Top Gear fans will remember the Ariel Atom V8 ... With the anonymous Stig at the wheel, the Atom 4R lays down a 1:13.7. If you include all the full-on race cars TG's tested over the years ...

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 ...