Ariel Atom 500 V8 Assembled and Revealed, All In One Day
Ariel held its 10th anniversary celebrations recently, inviting Atom owners from around the globe to come to their headquarters in Crewkerne, Somerset. The festivities included refreshments and the revealing of the 2011 Ariel Atom 500 V8, through a five-hour assembly in front of the crowd.
Workers started with a bare chassis at 10:15 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m. they had the beastliest Atom yet built, aligned and filled with oil and coolant. The engine in query is a 3.0 liter naturally-aspirated V8, which ought to turn some serious numbers, thinking about the four-banger automobile hits 60 in less than 3 seconds. No word on what the exact power figure is, but we’re sure it’s unimportant one time you get in to the gas.
