Launched in 2003, the Atom 2 that followed had as much as 300bhp courtesy of a new supercharged Honda unit, and that was a recipe Ariel stuck with for the Atom 3 of 2007.But the next chapter in ...

Honda also supplies Ariel with the Civic 2.4 engine for the Nomad and a 1.2-litre V4 bike engine for the Ace. There are few poor Honda engines, but the 2.0 in Atom 4 spec is particularly fine.

To make the most of the extra grunt, Ariel has ... the rear tyres, the Atom’s acceleration from rest is largely limited by traction, and the full effect of the upgraded Honda engine is likely ...

Performance of the Honda Civic derived 2.4-litre four-pot ... tyres of 205 and 245 width all remain on the 3S. The rapid Ariel Atom 3S is on sale in North America for £56,236 ($89,750), some ...

Say hello to the latest evolution of Ariel Motor's barely there bolide, the Atom 3.5R. It swipes the Sadev ... The supercharged Honda Type R 2.0-liter engine gets help from a new sidepod-mounted ...

But hey, your neighbors don't know an Ariel Atom from a Corbin Sparrow. Just play the famous video of Clarkson making a fool of himself in the Atom, and no one needs to know you only spent about ...