While studying traditional news journalism in college, Jake realized he was smitten by all things automotive and wound up with an internship at Car and Driver. That led to a career writing news, ...

Cars are getting bigger yet faster each year, but there's still a batch of super-lightweight machines. BAC Mono, Caterham, KTM X-Box, Lotus 3-Eleven, Zenos E10R - but the Ariel Atom is still the icon ...

Police cars in the UK are usually pretty uninspiring. In 'Murica we use big, RWD sedans with large engines, but in the UK you're more likely to see a Hyundai i10, a Ford Focus, or a Vauxhall Astra. If ...

In a world where too many new cars try to be all things to all people, Ariel Motor Company and its lightweight, hopelessly impractical yet hyper-focused Atom sports car is a refreshing change.

Anyone who enjoyed watching Top Gear before Jeremy Clarkson punched a producer will remember his epic review of the Ariel Atom. At the time, it started "at under £20,000" and delivered 300 bhp, thanks ...

Design When you buy an Ariel Atom, you’re buying a machine hand-assembled by a single technician. This process hasn’t changed ...

What started out as an innovative concept built on an exoskeleton chassis in 1996 became the production Ariel Atom by 2000, first powered by a naturally aspirated 1.8-liter Rover K-series engine. For ...