The Ariel Atom Is a $75,000 Street Legal Go Kart
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The Ariel Atom is an insane, street-legal go-kart -- and today I'm driving it on the street. First I'm giving you a tour of the Atom, then I'm going to take it out on the road and review the Ariel Atom.
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Not having the shifter labeled actually add's weight, they could have easily carved it out of the gear knob, thus saving a quarter gram of weight.
every milligram matters!
Precision matter
but actually it adds weight because the driver becomes lazy and fat and the extra fat adds to the car's weight.
@@frosty129 yeah
add a single milligram more and the car will break down!
that is how important weight savings are
Doug "I never want to accelerate like that again..." 10 seconds later, accelerates like that again.
Doug be like: i'll fucking do it again
And you can see him flinch as he goes under the underpass under acceleration.
How dare you
Yeah I think you’d want a helmet when you drive this... Not for safety, but so you don’t go deaf.
I find it hard to believe he expected to get in this thing and it have manners of a town car.
im definitely getting one of these before i die, this might be the reason i die, but i will not die before i get one
17:13 Literally, Vtec kicked in :D
CNC Motors Employee: Doug Came Back?
Manager: Doug never left !
Day xx...Doug still at the dealership...
CNC Ceo: So who's the new salesman?
Employee: He's not an employee...been here since early summer.
CNC: Oh...
He sleeps in their maintence closet and only comes out once in a few days to review a car, if spoken to before that he usually hisses at them.
Doug: the kind of guy who breaks your Batmobile
@@racetracknerd9484 The Dougmobile broke its wheel and the Hoovie got away, hey!
I wonder if he gets a commission when a car he reviews gets sold?
No joke hearing doug complain about it just makes me want one even more.
Its the same as the TVR Tuscan for me.
Exactly
❤️
Tvr minivan... id rock it.
A 4 wheel version of a 1000cc sport bike .I have always wanted 1.I get tired of putting on safety gear to ride my bike .
I’m almost certain you’re supposed to wear a helmet with that car
earplugs as well
Just get an intercom system for you and your passenger
Don't have to wear the in some places
Never seen anyone drive one of those cars without a helmet :D
Hallo Aksel
19:34 "It's uncomfortable, it's hot, it's tight, it's loud"
You just described my first girlfriend. To the T.
Lmaooo
Nice
my current girlfried. don't accelerate hard or she'll break your body and complain like hell
Bed time must be fun lmao
Bruh
Doug’s Mom: Dougie, what do you wanna be when you grow up?
Doug: 6’4”
@Lexus Troller that's just a sad one
@Lexus Troller, according to Doug, he studied Economics and then had a boring office job before his channel's success. So you could be right
@@hhack3661 Boring desk job working for Porsche. He tried the "meet in the middle" approach lol
Or 6'3", depending on his mood
That one killed everyone
Ariel Atom: for when a lotus Elise is too heavy
46 likes in 40 mins
i got that reference
Track day bro! Let's go track day bro! Hdsjsn shsisb bro
@@omegaplays8217 354 Likes 3 Hours
Or for when you don't know how to ride a motorcycle.
Doug: Here are the quirks and features-- Oh, looks like we just have quirks today.
lmao
If Doug worked at McDonald's: "This... is a happy meal."
Better review the quirks and features
*THISSSS is a happy meal
I'll never forget Clarkson's face destroying drive of this car on top gear.
Can someone interprete please!
@@orsoncart9441 ua-cam.com/video/mbsYPXAJhxU/v-deo.html
sabresswords it feels like my brains are being sucked out ! I am an alien ! Whoooooooaaaaaaaa!
Orson 🏁🏁🚗🚗🚗🚗🛒🛒🛒
A lot of poo came out. 😂
7:39 AM at CNC Motors:
"Oh, no. This can't be happening. Don't look out the window. It's Doug again! Run! Grab all the ignition keys and run!"
JACK CLOSE THE DOORS, CLOSE IT HES COMING CLOSE THE LIGHTS AND DO THE CLOSED SIGN THING
QUICK HES COMING FOR OUR QUIRKS AND FEATURES RUNN
Bay Area Omg rheeeeeeee
CNC: *closed on Sundays*
Doug: "I'm here this Sunday at CNC Motors..."
they are not closed sundays lol. they get half there damned weekly business on saturday and sunday
"It's so quick, it can destroy your entire face..."
- Jeremy Clarkson | Top Gear | Series 5
“Oh my god!” - Jeremy Clarkson while the Atom is destroying his face
One of my earliest UA-cam memories is seeing Jeremy Clarksom get his face rearranged by one of these
A classic clip!
@@randomxnp it wasn't the V8, it was supercharged 300
The v8 had 475 bhp (claimed)
That was a REAL Ariel Atom.
DanteZero15 Jeremy later got his neck rearranged by a GT-R too :P
Doug: this is the first real car you have tested in a long time.
Every other car is a variation of an infotainment system.
"THIS is the 2020 Mercedes GLK Series Black Edition 25th Anniversary Henry D. Robertson Special Edition AMG Superfly"
So over SUVs
Serendip and trucks
A variation of quirks and features :))
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
17:12 😂 vtec then redlines
*Honda needs to bring this inspiration back to their cars.*
So you have great access to an engine that you'll never need to work on. Great.
Doug: "I've pressed those. I've played with them. I have no idea what they do"
Doug's wife: *sigh "Okay Doug....never mind..."
Hahaha. Bravo!
@Joe Kinchicken Triggered much?
Joe Kinchicken You’re ridiculous.
Doug's wife: "Something surely, but nothing he can figure out."
@Joe Kinchicken You really don't like millennials huh?
press "V" > displays "start stop engine"
dunno what that button does
Those V and A buttons seem up and down arrows to stepping in the menu.
@@zoldprespan2389 completely possible, the fact that amuse us is Doug don't even trying to figure it out even clearly seeing some indication on the display
Up
Down
Select
I think doug do stuff like that on purpose. Doug will say he dont know what some button do but then tell you a quirk on page 231 in a 400 page car manual.
@@rmoore2209 He always overreacts
The buttons in the cluster isn't A or V, its UP and DOWN. Together with SEL (select) they are used to navigate and select items in the MNU (menu).
17:55 - "I don't want to accelerate hard ever again in this car."
18:19 - ...
Obviously the E is missing from the “MENU” button for weight savings
Naturally.
Silly Doug!
True
yet they put at least 30 pounds of useless junk that i saw lol
@@Shadow0fd3ath24 ...
CNC Motors: Exists
Doug DeMuro: I'm gonna sell this man's whole inventory.
@@lucamarini1113 drink milk kid
Ashutosh Lakra dude chill he just said that to get some likes i think
😂
It is an insanely cool dealership though
He's chasing the finders fee real hard
This is the most absurd thing I’ve ever wanted
The Atom3 is tame compared to one of the previous variations, the Atom V8 The engine is a pair of Suzuki Hayabusa motors mated together to make a 3ltr monster producing 500 bhp and as it weighs just over half a ton it means a power to weight ration of 923 bhp / ton.
Performance wise from standstill
60mph = 2.4s
100mph = 5.5s
150mph = 16.4s
Standing quarter = 11.2 s @ 134.2 mph
Top Speed = 171 mph
Doug, hearing you say you didn't want to excessively accelerate in this car broke my heart
CNC: we have everything
Doug: I want go kart.
he probably reviewed all of them
Nicholas Artuso in Doug’s defense, he’s reviewed almost every car in that lot haha
CNC: how many?
DOUG: yes
@@Mach5Johnny Doug lives inside CNC
Ed Valvonis shit I wouldn’t mind living there either!
>Doug pulls in to CNC Motors
CNC Motors: "Aww shit, here we go again"
😂
And parks across the parking spots too (4:32)
Nice one, very humble.
@@raupenimmersatt6906 Because he didn't want to be disturbed.
Best comment ever
“Closest thing to an Indy car that you’ll ever see with a license plate.” I mean, that is, until you see a Formula Ford Ecoboost. Then it will be the second closest thing to an Indy car that you’ll ever see with a license plate.
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Definitely the most amusing review you've ever done Doug...still chuckling as I write.
Cheers.
*Hypes the car up for 20 minutes*
*finally drives it*
“I hate it”
This car is a waste of money
@Modustollens1 it's the pansy version, windscreen and enclosed side? They're just excess weight!
Get the naked V8 version and wear a crash helmet, it'll weigh less and Doug would empty his bowels!
Or go watch Chris Harris take one for a spin - ua-cam.com/video/_jvHqB4ZxbU/v-deo.html
😂😂😂this comment had me dyen yo
He has a sandy V
And he has not a clue about that street legal racecar
*Reviews a go kart in his next video*
Doug: "This Go Kart is a $500 Ariel Atom"
where can i buy a $500 go kart
@@ieatcentipedesforbreakfast In Gran Turismo
On Craigslist... only it maybe or maybe not run. And if it does only for like 2 months top
Ah yes, the infamous Ariel Adam
"I dont want to accelerate hard in this car ever again" - 18:21 🤣🤣🤣
Doug: "It looks like something you would drive at one of those indoor go karting places where one guy goes every weekend and takes it way to seriously"
Also Doug: *laughs nervously*
Doug seemed to know about that guy who goes to the go cart track a little too well.
SuperGT might have watched this lol.
The employees are the ones who take it far to seriously. I had a employee at a EMPTY family fun place with my friend stop my car, then say stop and put a speed limiting and the little speakers on the back were saying “we have a reckless racer” because it had one of those kinda timeout buttons. I stared him down the whole lap cause this guy thought he was the big dog yet he is working as a go kart Employee at a failing family fun place. (Sorry got bad grammar I’m typing fast I’m about to get to school)
@@ate7026 that employee sounds like a jerk. Maybe you should buy an Ariel Atom! 🤙
Yea, we all know guys like that. The guys with the lil $10 trophy's of their record best time or a shirt with their picture on it of the day the 37 year old loser that still lives with his mom beat a bunch of 10 year olds in a faux "track event". Like Doug said "WAY too serious".
The “SEL” selects various things in the car
The “V” is for Vendetta
Not so slick are ya
Sim racing club
ua-cam.com/video/Bj7oJ11PjiQ/v-deo.html XaXA!!!
V is for vagina.
@@jackvanderpool8231 That is cute, but k
Doug: this car has no key!
Also Doug: you have to wave this keyfob here to start the car.
Doug the type of guy who uses a Yahoo! Email in 2019.
I do! What's wrong with that? Oh yea you have to do what everybody else nowadays i forgot
I have AOL email
doug.demuro @ compuserve.com
I use it instead of the my ISP or my main mail. That's the one I give out. I don't give out my main or ISP email address.
Engineer: Hey what if we add some gasket around the windshield for safety
Ariel CEO: You're fired
Most Atoms I’ve seen around the UK don’t have a windscreen. You just wear a helmet. Let’s face it, the only reason to make this car street legal is so you don’t have to trailer it to the track.
@@filipkonopacki1547: British Atoms did not have that many body panels either. Looks like they tamed down the car to appeal to the wimpy Americans.
in the UK the windscreen is an optional extra
😂😂😂😂😂
Can we just talk about how Doug parks his Mercedes-
He did that so he'd have room for the camera but I noticed that too. If you didn't know better you'd think he's just the typical Mercedes Benz driver
@@ChrisG1392 to be honest, i did have no clue. So, thanks
yeah he just didnt want anyone backing too close
I think he does that so nobody parks there so he can film
But when he eventually trades it in at the dealership, there won't be ANY supermarket dings to the doors. I like his style.
I’d like to have seen a start up and pull out shot. Seems to have been missing in all the videos recently
Doug love your videos! You make me want to win the lottery more and more with each video of cool cars hahahaha
Doug looks so overwhelmed driving this thing 😂
I agree, after seeing this video Doug is officially soft as hell.
If any of you ever drove one of these things you’d understand. It’s more like skating on ice then driving on asphalt. I’ve driven a few amazing cars on the track and I have loads of experience on motorcycles but this thing is a slippery mess that doesn’t drive like anything short of a Formula One race car, (I’m told as I’ve never driven a Formula One).
It’s kinda like a Jet Ski and to turn quickly you have to accelerate for greater grip. Down force kinda thing. People crash them by panicking and hitting the brake when they should instead hammer the gas pedal.
John-Paul Silke nah, he’s just soft. I had one of this with the civic type r supercharged engine (European spec, pretty similar of the one that clarkson reviewed) without all of that swing and spoilers and it drive great. The next owner wrapped it on a tree though.
Bronco Fan Doug sounds like a Bitch
"One of those indoor gokart tracks where 1 guy goes every weekend and takes it too serious"
oddly specific. I feel like Doug has gotten beat on the track by one of them and took it personal 😂😂
Not really , it's sort of common knowledge that the weekend warriors of racing can be obnoxious.
Found that dude
I think doug is just referring to himself in third person
Think it was Ed or Rabbit. That beat him
DOUG WAS CONCEIVED AT A GO CART TRACK, WITH A SERIOUS DRIVER IMPRESSING HIS MOM!
Bro I just found you a few days ago and I got to say I love your videos!
This has been one of my dream cars for quite some time now
Head Engineer: "What kind of anti-theft system do we have for this?"
Engineer: "Pull out the wheel"
Head Engineer: "Promote this man"
Mr. Bean gave them the idea.
Why is Mr Bean getting popular again lol. Haven't heard about him in like 15 - 16 years
well, you could take that KEY FOB THING, and put it on you KEYS so nobody can take your car, wheel or no wheel
Wow, Doug has already learned how to park like a true Mercedes driver! He learns so fast.
Lol Thought I'm the only one who noticed that parking job.
Actually if they engraved the gear shift pattern in the gear shift knob it would reduce weight by a gram or so 😂. Could always buy a spare knob and engrave the pattern yourself, very cool little car!! Fantastic video!! 👍👍
I used to work as a delivery driver here in the UK and a bloke pulled up next to me at the lights in a V8 Atom while i was in my van.I put the window down and asked him if they were as quick as everyone made-out.He said 'yes' smiled and disappered in a cloud of tyre smoke when the lights went green
Doug: "It's so uncomfortable"
Atom drivers other than in the USA: Forget the windshield and don't bother with the plastic side panels over the chassis rails either.
I think it's a legality issue over here
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@@85square no u bitch
@@85square I ENTERED, HOPE I WIN!
iamspyvspy definitely a legality issue
"The sound is deafening... and the wind noise..."
That's why enthusiasts who buy this kind of vehicle wear a motorcycle-style racing helmet, Doug.
Yep. Kind of mind blowing he took an Atom out without a lid or at least ear plugs.
Yeah my thoughts exactly. It's loud, fast, excessive... Exactly
Exactly what I was about to comment.
I love all of that and would never wear a helmet.....sadly, I can not afford the car though.
Helmets don't really attenuate much of anything and your hearing WILL be damaged simply by wind noise alone if you don't wear ear plugs, even with a helmet.
Source: motorcyclist
That CNC motors sign has become iconic for this channel
I loved that he ducked going under the bridge. 😂
"2/10ths of an ounce lighter" They should have just etched out the shift pattern so it could actually reduce 2/10ths.
Thought the same lol
@@jasonbenham9338 it's a $75k go kart. I don't think it's too unreasonable to ask. Air conditioning? Meh. Shift guide? Awe yeah.
Doug: 17:56 "I don't want to accelerate hard ever again in this car."
Also Doug: 18:20 *Vtec just kicked in yo*
Oh, the struggles of resisting going full throttle as a car guy.
I was actually searching for this comment
hop on a bike and feel the difference. Cars are slow and heavy
@@carlosandleon no shit Sherlock. A bike that weighs only at most 120kg or less you are comparing it to something that weighs half a ton to 2-3tons.
@Darth Wheezius Superchargers are better for Honda high rev engines :D
@@carlosandleon Agreed.
I see these all the time in NYC and never knew what they were. Thank you Doug!
15:58 Better remember: "If you leave the turn signals on, it will keep blinking left" and you did hahaha :D
"Those indoor go kart places where one guy goes every weekend and takes it too seriously."
I wasnt expecting to get attacked like that
I;m one of em
Facts. He was talking about me.
Doug is that go hard guy. He's clearly projecting 😅
Reminds me of my uncle.
I would go to a race track if they had one near me. Karting for 20 bucks a pop it is :(
"the roof is lacking the Starlight Headliner bespoke feature, and it gets a 1 out of 10"
It has that feature, you just have to wait till nighttime 😉
@@andysmom117 Unless it rains then... ffffffffffffffff
You're not tired, you're scared. :) Nice car and very interesting review. And really cool car.
SI units! yay!
doug finally realises that he has fans from around world, thanks for the relics that you show us
cheers from portugal
So if someone has multiple of these things will it be called a molecule?
Get OUT!!!!
HAHAHAHA! Good one, didn't think of it.
only if you chain them together
Hilarious!
It's not enough to even have a carbon footprint!
Pretty sure the Atom is meant to be driven wearing a helmet
I thought the same thing lol. You do have the seat belts but I kinda think a helmet would help too
Not if it has a windshield. It’s legally required in USA because helmets are illegal.
Here in Sweden everyone use a helmet when driving these type of cars.
Not needed but you probably should, goggles at least.
Joe H I can’t be certain - it’s really hard to find discussions about this because it’s such a niche case, specific to cars like this, driven on the street, in the USA. I know for certain the windshield is necessary, but I don’t know where I got the helmet = illegal part.
That vtec kicking in when he floored it for the first time was absolutely ridiculous.
LOL at the drive 😂😂😂😂 Doug was a bit overwhelmed
Clarkson sold more of these than their entire sales team.
Richard S honestly
Yes
it's the best marketing "in the worrrrrld"
@@atodaso1668
You're saying it wrong
In the waaaaaarld
@@kenbee1957 you're saying it wrong
"Some indoor go kart course, with that one guy who goes every weekend and takes it... way to seriously".
Freudian slip.
The type of guy who diss people because they like something he doesn't
Doug the type of guy to go to K1 Speed every weekend and take it... way too seriously.
It sounded like he was speaking from experience...
@@Zebpro but if you're going to the local go-kart place every week you should probably get into a team or something and buy a kart, it will be better and probably cheaper (Idk how much a decent new kart costs, but probably less than spending $200 on rentals every week)
At least you driving the later windshield version, not the earlier versions with no windshield and TG's Clarkson's face went alien lol 😆
This is the first time I've seen Doug Demuro exhausted while driving a car ... Definitely very much to handle.
Those buttons are nor "A" nor "V". They are up and down arrows. Changes between menus. The "SEL" stands for "select" if I have to guess. Which is well... enters the menu?
"I AM AN ALIEN!" -Jeremy Clarkson
you beat me to it
Clarkson is twat. please don't quote twats.
@Mr.Sweg he really doesn't seem like a fun person to hang around, punching people over steak, bitter divorces, and now he said that Hammond and May drive him insane. I love top gear I grew up with the show. But he doesn't seem like a good human being
@Mr.Sweg yeah it sucks, still love Hammond and May though
MY EPIGLOTTIS IS FULL OF BEES!
The left/right toggle switch for the turn signal may be unusual, but the separate red button for hazzard lights seems to be very commom, so I don't see why that was identified as odd or a quirk.
16:53 is when he starts driving it.
The "V" is actually a down arrow, and the other side is not an "A", it's an up arrow, it's for scrolling up and down in menus. SEL = Select. @9:25
Mohammad Enteshariun lol he actually thought it was a and v
wow, how the hell did he not figure that out
@@iansteelmatheson because he's thick
Thicc
Doug is so smart that he said dumb stuff in his videos all the time to get people commenting things like "i cant believe he thought that was blah blah"
Doug Demuro, “helping thieves steal exotic and rare cars since 2013.”
I've lifted so many Viper Hoods.
Thanks Doug!
We're gonna empty the whole warehouse.
Doug's release form includes the following clause: "Doug will not be held liable for teaching people how to steal your car."
Only Doug could review you hardcore track car on the street😂😂 it's like comparing a luxury boat to a roller coaster you need to have a special track Doug score👍
9:35 "on the right there's one marked CLIT and on the left there's on labeled G-SPOT. I've pressed those, I've played with them and I have NO idea what they do. Something surely but nothing I can figure out."
"This is not a highway car"
You don't say...
Simon Maglica 😂😂😂... exactly
Honda grom
Yeah, he's complaining about the noise, he is suppose to be wearing a helmet.
If take it to the highway till I get pulled over.
@James D it's a purpose built track car you dolt
Been on a track day in one of these, which is the only place it really belongs, it's epic fun. The road legality should only really be for driving it to the track, and then home again. The one I drove didn't have the silly windscreen, and the helmet goes some way to dampening the noise
He didn't pick up on the "hood" storage being a helmet box for that purpose. But if you're a serious track enthusiast you'd still need somewhere for your tyre options.
Of course, it might save you pulling a trailer, even if you need a support vehicle.
5:58 "You see [turn signals] like these occasionally on motorcycles and ATVs."
Oh, occasionally only?
7:20
Doug, the type of guy to flex his E-Class AMG Wagon in the background while filming a car review.
And parking like shit
@@topestcompilations6526 he parked it like that for the video duh
PizzaSueca obviously parked that way for the video. CNC probably gives him a few parking spots to do whatever with.
lol I don’t know why you tagged 7:20. It was in the video way before that and it was also visible way after that
Imagine being in a red light and someone passing by removing your battery switch
This wasn't the case before Doug made this video. Just like the complicated anti theft ignition. Atom owners hate him! Read his column on autotrader.comb to find out why!
Once the kill switch is flipped to on it cannot be removed.
I don't want to be that guy but I want to do it so badly
@@savagegeese it's plastic I could remove it with with a hot butter kinfe.
@@savagegeese but it CAN be Flipped back.
Clarkson’s original review is one of the funniest car vids ever
I was driving in my hometown, and out of nowhere one of these turned onto the residential road into oncoming traffic at full throttle!!! It’s been two years and this now answers what I seen back then. The crazy SOB driving this car with his helmet on had some balls... it was deafening even in my truck.
Thanks for finally answering wtf I seen.
Not sure there is room for ones balls in that vehicle. Maybe that's what the front storage pan is for?😂
Features: "I can't give it a Zero, because it has a seat belt..."
And a windshield! Not all Ariels have that!
@@JCintheBCC correct, jeremy clark face was peeling back hahah
Doug: “I am so incredibly surprised how tired I am”
Ariel Atom 500 V8: “hold my Guinness...”
Ariel Nomad S - says... here hold my canteen of dirty river water. We're going to Dakar. It might get bumpy.
"Hold my beer" here in the States would be like "Hold my Carlsberg Special Brew" in the UK
@@netrioter yeah, I get it. It was meant to be a joke about how the Nomad is even worse for feeling exhausted and how if you are in the middle of nowhere you cant get a beer.
A shit joke tho'. I'll give you that!
It’s from Somerset, more like Cider.
I don’t recall the front screen (windscreen / shield) on the British version or the side panels covering the side bars. Is that just for the US market?
"Closest thing to a race car you will ever see driving on the road". What about the BAC Mono?
Doug: "Comfort is really egregiously bad, and it gets a 1 out of 10."
Ariel: "But, but... we gave you a pillow!"
He's not very smart if he thought it was geared towards comfort, it's meant to go balls to the wall fast.
@@Aliyah_666 Performance at the expense of everything else.
Like a TRUE sports car.
@@cmulder002 yes, but not many people buy a car to be uncomfortable. I understand racing, though.
John Smith of course he knows that, the dougscore has to be consistent
It's definitely more comfortable than chronic backache and bruised arms from trying to hold yourself upright while being thrown around in the cockpit as the Atom tries to bend the laws of physics going through a corner.
Ariel Atom: the car for people that thought that a Lotus Elise was too darn confortable.
Is the Taycan review happening anytime soon? Super hyped for that!
I got on Amazon and could not find a
"Track telemetry situation " for sale
Doug the type of guy to think the up and down arrows that you use to cycle through the menus are an A and a V.
UA-cam: "What font would you like to use for your video?"
Doug: "Let's go with Ariel"
The font's name is Arial.
@@Amunium you must be fun at parties
@@nassimbaaziz The original poster must be fun during standup comedy. I mean, come on...
😂😂😂Good one
What will make this channel cooler is that when you are test driving instead of facing yourself face the front for we can see you using the car 👍
Can't wait for Doug to review a V8 500 or a Nomad.