Zack Klapman is one of the Great reviewers out here perfectly mixes facts and good review ability but understanding this is entertainment also and weirdos like us watch reviews instead of TV that doesn’t involving keeping score and teams
Ariel Atom has become way too gimmicky & completely opposite of its original idea! It was an ultra light, minimalistic sports vehicle, costing around $20,000, while offering sports car acceleration, handling & overall feeling. This new model has grown too big, to wide, too gimmicky & WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. $100, 000 for this?! Please.
@@tropickman You're thinking of something else. The Atom was never a budget car at 20K USD. It's always been a boutique product made in very limited numbers. Too big? To (really?) wide? It's still significantly smaller than a KTM X-Bow & miles lighter. Seriously if this is too big & bulky for you, maybe you should consider a skateboard.
It's emulating formula/indy cars.... by that standard the ariels are actually underpowered. But that's just physics. Go ahead and say it -bUT tHeYRe noT stReEt smEaGLe
@@BrendanEvan Hagerty doesn't need paywalls. They are an extremely well respected insurance company for general use but heavy in extremely rare collector cars. Drive needed to make money. Hagerty just needs to make the enthusiast CEO satisfied with content and be not financially overextend. Which is easy when you are an insurance company for collector cars that can use internal insurance. It is as good as this is gonna get folks.
Love the scoring structure! Awesome to see both Dai and Zack wheel the car and give their impressions. You can tell they’re both enthusiasts beyond spec sheets.
Would absolutely LOVE to drive one of these some day. I’m a car guy for sure, but more so a motorcycle enthusiast, and this to me seems to be the car equivalent of a motorcycle on four wheels. Absolutely raw, no creature comforts, and a direct connection between man and machine. In a sea of vanilla cars and isolation chambers on the road these days, it’s not surprising this car and similar other options out there have really taken off! 😁
The ariel atom always earned a spot in my heart for some reasons. It's just cool and I 100% agree that it's comparable to a super7. I grew up watching that race and even watched an anime of it. Both legends imo.
This is my dream car, but at $100k it will remain a dream. Amazing that the pedals are too close, just like a formula car! Easy to fix though. I think you are funny, Zack! Drive through in an Atom, HA!
I don't understand, how can anyone put a dislike on a video showing a modern marvel like this... 10 dislikes at that, ridiculous. If you don't like cars why are you being a hater, sheesh.
It's basically 2 bolts on the pedal plate and you can move it 3 positions horizontally and 2 positions vertically You need racing boots to be comfy in its default position.
Wow, I remember watching Dai in the early 2000s and his English was not very good, now listening to him you wouldn’t believe what I just said. I love watching Dai grow.
Drove the old atom at a track day, totally agree that the gas is too close to the brake, the instructor had to keep reminding me a couple of times that I'm slightly on the gas when I was braking. Amazing experience though!
I live in Europe and have had a couple of Caterham 7's over the least 30 years. After nearly fifty years since Lotus first intoduced the idea they are certainly classics. As for every day use as a car? Forget it, try driving one in the wet or snow. The Atom is the same kind of car, buy one for sunny Sundays and track days and use the Hyundai or Honda for the supermarket and commuting. If you live in a cooler climate, put it away in the winter. If you live in a hot climate you will miss the shade and aircon on a hot day. Believe me you need two cars!
Director at Ariel says they reckon they could get about 550 HP out of this engine in the 4R package. Thats about £25 000 extra on top of the 4R package. That would make its power to weight ratio quite close to 1 HP/kg. I reckon in that config, with some street illegal pre-warmed slicks it could do 0-60 in under 2 seconds and do sub-9 seconds at the quarter mile.
It would be cool to see how the AA scored against the other vehicles y’all have tested. Just something to compare the score to and drive debate. Great video overall!
He's right when he says you never really get the chance to rev it out - sounds like you need to change up before the engine even gets going. I don't hear much engine / exhaust, only turbo. I'm curious how this compares to an elise / exige.
@@zackklapman3569 That's certainly good news. Hopefully Honda addressed that issue.. but they've been dealing with trans issues for ten years or more. So I doubt it. Either way, great review!
Only criticism is that two pro drivers can't work a screw driver and flip the gas pedal and move it out one hole. Sorry am watching all the vids, Plato, Chris Harris, all say the same but can't just adjust the car to suit you.
When you put that thing back into the rack, do you get your quarter back? Also, do people leave Ariels lying all over the supermarket parking lot and not return them to the racks?
Great video and kudos to Zach. The track time was also fun with the stand in Stig or Randy Pobst. The latest Ariel is amazing but the price has made it hard to justify for all but the very wealthy. Further they can be difficult to license in many parts of the US. And it’s also British which means lots of things will likely go wrong even If the basic engine is Honda bulletproof.
Wonder what would happen if they converted everything to even lighter weight materials (carbon fiber wheels, fairings, titanium and similar materials), only save a hundred or so pounds, but out of that little weight to start with that could be massive.
Love it. If anyone is ever near Sarasota and wants a ride in one, always happy to let people experience my atom 3
You're doing God's work.
Florida?
@@billybuckner7762 Yes
Bro if didnt live in australia
On my way
I love Zack's reviewing so much, always enjoy the humor, and think he's underated
He's overrated and missed the point of the whole car
Congrats Zack Klapman on the Hagerty spot. Well deserved man!
Zack Klapman is one of the Great reviewers out here perfectly mixes facts and good review ability but understanding this is entertainment also and weirdos like us watch reviews instead of TV that doesn’t involving keeping score and teams
Kudos Zack! Stoked to see you on the channel
Ariel Atom has become way too gimmicky & completely opposite of its original idea!
It was an ultra light, minimalistic sports vehicle, costing around $20,000, while offering sports car acceleration, handling & overall feeling.
This new model has grown too big, to wide, too gimmicky & WAY TOO EXPENSIVE.
$100, 000 for this?! Please.
@@tropickman You're thinking of something else. The Atom was never a budget car at 20K USD. It's always been a boutique product made in very limited numbers.
Too big? To (really?) wide? It's still significantly smaller than a KTM X-Bow & miles lighter. Seriously if this is too big & bulky for you, maybe you should consider a skateboard.
350 hp is not enough, said every kid that failed applied physics
Even if it had 100 it would still be quick
Sorry you haven’t driven anything fast before. Mine on forza has 700hp and I still don’t think it’s enough
@@user59371 haha
It's emulating formula/indy cars.... by that standard the ariels are actually underpowered. But that's just physics. Go ahead and say it -bUT tHeYRe noT stReEt smEaGLe
@@thebeach1323 Both the Atom and the BAC Mono are emulating Formula 3 cars, not Formula 1 or Indycars
Hagerty reminds me of /DRIVE so much. I hope it lasts this time!
Ditto. Hey Hagerty: paywalls aren’t the way to go.
I honestly forgot about /Drive it's been that long.
They have Camisa so...
@@BrendanEvan Hagerty doesn't need paywalls. They are an extremely well respected insurance company for general use but heavy in extremely rare collector cars. Drive needed to make money. Hagerty just needs to make the enthusiast CEO satisfied with content and be not financially overextend. Which is easy when you are an insurance company for collector cars that can use internal insurance. It is as good as this is gonna get folks.
Love the scoring structure! Awesome to see both Dai and Zack wheel the car and give their impressions. You can tell they’re both enthusiasts beyond spec sheets.
I'm a nurse and I'm pulling 5-6 shifts a week just to comfortably afford this and a house. Next October is my deliver! Year can't go by fast enough!
You're a girl and about to drive this thing? 😯🙊
@@OhgodImtoosexy lol just cause I'm a nurse doesn't make me a woman!
Congrats!
Would absolutely LOVE to drive one of these some day. I’m a car guy for sure, but more so a motorcycle enthusiast, and this to me seems to be the car equivalent of a motorcycle on four wheels. Absolutely raw, no creature comforts, and a direct connection between man and machine. In a sea of vanilla cars and isolation chambers on the road these days, it’s not surprising this car and similar other options out there have really taken off! 😁
Morgan 3-wheeler more so!
The ariel atom always earned a spot in my heart for some reasons. It's just cool and I 100% agree that it's comparable to a super7. I grew up watching that race and even watched an anime of it. Both legends imo.
Dais english has gotten so good over the years !!
The Ariel is one of the most fun car's there is.
Someone in UA-cam land just built one that is 540 hp at the wheel. Built motor.
Yeah, no sh, Captain Obvious. 🙄
4:03 Dude I just died!
Ive got the same cupholder!
🤣🤣
7:54 He's not the Stig. But he's the Stig's Japanese cousin!
"Some say he was raised in the mountains by very fast wolves"
"Some say he's a direct descendant of very quick and elusive samurai on wheels."
I think the Atom looks great with the windscreen and half roll cage! it gives the car a better looking shape overall .
this version of "Rated" is much much better than the last iterations,sequences and writing is amazing,i really like it. Bravo Zack,Bravo Hagerty.
The genuine disappointment when he couldn't get the change at the drive through..
Just give the man a raise..😂
This is my dream car, but at $100k it will remain a dream. Amazing that the pedals are too close, just like a formula car! Easy to fix though.
I think you are funny, Zack! Drive through in an Atom, HA!
Too close wearing normal shoes. If you have race boots on its fine.
Pedals are too close on my Miata, I have to drive barefoot or with house slippers when I want to drive hard since I have extra wide feet lol
@@Thee_Sinner Ah I was thinking of normal people ;-)
... HOW MUCH?!
George Tsiros Base price is $80k
I love the turbo whistle, sound reminds me of a Borg Warner even though its a Mitsubishi.
Hagerty just coming out as one of the best if car YT channels out there.
Dai doesn't think it will be a classic because HE doesn't like the way it looks, lol.
It is ALREADY legendary.
Great review! That car looks epic, and I had no idea it could slide - but given a drift champion, I guess everything will slide!
Really excited to see this...one of my favourite cars!!!
I don't understand, how can anyone put a dislike on a video showing a modern marvel like this... 10 dislikes at that, ridiculous. If you don't like cars why are you being a hater, sheesh.
One of the best car videos I've seen in a long time, great job Zack!
Silly, ridiculous and fun....sign me up. The pedal situation seems like a major oversight for a $100k.
It's basically 2 bolts on the pedal plate and you can move it 3 positions horizontally and 2 positions vertically You need racing boots to be comfy in its default position.
This was apparently shot in my hometown of Auburn, Massachusetts! Woah! I am local and have a fiesta ST you can drive!
Wow, I remember watching Dai in the early 2000s and his English was not very good, now listening to him you wouldn’t believe what I just said. I love watching Dai grow.
Season 1 showed a neat idea but the episodes were lacking.... This new season is incredible. Love the production
Drove the old atom at a track day, totally agree that the gas is too close to the brake, the instructor had to keep reminding me a couple of times that I'm slightly on the gas when I was braking. Amazing experience though!
A branded Aim dash, I'm not impressed but its a big step up. I appreciate that this was filmed on the east coast! PALMER
I will own an Ariel atom at some point, it is on the short list of must haves for me along with an Alfa, a Ferrari, and a 911.
I would rent one of these for a weekend of madness.
Zack + Dai is a combination I didn't know I needed
Good to see purpose built sports cars. I would buy this as a fun weekend toy. I wonder if anyone would get one for another reason?
Quality of this video is A++
Zack and Jason are why I follow this channel!
I got to sit in one of the first prototype. Love this car. They rock.
I live in Europe and have had a couple of Caterham 7's over the least 30 years. After nearly fifty years since Lotus first intoduced the idea they are certainly classics. As for every day use as a car? Forget it, try driving one in the wet or snow. The Atom is the same kind of car, buy one for sunny Sundays and track days and use the Hyundai or Honda for the supermarket and commuting. If you live in a cooler climate, put it away in the winter. If you live in a hot climate you will miss the shade and aircon on a hot day. Believe me you need two cars!
I really hope you took enough footage for a "just the noise" style video while you had the car. That thing makes all the happy turbo noises 😄
Director at Ariel says they reckon they could get about 550 HP out of this engine in the 4R package. Thats about £25 000 extra on top of the 4R package. That would make its power to weight ratio quite close to 1 HP/kg. I reckon in that config, with some street illegal pre-warmed slicks it could do 0-60 in under 2 seconds and do sub-9 seconds at the quarter mile.
Farah has rubbed off on Zack. Made sure his jacket’s arm is just pulled enough to show off the watch game. Front and center. Lol great review.
A 1" thick pad on the brake pedal would eliminate the "closeness" issue to some degree. I want one!! (or two)
It would be cool to see how the AA scored against the other vehicles y’all have tested. Just something to compare the score to and drive debate. Great video overall!
I've wanted an Atom for so, so long. The V8 500 specifically, in all carbon fiber and black.
apparently it drives like dogshit compared to the normal ones
He's right when he says you never really get the chance to rev it out - sounds like you need to change up before the engine even gets going. I don't hear much engine / exhaust, only turbo. I'm curious how this compares to an elise / exige.
Very cool car. I didn't know they had four versions.
Intake noise is cool unless the volume is overbearing.
So good! Yay Zach. Thanks for listening Hagerty. Those other hosts were not so good.
Thank you Hagerty for amazing contents...!
11:25 love how he changes down those 3 grears
This melted Clarkson's face, it was a future classic long ago
“There are BEES in my epiglottis!”
Drifting that oversize turbo go-cart 👏👏👏
Absolutely amazing car, but at the same time it's the pinnacle of "pay more for less"
the previous versions weren't cheap either, but for the performance it's an amazing bargain
Jay Leno is gonna love driving this one .
There's the colloquialism "poker face." I think there's another term called "Leno face." It's very similar.
you know it is fast when the expert who has driven everything says "wow"
$80,000 plus another $8,000 for a limited slip differential. Probably to get the car to your house with plates you’re looking at $100,000.
I tune k20c1 all the time. I get over 500whp on my fuel system and tuning all the time safely on stock engine and stock clutch.
lol at first I thought the gift they left in the frunk was sushi 🍣
love for the tiger shoe that you wear without see all the video!
I would love to drive a car like that some day and never have to stop
The Vanderhall Venice is somewhat similar in sensory levels but not nearly as fast. But it's still fun to drive.
Now imagine adding a hybrid turbo and few other goodies and making it nearer 500bhp. That would be criminally quick
A fair and balanced review. Awesome shots & driving at Palmer!
More Zack on Hagerty. Sharpest wit in the automotive space.
All new, everything reducing drag.....apart from the enormous climbing frame bolted to the rear :D
Those look like sooooo much fun!
I love Ariel atoms but my fav was the supercharged one I think it was the 3.5
I love seeing Dai in this channel
The pedal placement is pro level driving for heel toe for the brake and gas.
Even Dai thought it was bad, and heel toe is his job.
That`s so much fun I`m surprised it hasn`t been made illegal yet 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Great quick overview!
But does the transmission pop out of gear and grind third like the type R?
It didn't during our three days with it.
@@zackklapman3569 That's certainly good news. Hopefully Honda addressed that issue.. but they've been dealing with trans issues for ten years or more. So I doubt it. Either way, great review!
Only criticism is that two pro drivers can't work a screw driver and flip the gas pedal and move it out one hole. Sorry am watching all the vids, Plato, Chris Harris, all say the same but can't just adjust the car to suit you.
Beautiful track
Zack Klapman has been going through puberty for 15 years…. Any time now
Brooke's all like "buncha fuckin commedians over here..."
I would of loved to get the TLX typeS engine in there for the V6 sound lol
You pay 96k for a high performance track car and have to pay an extra 10k for the performance package???
Yeah people sometimes get hung up on more HP but forget about power to weight ratio.
When you put that thing back into the rack, do you get your quarter back? Also, do people leave Ariels lying all over the supermarket parking lot and not return them to the racks?
These cars are such a fun track car, but at $96K that strikes me as steep for single purpose open top track car
It looks almost the same as the miata exo kits, you can work out a 1.8 close to a 2 litter and boost it well into 350hp
Guys from Workroom Siberia channel built interesting replica of this car, with Subaru engine.
Anyone else just watching this series because it's Zack >?
The pedal spacing is to encourage heel and toe down shifting Zack.
It's a bit too close for that. It really is.
...and left foot braking.
@@creepingjesus5106 it's the polar opposite arrangement for easier left foot braking...
Hey were you driving in Aurburn, MA? Cause im from Worcester and that Arby's and shaw's shot is sooo familiar.
I came here to say this too! small world, I am also in the Worcester area.
the opening shots are from Palmer race track.
@@bt7482 Oohh, thanks. Didn't know palmer had one.
Well, I have to have THAT one, of course...next life.
Have to agree with Dai on the looks. The stock car without the windscreen & that ridiculous monkey bar is far better.
Great video and kudos to Zach. The track time was also fun with the stand in Stig or Randy Pobst. The latest Ariel is amazing but the price has made it hard to justify for all but the very wealthy. Further they can be difficult to license in many parts of the US. And it’s also British which means lots of things will likely go wrong even If the basic engine is Honda bulletproof.
Pretty much all key components are name brand and/or race spec so not really an issue.
7:59 Chairman Kaga style bite.
I'm just here for the Zack content
Did you ever get annoyed with the blow off sound? Maybe it's just the video.
Ariel should option the press car with the aero package and a rollbar delete. It look so much racier/F1-ish
You know what else is even more fun than an Atom and 5 times cheaper? A BMW S1000RR!
Does it come with optional extras such as oil slick and smoke screens?
Yes. Spy Hunter Special Edition!
Wouldn't a Factory Five Kit car be a better option. These seem to be very expensive. Is it worth the price?
Wonder what would happen if they converted everything to even lighter weight materials (carbon fiber wheels, fairings, titanium and similar materials), only save a hundred or so pounds, but out of that little weight to start with that could be massive.
You can option these. I have carbon panels, lights, air intake, wings front and rear. You can also option carbon wheels but at £10k it is not cheap.
The windshield made it more look better
I have a feeling I would initially love the turbo sounds, but later hate them.
Not in Canada unfortunately. They refuse to give them a road licence. .
Wish these were legal in Canada