Initially it might seem surprising that there hasn’t been a scale model of an Ariel Atom before now. After all, the car is extremely popular and it’s been in production for 16 years.

Several sports car firms rejected his idea, so he set up the Ariel Motor Company to build the Atom himself. Arch Motors collaborated on the steel skeleton and Saunders set about sourcing ...

Ariel was picky about what company it let make an Atom model, because the car's construction makes miniaturization complex. Ariel Atom? Sadly, neither can we – especially not the limited-run V8 ...

But most of the middle-aged guys we know have all their extra cash tied up not in little cars, but in little kids. Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear seems to think the Ariel Atom is perfect for middle ...

Top Gear fans will remember the Ariel Atom V8, the wild followup to the car that deformed Jeremy ... complete with a higher downforce aero kit, sticky tires, and nearly every other go-fast part ...

Thirteen years ago, an Ariel Atom fitted with a 500bhp V8 blitzed the Top Gear test track in 1m 15.1s. That was fast. But this is now. And now, the new Ariel Atom 4R sports a Honda Civic Type R's ...