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geno8r Grand Master

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they look shithouse ......... sorry i just dont like the look of them.

Umm, you don't buy one for it looks, it's not like they're meant for picking up chicks :lol: *for no panels & a pure chassis type car, I reckon it looks pretty darn good.

I'd love to drive one on the road, you'd get so many looks & blow ANY thing away... Awww man, I want one so bad…. Lmao @ poombahs comment, I’m with ya on that one buddy.

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Wow, two threads on the Atom created in a matter of days. It must have left an impression! The other thread has the link to the 5th Gear video review as well if people want it.

Anyone happen to capture the Beyond Tomorrow video? i wouldn't mind having a look. I don't normally watch the show coz it pisses me off for some reason.

I seem to remember the Atom being closer to Lotus Elise money (for the s-charged model) in the UK, so I very much doubt that you could get one on road for less than $80k in Aust. Remember that similar vehicles like the Caterham Super 7 start at about $70k for the NA 1.6 litre engine. $100k on road would not suprise me.

EDIT: Just looked at the NZ Openwheelers site. They reckon about NZ$70k for the NA model. With our harsher importing laws, I'd say you're looking at AUD$70k here in Aust. I would not be suprised to see a AUD$30k price difference between the NA and supercharged model, so my $100k estimate remains.

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slap a rb26 in it and see what happens?

If you want more power and fun add a NOS bottle and get all the power you could need without the weight adn for a fraction of the price.

PS - can I be the listed benificiary(sp?) in your will?

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Big Rizza

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I'm sure you've all seen the Top Gear power board, but here it is again. Note that it is missing a few cars. There was a Maserati that ran quicker than the Enzo (1:18.9?) and a few other race cars for the road that are competitors to the Arial in the UK (Hayabusa engined Westfield ran quicker than the Zonda in the low 1:20s I think, and Hayabusa engined Radical ran about 1:19ish). Can't remember the times exactly, but looking at that list you can appreciate what a marvel the Arial is!

scathing Grand Master

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slap a rb26 in it and see what happens?

Why would you want to?

Even if it fit in the confines of the car's engine area, it would take a shitload of effort to adapt a driveline to suit. Of course the engine would also weigh a lot more than the all-alloy 4 pot that's currently installed in it, detracting from the handling.

Considering the supercharged version already makes 600hp/ton on a relatively mild tune (I would have preferred to leave it NA and run a big set of cams and new internals instead, and settled for 500hp/ton) it doesn't exactly have a dearth of power.

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Big Rizza

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lol, i was joking about the rb26 thing guys!

although i work vtec would go hard.

what you want is 1:1 power to weight!!

Is that 1000 bhp per tonne or 1000 kw per tonne? And is that at the wheels or at the engine? Whichever way, it's rediculous! And unnecessary! I doubt you could get that power to the ground with the Atoms skinny tyres :D

I reckon you could tune the VTEC engine from 300hp to 500hp without too much trouble. And at 500kgs that would give the 1000hp per tonne you want! :D

Alternatively you could go for a 1500hp GTR. Or a 2500hp Landcuiser. :D

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