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Honda is now the sole engine option for the latest generation of Ariel Atoms. The motor, which comes from a Honda Civic, develops up to 300 hp (245 hp for the non-supercharged version), and will spin as fast as 8,000 rpm.

As its name implies, the Atom reduces the sports car to its bare essentials. Its body comprises little more than a nose cone and wind deflector, leaving the structure and chassis visible for all to see. The frame comprises a large-diameter powder-coated tube trellis that mounts that tweaked Honda engine with Formula-car-type suspension components.

Weighing in at just over 1,200 pounds, the skeletal Atom can accelerate more quickly than most Ferraris. Likewise, it handles more like a Formula racecar. A true embodiment of the four-wheel motorcycle, the Atom offers a wind-in-the-face motoring experience unlike any other.

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