The Aerial Atom

Today I am talking about the Ariel Atom. The car that beat the Bugatti in that episode of Top gear.
    This car is just a two seated formula 1 car. It even has two seats for the rich playboy who has family values. The cars speed is heavily accredited to the weight power ratio. The car has a lot of horsepower to push a very small body. To give you the perspective a Winnebago's engine gives out 350horsepower, but the Atom has a 3L Ariel V8 that has 500 bhp. Now that am already there let me talk about the powers stations.
  The Ariel Atom has a
1)2.0L 245bhp naturally aspirated engine or 310bhp supercharged K20Z4 i-VTEC engine
2)2.2L or 2.4L 205-300 supercharged General Ecotec
3)3.0L 500bhp Ariel V8
4)2.4l 245bhp natural aspirated or 300bhp supercharged Honda I
The transmission comes in a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed sequential manual
The atom began as a student project from a student from Coventry University called Niki Smart. It was known then as the Light Weight Sports car. The car was first shown publicly at the British International Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham in October 1996.
SUSPENSION
this car's suspension comes from a single seat racing car and it only requires a spanner to adjust. The car's handling comes from both front and rear double unequal length wishbones and inboard pushrod operated dampers. Stacked helper coil springs and main coil springs produce a low spring rate for minor deflections and a higher rate for large ones.
    The car goes from 0-100 in 10.88 seconds which is crazy fast
Now this car is insanely fast and also quite attractive. The problem is that they only produce 100 per year. But they should record a race between this car and a formula 1 car and an Atom. I am really curious which will win.