Ariel Atom Weight Distribution

Ariel atom 1 1999 2002 1 gasoline engine.

Ariel atom weight distribution. The ariel atom v8 is bonkers. While the atom comes with a 911 like level of rear bias the xp5 places over 50 percent of its mass over the front axle. This is a dyno at the flywheel of the hartley 30l v8 as used in the ariel atom v8. It seems part of porsches solution has been to match tire widths to the proportions of weight at each end resulting in significantly wider rear tires.

Ariel 0 60 times list of ariel performance specs welcome to the most complete ariel atom 0 60 quarter mile times resource online offering a comprehensive index of ariel atom 0 to 60 car specs including ariel atom 500 ariel atom 3 ariel atom 2 ariel atom 35 supercharged ariel atom and many more. The ariel atom is a road legal high performance sports car made by the ariel motor company based in crewkerne somerset england and under licence in north america by tmi autotech inc. Originally the new ariel atom v8 was called the ariel atom 500. Then theres the weight distribution.

At virginia international raceway in alton virginia. Ariel couldnt call it atom 4 because a whole new integer only appears when the engine changes but nevertheless there has been a raft of small upgrades aiming to make this. It mainly differs from regular atom models by being powered by a v8 engine instead of a four cylinder engine and is to date the fastest car to be produced by the company. The first ariel atom had a 16 and 18 liter rover k series engine which was mounted midship for a balanced weight distribution.

Ariel have indeed gone completely bonkers and fitted a bespoke v8 engine to the already madly fast and madly exciting ariel atom. This would likely work on the atom as well if there were bespoke tires for it as there are for porsches. 500bhp in a car that weighs 550kg giving a power to weight ratio of over 900bhp per ton and 0 60mph in a claimed 23sec. The atom is a refined vehicle that actually works on the road.