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2006 Ariel Atom...Naked in the City
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:57 am
by minir
Hi to all
Parking this thing in your driveway would cause quite a stir in the neighbourhood don't ya think.
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"There's fast, and then there's Atom fast," says Laurance Yap. Weighing just 450 kilograms, the 300-hp supercharged Ariel Atom will reach 100 km/h in just over three seconds, he reports. "But what was most impressive was the braking," he says. "You always end up slowed down way before you actually need to be." The Atom is not yet road-legal in Canada, but it's in the works, he says.
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/ ... elatom.htm
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minir
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:47 am
by YeOldeStonecat
Must be a fun little thing for people with really long driveways or your own private roads.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:58 am
by Lefty
Looks like alot of fun.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 6:11 am
by minir
YeOldeStonecat wrote:Must be a fun little thing for people with really long driveways or your own private roads.
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Hi YeOldeStonecat & Lefty
It will given brembo his first Pudgy of the day eh!
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minir
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:55 am
by Shagster
I saw that in a top gear episode. I want one!
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:15 pm
by YARDofSTUF
YeOldeStonecat wrote:Must be a fun little thing for people with really long driveways or your own private roads.
I think its raod legal here in the US, looks like a very fun car.
Clarkson loved it.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:37 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
YARDofSTUF wrote:I think its raod legal here in the US, looks like a very fun car.
Clarkson loved it.
Yeah saw that..I'd not feel comfy driving it on the highways around here though. It's so low...old ladies in Dodge Omni's would run you over. Fun as heck...but I'd not want to be around other cars.
Get bug in teeth syndrome like on motorcycles.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:39 pm
by YARDofSTUF
YeOldeStonecat wrote:Yeah saw that..I'd not feel comfy driving it on the highways around here though. It's so low...old ladies in Dodge Omni's would run you over. Fun as heck...but I'd not want to be around other cars.
Get bug in teeth syndrome like on motorcycles.
Well its only a roll cage with an engine, I'd wear a helmet.
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:51 pm
by YeOldeStonecat
YARDofSTUF wrote:Well its only a roll cage with an engine, I'd wear a helmet.
If date wore a skirt...could be a perk! Think of the wind flow....
Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:22 pm
by minir
YeOldeStonecat wrote:If date wore a skirt...could be a perk! Think of the wind flow....
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Hi YeOldeStonecat, Shagster & YARDofSTUF
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Think of the "Wind Drag" YeOldeStonecat
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Shagster & YARDofSTUF
Too much of a chance of debris getting in your face and eyes to be practical, unless one wore goggles all the time on the streets.
Fun for a Sunday morning scoot though, but the price is way too high imho.
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Thanks Fellas
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regards
minir