For engineers, the Ariel Atom is a celebration of design efficiency. Case in point, the Atom does without stylized sheetmetal and grabs attention with its, raw, elemental, exposed exoskeleton chassis architecture instead. There are no windows, no roof, no windshield, and certainly no air conditioning. Colin Chapman would be proud.
The Ariel Atom's simplicity is its trump card. Weighing as little as 650 kg, or 1430 lbs., all it takes is a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder Honda K20A1 i-VTEC engine producing 230-hp to propel the Atom from 0-to-60 mph in only 2.8 seconds and all the way to a top speed of 155 mph.
But what happens when you're clinically insane? What if a factory Honda engine is not enough? What if some men just want to watch the world burn? Enter the DDMWorks Ariel Atom.
Let's not mess around; the DDMWorks Ariel Atom produces a staggering 700-hp. That's more than triple of what an Atom produced in standard trim! How fast is 0-to-60 now? With the right set of tires, it's probably a blink of an eye. As reckless as 700-hp may sound, the boys at DDMWorks were quite meticulous in the Franken-Atom's development. Massaging the Ecotec 2.0 liter powerplant to its very limits of mechanical operation, DDMWorks upgraded the engine with Darton mid sleeves, ceramic-coated Wiseco pistons, H-beam Carillo rods and ARP hardware.
Translating its performance into the measurement of power-to-weight ratio, the DDMWorks Ariel Atom possesses 1hp/kg. Forget supercars, that figure places DDMWorks Atom's performance dangerously close to Formula 1's 1.4bhp/kg territory.
Finally, if your middle name is 'Stig' of if your uniform is a cape and cowl, here's how you can get one: visit DDMWork's website to learn more!
