300hp supercharged Ariel Atom
 

0-60 in 3 seconds! Now that thing is a mans go-kart!

its a honda =)

This thing is old. Still sweet though.

seen it---many times. its actually powered by a k20a

Damn, that makes my CBR look wussy :(

I don't care that I've seen that a million times! It's a pleasure having a video guy on the website! Trev's always posting up vids which keep us busy!
Thanks Trev!!!

the powa of dreams

Hey look thats my engine! woo hoo!

repost and NO MORE HONDA ENGINES IN THE ATOM.

I just got an email from Atom a few weeks ago: They had 9 honda engines at the time of mailing.
So by now probably no more.

From now on it looks like you can get up to 300hp from a GM engine.
Honestly, as crappy as GM cars are, a tuned ecotec (or however its spelled) is a decent engine, and should last for a long time if taken care of.
As long as it doesnt have GM a/c, interior, etc. then you can expect decent quality

i hear the boosted 2.0 ecotec motors are bustin on people...

Ive heard some good things about them, but maybe they suck in the long run.
They are a good platform, if nothing else

why would they down grade from k20a to ecotec? $$$

they offered both. I just think its nearly impossible to get them now.

Oh yeah it did say they are made by three guys in a barn.

yeah bascally they are made by a few guys in a barn... but as they get bigger and more popular I bet they could start getting another person or two and get a bigger place. I am not sure where they are right now.

Man maybe i should pull my engine out and just build one of those myself! :-)

K20As are fast and reliable. I know this from experience as well with other people on here with K-swaps.

That thing is absolutely insane. Makes me want to sell everything I own to get one!

the top gear vid is better... but this guy took it through a car wash hehe