Installed in the regular Ariel Atom 4 (it seems wrong to use the word ‘regular’ for such a gloriously irregular car), which replaced the Atom 3.5 in 2020, it’s rated at 320bhp. The Atom 4R ...

And it’s the patriotically hued British Racing Green Lotus 49 Cosworth that springs to mind now, as I stand beside the new Ariel Atom 4, nearly 20 years after the first Atom appeared.

The car beat out icons including the Pagani Huayra and Lamborghini Sesto Elemento. The Ariel Atom has long been one of the nuttiest, most track-focused cars on the planet, and 18 months ago ...

Thirteen years ago, an Ariel Atom fitted with a 500bhp V8 blitzed ... Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives ...

the new Atom 4R shows the legendary Atom V8 its taillights. Top Gear fans will remember the Ariel Atom V8, the wild followup to the car that deformed Jeremy Clarkson's face. Thirteen years ago ...