing with its insane speed, lateral grip and ...

Ariel Atoms are some of the coolest track cars out there, but they’re hard to come by and usually pretty pricey. Who but Copart to solve this problem for us? There’s currently an undamaged 2007 Atom 2 ...

The car seen here is the Atom 3.5. It powers the rear wheels only via a six-speed manual gearbox. The Atom 3.5 can sprint to 60 mph from rest in 2.7 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. The car ...

23 Aug 2025, 13:21 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon // Ariel Nomad 2 battles Mercedes-AMG G 63 as Land Rover Defender OCTA takes on its supercharged 5.0-liter sibling over the 1/4-mile Cheers to 25 Years of ...

If you're looking for a car that can get to 60 MPH as fast as a McLaren P1 but without all that annoying "bodywork" and for about 1/25th the price, boy are you in luck, because Ariel just announced ...

Pound for pound, price for performance, there has never been a more focused production sports car than the Ariel Atom – and the new Atom 4 takes things up a notch. With a 320-hp engine, and ...

While studying traditional news journalism in college, Jake realized he was smitten by all things automotive and wound up with an internship at Car and Driver. That led to a career writing news, ...

View post: Tesla Keeps Settling Autopilot Death Lawsuits—And That’s a Big Shift 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 ...

carwow is back with a light-versus-brawny showdown that couldn't have been any closer in the quarter mile. Representing all cars light and nimble, the Ariel Atom 4R is no Miata but a different animal ...