The Atom was thrilling with a K Series in the middle - imagine it with a handbuilt, 270hp Honda K20...
It’s hard to go wrong with a lightweight sports car and a revvy four-cylinder engine. Think Caterhams with Duratecs, the Toyota 2ZZ-powered Lotuses, even a plain old MX-5 with some BBR bits. Small engines make agile cars even sharper still, and moving not much mass tends to make them pretty efficient as well - the best kind of virtuous circle.
It's an approach that’s been employed by Ariel for almost a quarter of a century now, with every model bar the mental V8 powered by a four-cylinder engine. The latest and greatest keeps with the formula, too, the Honda Civic Type R’s 2.0-litre unit is one of the better four-cylinder turbos out there. But it’s not quite the most focused version - that honour surelyThis special edition was created to mark 10 years of the Atom, which itself is now more than a decade ago.
The modifications didn’t stop there, either, with Alcon brake calipers, suspension borrowed from the V8 and a limited-slip diff. Just 10 were produced to mark the anniversary, and red/white was the only colour scheme. As the variant was even more extreme than a standard Atom, the Mugen was an absolute riot, not much keen on being at less than 5,000rpm and utterly feral above it.
The nature of the car means there are never that many Atoms for sale, especially as it still feels a few weeks from Ariel weather. So to find a Mugen in the first week of March is a real turn-up. This one is believed to be unique, as the only Mugen built to Atom 3.5 spec, the update to the Atom 3 that didn’t arrive until 2012. The new light design at the front is probably the clearest giveaway of that. Only registered in 2017 , the Mugen has covered just 674 miles in that time.
At launch, the £50k asking price for the Mugen was a significant step up from the standard models, only now it looks a relatively shrewd investment. This one is for sale at £70k, a similar ballpark to those Atom 4s that are around secondhand to beat the queue on factory orders. What a decision that is to make: the faster, even more capable, newer Atom, or the 8,600rpm wildchild from more than a decade ago. Either promise to be about as unforgettable as a 2.0-litre sports car can be.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
WGA Awards: Complete Winners ListAmong the winners were 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' for original screenplay; 'Women Talking,' for adapted screenplay; 'The Bear,' for comedy series; 'Severance,' for drama series and for new series; and 'The White Lotus,' for limited series.
Weiterlesen »
Gambit & Rogue Get Spider-Man Upgrades in New Series ArtGambit and Rogue are the X-Men's best couple and now they are even better with a little help from Spider-Man's powers in new Marvel art.
Weiterlesen »
‘Erin & Aaron’: Ava Ro & Jensen Gering To Lead Nickelodeon Series; Premiere Date & Teaser Trailer RevealedNickelodeon’s new series Erin & Aaron has cast Ava Ro (Big Top Academy) and Jensen Gering (Wickensburg) as the titular duo, respectively. The music-driven comedy will premiere two episode…
Weiterlesen »
Box Office: Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Creed III’ Grabbing Title With Series-Best $51M OpeningThe third installment in the prized 'Rocky' spinoff franchise will easily come in No. 1 in a big win for MGM and parent company Amazon.
Weiterlesen »
Liam O'Brien Teases A Different Kind Of Story With Mighty Nein SeriesExclusive: CriticalRole co-founder VoiceOfOBrien teases how MightyNein will be different from TheLegendofVoxMachina: 'We went in with a different sort of storytelling frame of mind.' 😎
Weiterlesen »