My New Ariel Atom

16 06 2008

I just got my new Ariel Atom. It’s AMAZING!!! I highly recommend the Atom to anyone who enjoys speed and handling. Zero to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds!

Andy’s Ariel Atom

PART I – FINDING THE ARIEL ATOM The British TV show, TOP GEAR is a mixture of the hosts making fun of really crap cars and thrashing the life out of really good ones. As it says on the BBC website the show is like a combination of “Monster Garage” with “Lost’s” budget. I sat down with a beer in hand to watch my favorite show about cars, expecting to see many that I would drool over: Lamborghinis, Ferraris… cars well out of my league financially. This particular segment featured a sports bike racing an Ariel Atom — a car at that time unbeknownst to me. This peaked my interest because I’ve been into sports bikes all my life. So, seeing a car compared to a sports bike seemed like a pretty cool thing. The Ariel Atom blew away the sports bike and within a minute of watching the car, I too was blown away and knew I had to have one. The Presenter, Jeremy Clarkson (who has driven about every four-wheeled vehicle imaginable) called the Atom, “driving Nirvana”; “the most exciting car I’ve driven”; and “fast on a new level.” The video is 9 minutes long and you can click the YouTube link below to watch it. Read the rest of this entry »