Ariel Atom - The Amazingly Fast Solution To Your Mid-Life Crisis | Car Review | Top Gear

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  • @bismuthguy8844
    @bismuthguy8844 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6545

    I've been to the factory, they aren't kidding when they say 7 employees

    • @cradilyz
      @cradilyz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +467

      poor dave

    • @absolutcabbagery3661
      @absolutcabbagery3661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +272

      whopeter I mean clearly Dave enjoys what he does, which is why he put so much passion into this car

    • @chistophee
      @chistophee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      absolut cabbagery Dave is chasing the bag 🤑

    • @Akotski-ys9rr
      @Akotski-ys9rr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wouldn’t mind helping Dave build the car

    • @jiv32
      @jiv32 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Factory? You mean shed?

  • @trentrubenacker9718
    @trentrubenacker9718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2069

    "it destroyed my entire face. Five stars"
    ~Jeremy Clarkson

  • @lukemoores6763
    @lukemoores6763 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9894

    This review literally made that company

    • @value_sniper4056
      @value_sniper4056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      Helped

    • @value_sniper4056
      @value_sniper4056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

      Helped the company

    • @frowlinian8175
      @frowlinian8175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1221

      @@value_sniper4056 made it, nobody had ever heard of the ariel atom before this and likely never would have.... and now, while they're not a household name necessarily, they're a fairly well known company just from the meme of Jeremy getting his face ripped off... they wouldnt be what they are today without it

    • @value_sniper4056
      @value_sniper4056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Frowlinian that’s cool to know

    • @ARB6769
      @ARB6769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      After creating the Atom they deserved it

  • @oliverhilton6086
    @oliverhilton6086 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2646

    _”come over, my parents aren’t home”_
    3:07

  • @Ghostdog15
    @Ghostdog15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1047

    Apparently the owner of Ariel teared up when he heard what Jeremy said at 5:27

    • @mayoite160
      @mayoite160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      you have a source?

    • @tanishhandique5139
      @tanishhandique5139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@mayoite160 damn mayoite in the wild, go mayo!

    • @mayoite160
      @mayoite160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@tanishhandique5139 go mayo!

    • @its_only_karma7440
      @its_only_karma7440 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tanishhandique5139 is that a cult?

    • @sylasviper715
      @sylasviper715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@its_only_karma7440 It's a tactical telephone company.

  • @npaul4171
    @npaul4171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1331

    I can't even begin to imagine how fun/terrifying it must be to drive the 500 horsepower variant of this thing.

    • @BlueHopi144
      @BlueHopi144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lollllll😂

    • @nez9751
      @nez9751 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’d be the best way to commit suicide

    • @NeetuSingh-gl1ue
      @NeetuSingh-gl1ue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      The car in the video has a Honda engine. If it's 500 horsepower, the we may see a very old ghost rider without the fire.

    • @dominicbeltz9057
      @dominicbeltz9057 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NeetuSingh-gl1ue its two hayabusa engines

    • @amandev6
      @amandev6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@NeetuSingh-gl1ue this ones 310hp. The V8 has 500

  • @ilonajarasiuniene6216
    @ilonajarasiuniene6216 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1660

    7 people created this....

    • @Splinter4077
      @Splinter4077 11 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Also after it hit Test Drive Unlimited 2, as that car was in there and quite a few people knew about it then.

    • @RUFuggingKidding
      @RUFuggingKidding 11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Splinter4077 seriously...comparing that to this video is like comparing the Egyptian military to the American Military.

    • @cgaurd52
      @cgaurd52 11 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      DownBefore Clarkson says the most memorable stuff. lol

    • @absolutcabbagery3661
      @absolutcabbagery3661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'd like to think they were friends

    • @KabzieMusic
      @KabzieMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      insane

  • @MrROTD
    @MrROTD 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3890

    LOL His face has flappy paddles

    • @hazardousfromage
      @hazardousfromage 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice

    • @bradsmith3454
      @bradsmith3454 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol!

    • @XavierBetoN
      @XavierBetoN 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      At 3:08 Jeremy looks like Arnold Schwartseneger

    • @nonamesinenomine
      @nonamesinenomine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My dog makes the same face with its head out the window lol

    • @sbh_tx
      @sbh_tx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it became a meme

  • @Toastmaster_5000
    @Toastmaster_5000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5124

    Funny how such a small company did more with a Honda engine than Honda

    • @Stephen-uz8dm
      @Stephen-uz8dm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Hahaha

    • @cutdepiefails6596
      @cutdepiefails6596 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      +Peter Schmidt It's common.

    • @Toastmaster_5000
      @Toastmaster_5000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      ***** Well yeah obviously - of course Honda could make this if they really wanted to. Honda, to my knowledge, has made F1 cars too. They're not idiots, I'm just saying that for something that's street legal, Honda hasn't made anything like this.
      Making the engine isn't all that hard either when you've got one as [relatively] basic as this one. The real hard part is getting every last drop of power out of it without destroying it.
      Your Lego analogy is a good one, but doesn't necessarily detract from my point. I'm not saying it's a bad thing that Honda never made a car like this. Probably too many legal issues to be worth the trouble. But they easily could have, and they'd yield more of a profit if they did; just like the people who build amazing things with Legos that don't sell their work to the company.

    • @alexradev1412
      @alexradev1412 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      +Peter Schmidt I'm pretty sure if Honda was seeing profit, they would do it. What is good for a small company isn't necessity good too for a big one. Honda had way more HP from an 1.5 liter turbo engine than Atom from this one. There are enough regulations they have to look at and I guess it's just not worth the trouble for them. 300 HP from turbocharged or supercharged 2L engine is nothing spectacular anyway.

    • @cutdepiefails6596
      @cutdepiefails6596 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alexander Radev Actually it is, when you have vtec.

  • @capz3217
    @capz3217 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3548

    When you revisit this video a decade later, only to realize that you are now the middle aged bloke with a (slight) gut that bought himself a motorcycle...

    • @bradman7281
      @bradman7281 4 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      Worst part is that the atoms are north of 60 thousand pounds now, lol

    • @skrillah6259
      @skrillah6259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@bradman7281 I would go for a caterham super seven they are in the same price range better/equal acceleration and they look a lot better.

    • @skeletonwguitar4383
      @skeletonwguitar4383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Not middle aged but now Im building a gut thanks to covid and yes, I do have a bike (Yamaha) and can never have an access to purchase an Atom because my region is called the "Sea." :(

    • @gamo_art6957
      @gamo_art6957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oof

    • @stephans1990
      @stephans1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Biggest smack in the face to me was that he calls 35-40 middle aged!

  • @martinfreund6737
    @martinfreund6737 10 ปีที่แล้ว +792

    3:10 looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger :D

    • @uptempo5318
      @uptempo5318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      rust in piece Clarkson he was too young

    • @kurafutomine9874
      @kurafutomine9874 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A Megadeth and a Metallica fan. Great

    • @bro-ic7uw
      @bro-ic7uw 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      uptempo trash dad rock

    • @adityavajandar5433
      @adityavajandar5433 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice profile pic

  • @EnVec0
    @EnVec0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3153

    The car is so fast it turns Jeremy Clarkson into Arnold Schwarzenegger!

    • @oil1252
      @oil1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      LOL finally someone mentioned it!

    • @ggburnitup4055
      @ggburnitup4055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      True

    • @Josh-ts9sr
      @Josh-ts9sr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I went to say something and then seem this lmao

    • @ADD_AJ
      @ADD_AJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thought it was John Prescott ;)

    • @daanvos194
      @daanvos194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      IL BE BACK in a giffy

  • @gigas81
    @gigas81 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1358

    I have to hand it to Ariel. To make a street legal car like that is amazing. No mercedes benz, bmw, or dodge charger will ever challenge you at stoplights. And you can also wave to people as you make your turns at instersections at 45mph. :P

    • @amaarhaque820
      @amaarhaque820 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      but tesla might :)

    • @jdmuscle1015
      @jdmuscle1015 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Dodge Demon will (:

    • @eroy5448
      @eroy5448 6 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Amaar Haque Xd tesla what a joke

    • @testy462
      @testy462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It "only" runs 11.20s at 121. Plenty of cars will trap more than that.

    • @outdoorsfishingdream
      @outdoorsfishingdream 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do that under the rain hahahaha

  • @IronMan3582
    @IronMan3582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    I find it pretty astounding that Ariel was able to get 300hp supercharging a Civic Type-R engine from 2008 whereas Honda has only done that recently by way of turbocharging with the current Type-R. Just shows how clever that group was to be ahead of the curve by ten years.

    • @wings4max
      @wings4max 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      well honda also has different goals. even if it's a civic type r, it still has to be an everyday car. and the engine should have a higher life expectancy, than in an atom. also Honda has to put money in infotainment and sh*t, atom doesn't :D

    • @grimoire9419
      @grimoire9419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@wings4max at the time Honda was also solely focused on NA power. they tried turboing some of their cars (namely the SuperGT NSX) but they realized that NA power would be better suited for it.

  • @Phulax.
    @Phulax. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2530

    Proven fact:
    You will look younger, when driving the Ariel Atom.

    • @charliebmxmx9501
      @charliebmxmx9501 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Phulax I agree

    • @frankgile1996
      @frankgile1996 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I don't think people will get enough time to see you, let alone guess your age...

    • @global8198
      @global8198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Untill your face falls apart in the wind

    • @SailingSarah
      @SailingSarah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gives "face lift" new meaning

  • @theamazinggamerhd2976
    @theamazinggamerhd2976 10 ปีที่แล้ว +586

    I want that car so bad I've heard now I could get a V8 aerial atom for only £25,000! And a standard 2.0litere version for £10,000 but the limited edition version with 500bhp is £35,000 so relatively cheep for a small terrifying car with no wind screen

    • @ajeshkt1041
      @ajeshkt1041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      so...did you get one yet?

    • @Jdmfan-fu1kj
      @Jdmfan-fu1kj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@ajeshkt1041 it's been 5 years mate here probably got one

    • @martinarbe1
      @martinarbe1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      And now, those ariel v8 go for around 100k

    • @henneyhemmi8496
      @henneyhemmi8496 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@martinarbe1 I know. When I saw this I marveled at the price. And now its so far out of reach. Wish they would have kept them cheaper. Guess it's back to cbr600rr

    • @ombre_blanco1725
      @ombre_blanco1725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You should consider the DF Goblin. The DF Goblin costs $11,000 for a full build and it can beat super cars on the drag strip. It uses a Chevy Cobalt SS as the donor car and it’s nicknamed “the poor mans atom” 😂

  • @yanava
    @yanava 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    To me this style of top gear is so much better than later years and grand tour. It has some 90s and mid2000s pro consumer vibe. It was silly in the right measure. How I miss these times.

    • @sparkgrid
      @sparkgrid ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly my man

  • @plarglia
    @plarglia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    K ill have a whiff

    • @nooblangpoo
      @nooblangpoo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Ery Noice

    • @lorin3894
      @lorin3894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@nooblangpoo no jeremia car gas bad for helth

    • @randomboi8218
      @randomboi8218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@lorin3894 shut mouth hammock

    • @commietearsdrinker
      @commietearsdrinker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      *Cock*

    • @lorin3894
      @lorin3894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@commietearsdrinker shut up jams

  • @moemotors2570
    @moemotors2570 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I remember meeting the CEO of Ariel Atom and I thought he was just an older student intern! Brimming with passion, humility, and a pure love for performance. A MEGA Company!

  • @EDPistons
    @EDPistons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +431

    One of my earliest TH-cam memories is seeing Jeremy Clarkson get his face rearranged by one of these

  • @arcuswear
    @arcuswear 13 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Over the years I've flown F15 fighters, done power slides in airboats, straffed the desert from helicopter gunships, but for sheer ecitement this thing is off the scale.

    • @jshepard152
      @jshepard152 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But have you seen Wall Drug, in Wall, South Dakota?

    • @dalelumina3
      @dalelumina3 ปีที่แล้ว

      how is flying an eagle not as thrilling as driving an atom my good sir

    • @guymasters301
      @guymasters301 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@jshepard152 I have sir. And you make a good point

    • @guymasters301
      @guymasters301 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@jshepard152 I have sir. And you make a good point

  • @musawergulzar
    @musawergulzar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    you can tell by his expressions you can tell by his laugh, he's never have had this much fun before. i bet this machine is amazing .

  • @memes4themasses365
    @memes4themasses365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The best advertisement for a car company is a positive review on top gear / the grand tour

  • @Daz555Daz
    @Daz555Daz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Drove one of these at a track day at the Top Gear track today. Absolutely mind blowing. An absolute weapon of a car.

    • @Andyfishing23
      @Andyfishing23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I went on a track day for my 21st too pal, 10 years ago. I didn’t drive it but had 2 laps with a professional driver. Absolutely terrifying how fast this thing is but loved it at the same time 😂

  • @jamesccockburn1907
    @jamesccockburn1907 10 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    3:00 - Agent Smith has taken control of Clarkson

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek 12 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    LOL at 3:05

    • @kingk3379
      @kingk3379 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      he looks like an ouragoutang

    • @misterjersey5460
      @misterjersey5460 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      3:05

    • @glitch9722
      @glitch9722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@misterjersey5460 clarkson's face tho lol

    • @daylineli
      @daylineli 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glitch9722 clarkson wasnt kidding when he said it can destroy ur entire face lol

    • @NiggaYouStink
      @NiggaYouStink 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheaaaah 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

  • @mantrabeeg
    @mantrabeeg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +554

    Today on medium gear, what happens when taste exhoost fum
    K, I'll have a whiff
    3:07
    Ery nice

    • @timothykock6799
      @timothykock6799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ery noice😂😂😂

    • @pikgus
      @pikgus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      No Jeremia, car gad bas for health

    • @friun.6824
      @friun.6824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      tody*

    • @Dingmao.
      @Dingmao. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Cock

    • @pikgus
      @pikgus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@Dingmao. shut up jams

  • @leotavora2108
    @leotavora2108 10 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    The Clarkson face is in the Ariel site ;-;

  • @dkproductions
    @dkproductions 11 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    god help the man who flips one of these going 80 around a corner

    • @AttilaThebung
      @AttilaThebung 11 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      That's why brainbuckets and 5 point racing harnesses exist. That, and you'd be hard pressed to turn it over.

    • @G3rain1
      @G3rain1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      With such a low center of gravity it's be pretty difficult to flip one, short of an inverse banked curve.

    • @cameronriccio6050
      @cameronriccio6050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      DKproductions unless you slide it into a curb, it won’t roll

    • @StevensJared
      @StevensJared 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I bet Ariel would pay you if you somehow managed to flip one of these SOBs...

    • @jds355
      @jds355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I'm sure hamster could've managed to flip it.

  • @Wireddred
    @Wireddred 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    One of the best car drives I’ve ever had was 3 laps in the passenger seat of this car it was such an experience

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename390 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This is such an iconic top gear review.
    And there are a lot to choose from

  • @ThisisBrak
    @ThisisBrak 10 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    You know my favorite part? It has a Honda CTR heart

    • @HCR_CA15
      @HCR_CA15 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      VTEC all the way...

  • @Thefirehawkman
    @Thefirehawkman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Gotta love how this one segment is the reason Ariel is still around today

  • @sergiofreitas9368
    @sergiofreitas9368 5 ปีที่แล้ว +294

    This is the fastest a Honda Civic engine will ever be

    • @mackcummy4976
      @mackcummy4976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      wrong. It's a stock Type-R engine.

    • @SpinachLeaf
      @SpinachLeaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol someone new to the internet or have you really never seen any of the videos of tuned 1000hp mustangs vipers gtrs cars getting gapped by civics and k20 swaps

    • @vitamins6611
      @vitamins6611 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Type R u nub didnt u even listen

    • @KR15MES
      @KR15MES 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      SpinachCookie power doesn’t garuntee speed

    • @ps2bndled
      @ps2bndled 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just wait till the VTEC kicks in.

  • @justasgriskevicius3492
    @justasgriskevicius3492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    3:12 "K I'll have a whiff"

  • @DaManDaMythDaLegend
    @DaManDaMythDaLegend 15 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i believe the song is "Disco Science" by Mirwais. It should be on the album called "Production".
    It came up while I was listening to it on Pandora like 20 min after I heard watched this lol. Thought I'd share since I remembered seeing your comment.

  • @BIGBLOCK5022006
    @BIGBLOCK5022006 16 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The older version of the Atom had a Ecotec engine in it. The newer version has a Honda K20 series engine in it with a 6 speed close-ratio gearbox.

  • @rystdin
    @rystdin 12 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Lol i laughed at jeremys last phrase.
    "They are offering a big brake pack, go for that, or you wont be back here in the spring" XD

  • @KaiOfDestruction
    @KaiOfDestruction 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The sound of the Supercharger at 3:07 is just BEAUTIFUL
    It sounded SO happy to be given full beans

  • @fulddakkedak1598
    @fulddakkedak1598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    4:22 ARGH HA HAHA HA!
    This is how I will always remember mad Jeremy Clarkson!

  • @garcemac
    @garcemac 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The Ariel Atom is the "spider" of the motorcar world. I HATE spiders. I love the Ariel Atom.
    3:10 My new desktop background.

  • @GTO2710
    @GTO2710 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've driven an atom around the top gear track so I know what he's talking about on a personal level, the most I same thing I've ever driven. cars don't scare me but I was terrified of the throttle, it's like lightspeed. Honestly Clarkson is absolutely spot on in what he says. Immense car

    • @InvagPrune
      @InvagPrune 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rubbishui old bump sorry but if you didn't know they do track days and tours at dunsfold, i went round in a xbow

  • @ihak707
    @ihak707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I like how he specifically says "Stick that, in your sports exhaust, Mr. Kawasaki"
    In 2015, now granted, that's 7 years after this but anyways, Kawasaki made the Ninja H2R, a bike that weighs 215kg and produces 310 hp from a 998cc supercharged i4
    That means it has aproximately 1440 hp/ton which is more than double this cars HP/Ton

    • @samsungtab3977
      @samsungtab3977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      _They did what he said. And that brought a succesful bike._

    • @PaulKellermen
      @PaulKellermen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Comparing a bike to a car 😂

    • @gemspotting6252
      @gemspotting6252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not doubting the power outputs or indeed the performance - but the precision of an atom, I promise you, can not be matched by anything on 2 wheels - in terms of thrills? Well, I’ve only ever riden a 750 and that was plenty enough a thrill and I suspect anything more is just plain terrifying - the atom allows you to exploit more of the performance without the fear and that in itself is beyond thrilling

  • @eliasshersy4108
    @eliasshersy4108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    10 years later exactly and still the best

  • @foxhorn9196
    @foxhorn9196 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    4:20 this is the laugh of a man who is enjoying pure happiness

  • @TheMrWillje
    @TheMrWillje 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    All the years since I saw this on the night this episode aired, I've wanted one. I absolutely love it.

  • @nojyt
    @nojyt 13 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This was one of Clarkson's funniest episodes. I laughed out loud a few times.

  • @anagennao
    @anagennao 11 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Two wheels and four wheels are completely different machines. I ride/drive them both and love them both for their unique qualities.

  • @lmn28021992
    @lmn28021992 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just got a passenger ride in a 340bhp version of one of these at Crail Raceway in Scotland. Brutal acceleration! Very quick driver and the supercharger whine is so loud from the centre air intake. Incredible machine!

  • @then00brathalos
    @then00brathalos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Haters insult the atom for resembling a street legal go-kart, when that's the whole point of it. The fun and responsive action of go karts paired with the shear power and speed of F1 racing with the reliability of a daily driver.
    Even as a massive Honda Boi, i gotta admit, Ariel did real good work with the K20C. Not because Honda doesn't want to, but Honda can't due to legal issues. Ariel basically fulfilled Honda's dream of making a street legal F1 car.

  • @Me-zo8yc
    @Me-zo8yc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    3:13 Clarkson has Ram Air
    [Breathing Intensifies]

  • @TWOxTONE_773
    @TWOxTONE_773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    04:20. Just a big kid playing with his toy car.

  • @Mercurial_Phantom
    @Mercurial_Phantom 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    When Jeremy accelerated he turned into Agent Smith

    • @kokodjamba6657
      @kokodjamba6657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So that's how matrix began.....

  • @janoskurko8383
    @janoskurko8383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    when this was aired the Ariel atom was almost 10 years old, the original review by top gear was aired in1999

    • @MondySpartan
      @MondySpartan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      This was from 2004.

  • @johnbaker4915
    @johnbaker4915 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Starting at 20k, now they start at 80k....

    • @mk5_3
      @mk5_3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      As it should

    • @FightingDicks
      @FightingDicks 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      dad?

  • @GlitchanBlack
    @GlitchanBlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    3:07 "It's so quick it can destroy your entire face."
    IT'S BEAUTIFUL! XD

  • @jaz2791
    @jaz2791 12 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    in the road test jeramy says its so good you will never miss an apex.when the stig is doing the flying lap he misses hammerhead so badly and misses the apex on the last corner.i think they did this delibratly to make the lap time slower otherwise nothing would ever beat it

  • @tonkinesenchill4240
    @tonkinesenchill4240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I had a passenger ride in one of these on an airfield being driven on the limit.
    Anyone who is into cars you HAVE to experience it, senses could barely comprehend the sheer performance of this thing!
    On the same day I was driving a 400hp R34 GTR and the atom passed me on the straight like I was standing still

  • @BeeABaw
    @BeeABaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first Top Gear video to go viral and bringing Top Gear to the US. The rest is history.

  • @DJOpaixMusic
    @DJOpaixMusic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    3:00 best 15 seconds on youtube XD lmao

  • @revelare_xvii6269
    @revelare_xvii6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    “K I’ll have a whiff.”
    3:10

    • @voodoo2006
      @voodoo2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      revving that engine up mate

  • @shadowhaziq4326
    @shadowhaziq4326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    3:05 when VTEC kickin yo 😆

  • @Call555JackChop
    @Call555JackChop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    3:28 Thanks Rimmy Tim

  • @sugunapan
    @sugunapan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    2:54 I thought Jeremy Clarkson looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger

    • @Carlito_622
      @Carlito_622 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now that idea is stuck in my mind and yes I see it lol

  • @dominiccroucher3389
    @dominiccroucher3389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    "You hit every apex, every single time."
    ...proceeds to show Stig missing every apex lol

  • @johni6138
    @johni6138 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Amazing vehicle to be sure but how did it go from roughly $33,000 equivalent USD in 2010 to $80,000 in 2022? That's insane...but maybe it's just me.

    • @marzsit9833
      @marzsit9833 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      because the us versions are built under license in the states, and that company wants it's share of the american dream.... the uk/europe version is actually illegal to import and license here in the states.

    • @789456456123
      @789456456123 ปีที่แล้ว

      The same way trucks went from 30k to 90k

    • @cosaqueexiste9647
      @cosaqueexiste9647 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marzsit9833 why's it illegal?

  • @marsgal42
    @marsgal42 16 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    More high def, please. It looks *good*.
    More Top Gear, please.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @dfk1991
    @dfk1991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The track is: Mirwais - Disco Science from Snatch

  • @JackFoxtrotEDM
    @JackFoxtrotEDM ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I often wonder how well the original Atom holds up to this day. I always had a soft spot for that supercharged Honda engine track toy.

  • @erickaldana1186
    @erickaldana1186 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a beautiful piece of engineering!!

  • @tubularap
    @tubularap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    5:56 - I'd watch an episode of Badger Watch, filmed on Jeremy's head. :-)

  • @scrumpymanjack
    @scrumpymanjack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The company owner told me that Top Gear had been "very kind" to him and his creation...but I didn't realise they had been THIS kind. That's quite the review!

  • @D-Man_Jam
    @D-Man_Jam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    "Most beautiful car in the world."
    It has one body panel...

    • @soupsandwch
      @soupsandwch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      "A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

    • @fercav4814
      @fercav4814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@soupsandwch Oh, golden words

    • @1337penguinman
      @1337penguinman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly. Also, as a Mechanic, I would happily work on this car any day of the week.

  • @Kacey3
    @Kacey3 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are most welcome. I have found over the years that the Top Gear music department and I have very similar tastes.

  • @53lennox
    @53lennox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I had the pleasure of being driven round the track in an Atom. Everything Jeremy Clarkson say is true. The thing he did not mention was that a prayer book and sick bag are not part of the equipment. Seriously though what an experience, loved it.

    • @Andyfishing23
      @Andyfishing23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did the same mate 10 years ago. Absolutely awesome how fast that thing is. I will never go in anything faster on the ground anyway!

  • @andrewmckenzie292
    @andrewmckenzie292 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "..or I'm John Merrick"...not very PC there Jeremy lol.

  • @TheBowerbird
    @TheBowerbird 15 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is the single greatest review in Top Gear history, and that's saying a lot : )

  • @SgtSteel1
    @SgtSteel1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolute classic, even after all these years.

  • @John-us2ns
    @John-us2ns 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:20 is so good. Long live Top Gear with these three!

  • @Finnjaymakes
    @Finnjaymakes 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    3:07 Legendary.

  • @Xstung0nceX
    @Xstung0nceX 13 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I love how there comparing the atom to a cbr600 like come on compare it to a cbr 1000

    • @fernweh8709
      @fernweh8709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      It would still lose in the corners

    • @rodrigoalmendro3118
      @rodrigoalmendro3118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The cbr 1000 is heavier, so worse in the corners

    • @colinjohn5454
      @colinjohn5454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@fernweh8709 not really... The way he took the Apex shows he isn't taking it full on... Not leaned over and was so slower than usual on corners( can go 100+)

    • @cat-em3mj
      @cat-em3mj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@colinjohn5454 he was racing Clarkson.
      and Clarkson isn't a race car driver

    • @TakumisBizarreRacingAdventure
      @TakumisBizarreRacingAdventure 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@colinjohn5454 Maybe he's the best motorcycle guy they could find XDXD. But it was nowhere near the bike's full potential that's for sure.

  • @240pixel
    @240pixel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    2:40 soundtrack from :"Snatch" movie

    • @KabzieMusic
      @KabzieMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      classic

    • @zacharygraham5965
      @zacharygraham5965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      YES! I noticed the same thing. Best movie ever btw!

    • @totallynotthetroll
      @totallynotthetroll 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What's the song?

    • @chameleon1001
      @chameleon1001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Mirwais - Disco Science

  • @Locked.gRaveyard
    @Locked.gRaveyard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:06 Arnold Swarzenegger mode activated

  • @donnierhodes3465
    @donnierhodes3465 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've never seen Jeremy so happy. Utterly ecstatic!!

  • @MNGLD-do2kc
    @MNGLD-do2kc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why do people dislike this video? its completely harmless it doesn't even diss this car??

  • @lordmfitzgerald3rd754
    @lordmfitzgerald3rd754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Wife: I’m leaving you! And I’m taking the kids.
    Husband: Lads she’s gone, I got a Aerial Atom. Wanna go out this weekend!

  • @ThePPPTrainAndCarFan
    @ThePPPTrainAndCarFan 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:15 you can see the clouds change slightly 'quickly' XD

  • @manifesto52
    @manifesto52 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's amazing that the original Ariel Atom was £29,000 at the time this episode of TG was filmed. As of 2023 here in the US, the Ariel Atom 4 starts at $83,750. How the times have changed. Regardless, I still want one.

    • @JonesyTerp1
      @JonesyTerp1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was equally shocked at how much it currently costs. I wonder if it is that much better a machine now vs then. Probably they've built market equity and people will pay that price. I would bet they took real losses selling this thing for the first few years.

  • @rhadoogta3711
    @rhadoogta3711 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    15 years later and we have a work truck that accelerates as fast as the ariel atom

  • @Craig-ls6rv
    @Craig-ls6rv 11 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Another epic vintage episode of the mother of all car shows.

  • @slateeagle2131
    @slateeagle2131 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Need to get this for my first car

    • @KabzieMusic
      @KabzieMusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      first car? bit dangerous lol

  • @xone_mi
    @xone_mi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    it's so fast it makes Jeremy Clarkson look like Rick astley

  • @tirimut
    @tirimut 14 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I can't wait for Clarkson's review of the V8 Atom.

  • @boomkittyFX
    @boomkittyFX หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    i remember this car from test drive unlimited 2, it was ranked with the highest cars in the game and it was extremely impractical due to the fact the tracks were more top speed based

  • @scrweylouie2657
    @scrweylouie2657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a z-1r kawasaki turbo bored to 1428cc with an Eddie Lawson 4 valve head on top.
    It has a Mark-2 welded crankshaft, and M-cycle x-22 turbo cams with falicon slotted sprockets degreed 3 before and 3 after TDC. I run a Simpson gearset and a mix of aviation red 88 with 130 octane " purple" racing gas.
    I peg 77 in 1st gear, and 225 in third at 22.k RPM.

  • @onetwothreefourfive12345
    @onetwothreefourfive12345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:04
    If you only watch one part of this vid, make it this.

  • @Akszew
    @Akszew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Tody on medium gear what happenes when you taste exhaust fume
    OK I'll have a whiff

  • @cavedweller2000
    @cavedweller2000 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Disco Science" by Mirwais. It's from the film "Snatch" :)

  • @jessehitchcock9141
    @jessehitchcock9141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    4:21 that’s the laugh of someone loving the moment.

  • @BabyJesus440
    @BabyJesus440 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Had to come back to this one after watching Cleetus get one.