WHAT URGE MAKES middle-aged men want to slip the surly bonds of inertia in ever more minimalist machinery? I’m asking for a friend. The Ariel Atom 4—a skeletonized version of a mid-engine two-seater ...

View post: The 2025 Audi SQ5 Has Many Trims, but Only One Is the Smart Buy 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 enough ...

With The Stig behind the wheel, the Atom 4R lapped the Top Gear test track in 1:13.7. A modified version of the 2.0-liter ...

Anyone who enjoyed watching Top Gear before Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer will remember his epic review of the Ariel Atom. At the time, it started "at under £20,000" and delivered 300 bhp, thanks ...

Car manufacturers, especially sports car manufacturers, are in a constant balancing act, trying to make cars that are as purpose-built as possible while still being livable. Ariel, with the latest ...

With 475-500 hp and 10,600 rpm redline, it's the ultimate Atom, but not road-legal in the US.

Sure, it may have no doors, airbags, or roof, but the Ariel Atom 4 is still a road-legal car. So there’s no reason why you couldn’t use it to get coffee and lunch at a drive-thru. And that’s exactly ...

There’s no such thing as a slow Ariel Atom. They’re all fast, but some, like the new 4R that was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this week, are just a little bit crazier than the rest.

Ariel, the boutique UK-based carmaker known for producing some of the wildest vehicles on four wheels, is celebrating its 25th birthday by announcing its most powerful car ever, the Ariel Atom 4RR.

British carmaker Ariel has been building its ultra-lightweight Atom sports car since 1996, and in that time, the brand has done some ridiculous things with the basic concept. One limited run version ...