Aerial Atom V8 Power Lap | The Stig | Top Gear
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- The New Stig takes the Aerial Atom V8 for a spin, but how will it fair round the track?
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I only just realised, there's standing water on parts of the track and it definitely looks slightly damp. You can actually see spray coming off the wheels at one point. That means that the atom not only set the fastest lap time, but also did it on a damp track. Utterly incredible
I thought the same thing. Normally, on TG, they marked wet laps with a W and acknowledge "damp" laps, because they slow times. I suspect this car could have done 1:13.5 in the dry
@@bengilliam7877 Congratulations on being the first person I've ever seen take anything away from the performance of the Atom. Faster than a car 15 times its price, and you still pooh-pooh it? K
@@boysandtoys4670 I think they only do that for the celebrity laps, because they come down for a day and have to do the lap there and then. I think they just normally try to pick the best day they can for the power lap times, but clearly sometimes the conditions are still not perfect
@@boysandtoys4670 it wasn’t that wet that he left over 1.5 seconds out there
@@siler7 he only said it’s not surprising...which it isn’t 🤣
Probably one of the most fun-looking laps. That car seems to keep you on your toes.
I was thinking the same thing. The car is so well balanced any understeer was equaled immediately by oversteer. He was countersteering just about the entire lap.
They should have put a huge undertray/diffuser on it.
"Seems to keep you on your toes" is very British understatement . That car will fling you into a tree and the steering wheel will go through your skull ,is more accurate .....
Some of you clearly don't know what a bad handling car is when you see one. Go look at every onboard video and you will see it eventually.
heres a hint, turn in slide, understeer, slide - a double action every corner.
The car that would kill you is a cobra or super snake
Drove one as a track day special, everyone else went for the usual Ferrari, Porche, Lamborghini stuff, I was left with the Atom, so not my choice. How happy was I when I drove this flying bedstead past them all. An incredible experience.
I was heavy on the accelerator not wanting to stall as I was finding the biting point on leaving - they thought I was some joker revving it which they frown upon, so didn't let me change gear from 5th all the way round, so still no idea how fast it was! I'd have rather just sat in an let the guy drive it fast.
Bedstead? Bedspread?!
@@peterjordansonthe2nd731 Bedstead - the frame of a bed.
You lucky bastard
I still love how a bit of scafolding with an engine beat all those super/HyperCars
yeah and its mad cause the company has less than 10 employees, i think it was like 7 people when the first atom came out, i dont know about them in 2021 but they are probably still a small company, and they managed to beat a bugatti which is one of the fastest in the world lol
Juste compare the size and the weight of it, no roof, no doors, nothing. Still an amazing coffin tho
@@samjesus8 beat it, on a closed course - put them both on that super highway, Veyron would still laugh at the Atom most likely
Atom gets its time from it’s nimbleness, nailing Apex of the turns, not a lot of weight pulling out, amazing visibility, with great acceleration to boot
@@samjesus8 They're a really old company going back to 1950s. Used to make motorbikes, usually unusual types of their era. Look up Ariel Square Four and Ariel Arrow.
@@joebloggs4369 No, they're not a really old company. Ariel Motor was founded in 1991 (under a different name and then become Ariel Motor Company in 1999). It's so easy to do basic reseearch on the internet - I suggest you try it.
You can see Stig's helmet expression saying "Finally, a real car."
Like anyone that has been in a ''concession go kart'' vs a real go kart that's race worthy. It's like a Corvette vs giant road boat Cadillac.
I think I'd settle for a "regular" Ariel Atom, with a 320 hp Honda engine.
This... thing is just menacing.
Menacing you say
*POSING INTENSIFIES*
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yeah, the v8 feels a bit MUDA
The AA300?
The V8 atom needs much wider tires the regular ones struggle to handle the grip
2 seconds faster than the apollo, even without a dry track and all this oversteer… thats incredible. My god.
i know im kinda late. it looked like there was a good sized wet spot coming through Chicago. if the track was dry i bet it would have broke in to the 1:14s. AMAZING vehicle.
I would also have liked to see how it would react to some wider tyres front and back. What about a set of 235's in the front and a set of 265's in the back? That would probably make a world of difference.
Yeah for sure some extra rubber on the ground would definitely help the Atom. That thing looked loose coming out of just about every corner. Only thing is that for Top Gear's list the cars are supposed to be in stock form. Extra rubber would help the acceleration, cornering and braking but it would probably disqualify it fron the list. It shure would make a good video though.
Yeah for sure some extra rubber on the ground would definitely help the Atom. That thing looked loose coming out of just about every corner. Only thing is that for Top Gear's list the cars are supposed to be in stock form. Extra rubber would help the acceleration, cornering and braking but it would probably disqualify it fron the list. It shure would make a good video though.
Gerald Keever Yea too bad it won't happen, but get it in bone dry conditions with wider tyres and I can almost guarantee you it's a 1:13 car. There's got to be at least 1-2 seconds that could be won with better traction.
Just a completely dry track would probably have resulted in a lap time a second faster. Bigger tires are also more unsprung mass, and while adding wider tires might improve grip it might also destroy the balance of the car somewhat.
My guess: The tires are more than fine in its width and grip. If you look at the Studio shoot it is fitted with Toyo Proxes R888 - that is a seriously grippy semi slick at the edge of being road legal. Damp cold conditions don't help in getting enough temperature into the tire for it to work optimally. The car sliding all over the place indicates a lack of temperature in the tires.
If the lap had been done on a nice summer day, maybe a mild evening after a sunny day, the car would have been more than just a second faster.
Stig's handling that car unbelievably well.
Oh! the old top gear guys are awesome!
The ONLY Top Gear guys..
There are no other top gear presenters ... just scabs
James May said that the he, Richard and Jeremy were equally as awkward when they first started on Top Gear, and that it took a long time to turn into the Top Gear we knew and loved. He said the new hosts just need some time to let their chemistry develop, and I personally think he has a point.
@@pranavghantasala6808 yeah I agree but they will still not compare to the iconic trio
It really was.
*Ariel
Helwani
+Sci4n Some say he's not a particularly good speller and that he has no concept of the oxford comma...
+Sci4n Well, with that kind of performance, it wouldn't take much for it to start flying :P
That would be , "Oxford" , as it is a proper noun. Kolonel Zappa . Senior Grammar Nazi . Your papers, please .......
Does she come in Black (batman voice)
0:56 The sound "inside" is super brutal
They said they would never allow him to be taught to read and write, but clearly in school he is writing.
He might have been doodling.
Drawing cars
It’s make-believe.
He was drawing a perfectly accurate map of Nordschleife from memory
He never learned to read or write so well, but he can play the circuit like a ringing bell…
“He’s got it sorted like a Japanese lunatic!”.. one of the best Britishisms I’ve ever heard since the 2000 Grand Prix season when, in one race, Kenny Roberts Jr came off the line “like a hairy goat”.
It's a Clarkson-ism.
Incredible talent to drive like that
“If Stig keeps growing he’ll be 100 feet tall”... I immediately want to see a remake of the Japanese kaiju classic War Of The Gargantuas featuring skyscraper-sized versions of Stig and Donald Trump’s vertically sprouting son Barron.
A neighbour of mine her dad has one and he parked along side my car , I went out to take a look and he came out and said he was taking her out but she wasn't ready and asked if I wanted to go for a spin , obviously he showed off a bit and it was like being strapped to a missile, he was hurtling up behind cars on the duel carriageway and just flicking the steering wheel and we shot past the cars like they were standing still . I used to often go on the back of my brothers superbikes and race to the coast but this thing was like a whole new level. The closest think I can think of is it`s like being in a real life video game !
1:34 good god, that corner was perfect. There's no beating the stig
If theres oversteer, or understeer, the corner is not "perfect". He had turn in oversteer.
I drove the first atom on a small day experience track and that was the most thrilling thing Iv ever been in. Giant go kart brilliance
got it all sorted out...like a JAPANESE LUNATIC!! 😂😂😂😂
Mobius -1 🤔...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Eurobeat intensifies
Wonder if he was referring to Keiichi Tsuchiya 😆😆
Classic Clarkson
In 2021 hes a racist ...
That was kind of expected because literally, a 3 liter V8 in a vehicle that doesn’t even weigh a ton.
The average minivan has about 1000 lbs of luxury stuff. Atom's ''luxury'' is its performance.
Its like a baby f1 car that hasn't earned it's body yet, it's insane how fast that vehicle is.
Great car with a stunning engine.
The engine isn't anything special
Jack Wood why are you commenting to an 10 month old comment?
10 months. and does that make it illegal?
Jack Wood no but it's kind of useless
Baum MBT hardly
I love watching the stig run things around their track. Not so much the celebrity's.
That car looks like a total blast to drive.
I want to see these Atoms race around the Monaco Grand Prix circuit!
Or....how about from one side of Paris to the other!
It’s got too low of a top speed. But incredibly fast round a small track with many corners.
That thing sounds like a cosworth DFV and i absolutely have to have one
Wow that really feels like karting on steroids
I'm driving an atom at a track day this July along with a Lamborghini and Ferrari I cant bloody wait
The way he flings that thing around the track is just ballsy and utterly incredible
0:55 be sounding like Tyler1 achieving mach 1
🤣🤣🤣
Would love to own one of these beasties!
@:29. I love shows that insert their own laughter. You hear the laughter, but not 1 person is laughing
Looked like some people were laughing.
I love this Atom car too much, It must be so powerful, I think the most people don't know this when they see the tiny car. I love this. btw. in the race sim rFactor2 is now the Ariel Atom V8 available in the steam workshop and it makes too much fun ! my fav car in this sim
And it did that on a wet track.
God damn.
I love how it does just sound like a massive superbike on the drivers view. Must be strange driving this if you're a bike owner.
4.4 seconds faster than the previous generation... and the previous generation was 2nd fastest of it's time... insanity on a whole new level
Fancy Cars Manufacturers : Noooo !! You cannot just using rollcage, engine, tires and the spoiler without the body. It's not entirely a fully-fledged car !!
Ariel : Haha, my Atom goes vrooom !!
The Duobusa.
Amazing machine. Amazing driver.
Looks like a massive handful on the limit
I'd love to see one of these with a bit more tire, and the most modern track/road rubber available, nicely warmed up, do the lap again.
do f1 tires fit on this car?I think they do
@@KitKitChanIsaac Autocross tires are probably the best that you can fit on this car and still be road legal. If you take it to the track then you have your choices of various compounds on slicks.
I can't help but think that the increase Tire width would just increase the rollover potential that much more I think you almost want a little slide to be on the safe side or should I say on the safe slide😅
Want one. That is all.
It's a visceral thing
perfect for daily usage
My thoughts exactly.... I would never feel the rain.... ever😅
im on ab old top gear run.... watching episodes that i saw as a kid and that made me dream
How did it do that time in those conditions I will never know
Damn I miss this show
Why is this video in such tremendous high quality.
Wow! What a lap!
Stig is basically a lion tamer here. Btw, they should add an F1 style halo to these in the future.
God I miss this show so much 😢
That is one hell of a car
00:52 - "The tail's coming out," says Jeremy. Hmm. Never mind oversteer; fellow Brits will be reminded of the naughty Bear from Bo' Selecta...😲
The Stig should be marshmello's driver... at least they look together.😮😄
"By Easter" hey look it's easter
Delta MacK yes and now it is again
Roddy Dykes 4 years later
If you want to slide around every turn here's your car lol
"Like a Japanese lunatic." Stig was a Japanese race car driver at the time, it seems. Nice slip, Clarkson.
SaiiBoost or that Japanese lunatics drove AE86’s or some other equivalent and drifted everywhere, like Stiggy did when that comment was uttered.
@@partyplace15you nean takumi fujiwara?
It reminds me of an early 70s F1 car
Well the Veyron SS is a really fast car, but lacks of handling, while the Atom V8 is designed to be a track car
That looked like such a blast. I wanna take one of those up to Willow Springs and tear-ass on the street course!
4 words: STIG IS A BEAST...
I want one
Edge of traction
Some says, he does not know how to spell "Ariel" -- all we know is, he's called "The Stig."
wow way too much oversteer. definitely needs some softer damping at the rear it would seem, and perhaps a little more aero at the rear for confidence in the high speed sweepers.
and stickier tires, michelin pilots would be a major improvement on these.
Which racing team did you work for?
God, that front splitter seems wobbly as all hell. Bet it'd be even faster with a better one.
Give this car some good slick tires and a dry track and it will destroy anything!
The Tesla roadster would DESTROY the aerial atom in a launch from 0-100
Nikolai Orr So will lots of cars that couldn't hope to touch it around a track. Well, maybe not lots, but certainly a few.
@@nikolaiorr8383 One trick pony Tesla.
put some wide tires on the rear.. and take 1-2s off that lap time
Technically with a 3.0l v8 and twin turbos that engine can make 1500 hp.
The on screen camera sounds like Tyler1 screaming in the camera lol
Stig is Awwwwsooooome
It is not all about absolute power, but also ease of handling and weight. I would expect an aerial atom to beat any Bugatti around a track. Moreover, it is probably a lot more fun to drive.
Those things are much quicker than I remembered..
i wonder if wider tires would have made a diff?
That time is bad...I reckon that car can make it in 1:13
Great video. ☺
With wider stickier tires it could do better times?
The second most impressive lap I’ve seen, after Senna’s pole effort at Adelaide in 1985…
Not to take away from the Atom, but it's a track toy. Why would anyone be surprised it beat the Veyron?
Welp, the Veyron SS did beat a track toy called the Gumpert Apollo. There was some surprise.
Then again, it could be them and their new Stig.
The reverse is very impressive indeed.
Veyron costs 1 million dollars......this thing, about 120k
Cost has nothing to do with "purpose built". Remember, the bulk of the Veyron's cost comes from interior amenities. It's luxurious as well as fast. The Atom is just built to be fast.
+corvettez06usa that is not true, the bulk of the veyron's cost comes from designing that beast, tires, brakes pretty much everything on that thing had to be made specifically for that car because of the speed it can achieve.
Then the fact that it's limited production adds a whole lot in to it aswell and only then do all the luxury stuff kicks in.
And even with all of that every Veyron sold by VW is sold at a loss of a couple million.
they look cool...
My dream car for track =]
Just wait until they come out with one having a Titanium chassis and exhaust dropping the weight another 110-120lbs or so! It'll once again be the quickest car ever tested around Top Gear course
Are they planning to do so? Have they made comment on it somewhere? Been 8 years since the V8 came out, so might have thought they would have done something by now. Unless they are building something even more bonkers. Less weight might make it handle less well too without other changes ... maybe.
+Michael Paddon I know they were planning on making a Titanium chassis Atom which they did, it was a one of one prototype. They're looking to design a Titanium exhaust for it as well which in all should drop the Atom's weight by about 10% making it around 1100lbs. The Atom V8 @475-500hp that would give it an unmatched power to weight ratio! That would put it in class of it own even compared to Hypercars... But producing that on a mass scale would be highly costly considering. If ever they were to come of with that Model/Spec it'd be a very limited run much like the Normal Atom V8
@@isaiahrobinson5575 why titanium?carbon fiber is stronger and lighter
However, I'd still prefer something with outrageous styling and greater luxury. I've driven an Atom and they're great fun but you're left with the feeling that 1 hour is about all you could put up with.
Sorry all but I'll just have to get a Pagani Huyra instead.
"New stig " ( drives like a madman) lol
Ben Collins is an amazing driver
Christ chris i believe this was after he was fired
That's not Ben Collins,it's New Stig 2010-Present.
@@irishtiger5728 Schumacher?
I suspect that on a dry track, the 321hp supercharged Ariel Atom could be on a par with the Bugatti Veyron.
This is an UFO I would love to drive on the Alps!
With no side body panels, the views would be unobstructed, but drafty.
The atom was then beaten by the Pagani Zonda R
Well yeah, and the Zonda R price has, what, two more zeroes behind it over the Atom lol.
Zonda R isn't road-legal.
Back when Top Gear was good and not cringeworthy
"Ele fez isso."
So this stig is after Ben Collins right?
DudeOnly GamingAndOtherStuff yes
Ariel drifts nicely
Needs wider wheels with abit more downforce
Go cart on steroids
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss".
my fav car
I was driven to the church on my wedding day in an ariel atom all suited and booted it gave me such an adrenaline rush the wedding ceremony was a doddle for me. Not so much for my wife to be though. 😂
Faster than a Veyron and not even 1/12th of the price.
James Smith i mean, they have diffrent intentions. the ariel atom v8 is made to be a track beast while the bugatti veyron is made to be a super luxurious hypercar cruiser that has an incredible top speed.
With the new $18 million Bugatti out that ratio is looking better and better.
best fun car
the DBR9 is 6,5s faster than a V8 Atom, which is 3,9s faster than an Enzo and the Atom is a streetable car. It's hard to believe how fast the Atom really is..
" new stig should have done " a senna " throw atom slighty before corner then " have the advantage to get on the throttle before the apex "