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Here at Carscoops we love a good old quarter-mile drag race, and we’re definitely not alone. So, when the crew from Autocar set up a rather unusual drag race, we were interested to see take a look.
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Ariel and its American partner TMI Autotech have put together a more powerful version of the Atom 3, called Atom 3S. Along with the extra power, the 3S also “debuts features never before seen on the Ariel Atom 3 platform,†live five-way-adjustable...
- Racing Ariel Atom Makes Quick Pit Stop In Central London
The Ariel Atom Cup is a single-model racing series, which is set to commence its first season throughout the whole of this year. As the name suggests, it will be an Ariel Atom-only series, and will feature identical specially modified cars, upgraded...
- Crashing Into Another Car In Reverse During A Drag Race Is A Huge Fail….
Losing control of your car and smashing either into a wall or another vehicle while doing a quarter mile run on the track at full speed is fathomable, but having an accident in reverse during a warm up sprint is not… Two drivers in hot hatchbacks...
- Honda S2000 Does Crazy Wheelies But Loses The Race
In one of those "wait for it moments", a heavily modded Honda S2000 gave the crowd something to talk about at the TX2K12 drag race event in Texas this past weekend. The tuned Japanese roadster model was up against a Toyota Supra in a quarter...
- New Footage From Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Vs Nissan Gt-r R35 Drag Race
Last Wednesday on December 28, a stock Bugatti Veyron with 1,001HP and a Nissan GT-R R35 upgraded with some light performance mods met up at the Palm Beach International Raceway near Jupiter, Florida, for a friendly quarter-mile drag race. Once the...
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Autocar Pits Ariel Atom V8, BMW HP4 Superbike and Citroen DS3 Rallycross in 1/4-Mile Race
Here at Carscoops we love a good old quarter-mile drag race, and we’re definitely not alone. So, when the crew from Autocar set up a rather unusual drag race, we were interested to see take a look.
The lineup is made up of three very different machines: there’s a hardcore track monster – the 475bhp rear-wheel drive Ariel Atom V8, a 560bhp rallycross four-wheel drive Citroen DS3, and a 193bhp BMW HP4 superbike. Which of these three do you think is fastest over a standing quarter-mile sprint?
Read more »- Ariel Creates New Atom 3s Turbo With 365hp [w/video]
Ariel and its American partner TMI Autotech have put together a more powerful version of the Atom 3, called Atom 3S. Along with the extra power, the 3S also “debuts features never before seen on the Ariel Atom 3 platform,†live five-way-adjustable...
- Racing Ariel Atom Makes Quick Pit Stop In Central London
The Ariel Atom Cup is a single-model racing series, which is set to commence its first season throughout the whole of this year. As the name suggests, it will be an Ariel Atom-only series, and will feature identical specially modified cars, upgraded...
- Crashing Into Another Car In Reverse During A Drag Race Is A Huge Fail….
Losing control of your car and smashing either into a wall or another vehicle while doing a quarter mile run on the track at full speed is fathomable, but having an accident in reverse during a warm up sprint is not… Two drivers in hot hatchbacks...
- Honda S2000 Does Crazy Wheelies But Loses The Race
In one of those "wait for it moments", a heavily modded Honda S2000 gave the crowd something to talk about at the TX2K12 drag race event in Texas this past weekend. The tuned Japanese roadster model was up against a Toyota Supra in a quarter...
- New Footage From Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Vs Nissan Gt-r R35 Drag Race
Last Wednesday on December 28, a stock Bugatti Veyron with 1,001HP and a Nissan GT-R R35 upgraded with some light performance mods met up at the Palm Beach International Raceway near Jupiter, Florida, for a friendly quarter-mile drag race. Once the...