Ariel Atom in Mumbai! UPDATED: Detailed PICS on Page 5

Maverick5490 · 4th October 2008, 13:37

Wow! Thats an amazing addition, i remember JC's face when he was ripping it on the Top Gear track, something completely out of the ordinary!

@ecksreturn: another one to think about on the weekends??

Dippy · 4th October 2008, 13:43

Fantastic machine. Thats an awesome choice of car. It would nice to see a different car from the Raymonds stable this time at the ACI show and the Speedrun. The Atom will be fun at Kharghar next year. Awesome

spawnofsatan · 4th October 2008, 14:08

I was pretty shocked to read the title....this is awesome.

That car is worth every penny!!!

revvhed · 4th October 2008, 14:18

darn .. he already has the atom .. guess i'll have to get myself the X-BOW now ..

iraghava · 4th October 2008, 14:35

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Originally Posted by aniguchisan

I have a pic of this when it was in Delhi last week. A friend of a friend took it. Well, I assume it's the same one. Pic is just under a week old if I'm not mistaken.

Taj Mansingh, hmmm.....wonder what he's doing there in the day! Lunch at Machan perhaps!

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Originally Posted by pranavt

Woah. Didn't think I'd see one of these in India. Is the car road-legal here? Would love to see some cop faces if he ever decides to drive it around Mumbai's streets. Also, how come the car's got front and rear wings? Never seen those before.

It should be road legal, I don't see an issue with that. And the wings are optional extras, can be ordered in bare Carbon fibre or the contrasting body colour.

danlalan · 4th October 2008, 15:13

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Originally Posted by Dippy

Fantastic machine. Thats an awesome choice of car. It would nice to see a different car from the Raymonds stable this time at the ACI show and the Speedrun. The Aton will be fun at Kharghar next year. Awesome

Kharghar next year...??? I think he will run it at torque nite this year. November 22nd.

9thsphinx · 4th October 2008, 15:48

The SDR Storm - A souped up Ariel lookalike?!?!

14000rpm · 4th October 2008, 16:56

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Originally Posted by aniguchisan

I have a pic of this when it was in Delhi last week. A friend of a friend took it. Well, I assume it's the same one. Pic is just under a week old if I'm not mistaken.

awesome!! this is one of my fave cars.I'd even considered building a car similar to this but nothing beats the original. the ktm car is what comes close by.
but, I must admit the rear spoiler messes up the look a lil bit.

liv2drv · 4th October 2008, 17:09

THE ATOM!!!! that is simply amazing.... I really wasn't expecting to see one of these in India. I've dreaming about the Atom for a while now

aniguchisan · 4th October 2008, 18:38

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Taj Mansingh, hmmm.....wonder what he's doing there in the day! Lunch at Machan perhaps!

If the speed of the car is anything to go by, that must be one speedy lunch. Yes, the Mansingh.

Amien · 4th October 2008, 19:10

When i first learned about the Atom/carterham/caparo/other cars with insane power to weight ratio, i was like, damn this is awesome but no one in India would buy one, I stand corrected

Times are changing.

AbhiJ · 4th October 2008, 20:49

Crazy crazy vehicle.

Wonder how it ll cope with the odd potholes/speed breaker that it ll have to face!

diesel_headrock · 4th October 2008, 21:40

Atom in Mumbai! simply awesome! So guys are we expecting the pocket rocket to make a dash at the annual drag race? Would be a dream come true!

srijit · 4th October 2008, 21:42

Wonder if this can go under buses. That would make it even more awesome

DocG · 4th October 2008, 23:33

Hmm the Atom in India...Well the owner is not known to be the most practical person, oh well...Wonder what would happen when the tyre meets a pothole at 100 odd KM/h [He's gonna go faster I know], and the tyre has to convey the same greeting to the suspension...HMMM

Food for thought that is.

Great car to look at, just so impractical that I would never think of owning one...

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Maverick5490 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 1,464 Thanked: 1,814 Times View My Garage	Wow! Thats an amazing addition, i remember JC's face when he was ripping it on the Top Gear track, something completely out of the ordinary! @ecksreturn: another one to think about on the weekends??
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Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Fantastic machine. Thats an awesome choice of car. It would nice to see a different car from the Raymonds stable this time at the ACI show and the Speedrun. The Atom will be fun at Kharghar next year. Awesome Last edited by Dippy : 4th October 2008 at 15:57.
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spawnofsatan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los angeles/Mumbai Posts: 708 Thanked: 93 Times View My Garage	I was pretty shocked to read the title....this is awesome. That car is worth every penny!!!
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revvhed BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 184 Thanked: 30 Times	darn .. he already has the atom .. guess i'll have to get myself the X-BOW now ..
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9thsphinx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,118 Thanked: 542 Times View My Garage	The SDR Storm - A souped up Ariel lookalike?!?!
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liv2drv BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delh Posts: 494 Thanked: 89 Times	THE ATOM!!!! that is simply amazing.... I really wasn't expecting to see one of these in India. I've dreaming about the Atom for a while now
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Amien BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 253 Thanked: 322 Times	When i first learned about the Atom/carterham/caparo/other cars with insane power to weight ratio, i was like, damn this is awesome but no one in India would buy one, I stand corrected Times are changing. Last edited by Amien : 4th October 2008 at 19:13.
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AbhiJ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,476 Thanked: 1,207 Times	Crazy crazy vehicle. Wonder how it ll cope with the odd potholes/speed breaker that it ll have to face!
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4th October 2008, 21:40	#28
diesel_headrock BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 147 Thanked: 5 Times	Atom in Mumbai! simply awesome! So guys are we expecting the pocket rocket to make a dash at the annual drag race? Would be a dream come true!
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srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Wonder if this can go under buses. That would make it even more awesome
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4th October 2008, 23:33	#30
DocG BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai - Singapore - Cali - Sydney - S.Korea Posts: 870 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Hmm the Atom in India...Well the owner is not known to be the most practical person, oh well...Wonder what would happen when the tyre meets a pothole at 100 odd KM/h [He's gonna go faster I know], and the tyre has to convey the same greeting to the suspension...HMMM Food for thought that is. Great car to look at, just so impractical that I would never think of owning one...
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