{"id":39072,"date":"2023-08-09T16:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news\/?p=39072"},"modified":"2024-12-19T12:15:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T08:15:20","slug":"dubicars-exotic-car-of-the-week-ariel-atom-raw-visceral-pure-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dubicars.com\/news\/dubicars-exotic-car-of-the-week-ariel-atom-raw-visceral-pure-performance.html","title":{"rendered":"DubiCars Exotic Car Of The Week \u2014 Ariel Atom: Raw, Visceral & Pure Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UAE has no dearth of exotic cars. Finding some rare Italian supercars, fancy luxury cars and more like them isn\u2019t a difficult task. In such a market, it is often a little too hard to stand out. However, if you look for the right kind of car, it is very easy to stand out in a crowd without having to shell out millions of dirhams. <\/p>\n\n\n

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A supercar offers quick acceleration, big top-speed numbers, and great handling. However, if you are after something that is more of a racecar and less of a supercar, something that offers the visceral feel only an open single-seater can, nothing comes quite close to the Ariel Atom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In production since 2000, the Ariel Atom is one of the few cars out there that can give its driver the feel of a proper racecar while still being road legal. In this edition of the DubiCars Exotic of the Week, we take a look at the Ariel Atom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ariel Atom \u2014 Humble Beginnings In A University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The development of the Ariel Atom began way back in 1996 as a student project at Coventry University in Coventry, England. Now well-known car designer Niki Smart was a transport design student at the university back then and the Ariel Atom was his first design. Although, back then, it was known as the \u2018Lightweight Sports Car.\u2019 The new project was first displayed at the 1996 British International Motor Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inception Of The Ariel Motor Company & Production Of The Atom<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1991, industrialist Simon Saunders set up a company called Solocrest. After looking at just how much interest the Lightweight Sports Car project generated, Saunders renamed his company Solocrest as the Ariel Motor Company in 1999 and put the Ariel Atom into production. Eight generations\/models of the Ariel Atom have been produced so far and each generation has become significantly faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ariel Atom Design Characteristics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Though it has been in production for 23 years now, not much has changed in terms of the overall design and styling. It still features an exposed chassis, and this exoskeleton design has been one of the defining characteristics of the Atom since the very beginning. The front end of the Ariel Atom features a pointed and sharp nose flanked by tiny circular headlamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the rear is the engine, and gearbox along with other mechanical components, and all of them are exposed. The massive spoiler at the rear completes the design and styling of the car. It isn\u2019t the most elaborate design and most of it is raw. However, that is exactly what makes Ariel Atom special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ariel Atom Models Over The Years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n