With 475-500 hp and 10,600 rpm redline, it's the ultimate Atom, but not road-legal in the US.

The Ariel Atom has long been one of the nuttiest, most track-focused cars on the planet, and 18 months ago, the small British manufacturer launched the 4R. This little beast uses the same engine as a ...

The Atom 4R belongs to that almost masochistic breed of track cars that pushes road legality and viability to the limit in pursuit of performance ...

Compared with any other start-up sports car maker you care to mention, Ariel’s first 25 years of existence have been remarkably wrinkle-free. The company made a profit on its very first production car ...

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carwow is back with a light-versus-brawny showdown that couldn't have been any closer in the quarter mile. Representing all cars light and nimble, the Ariel Atom 4R is no Miata but a different animal ...