Ariel Atom 300 Driven - CAR and DRIVER

[@Johno530]

Great review. Love that front left camera angle and the super charger noise!

[@Kareviews100]

Absolutely Wonderful Video! The combination of the amazing driving, the Wonderful upbeat music and accurate description of the Ariel Atom makes this one of my Car Reviews on KZbin!

[@yohananeliyah]

Thank you Car and Driver! You introduced me to the language of "heel and toe" driving when I was a kid- now you finally made good on SHOWING me how its done.

[@MC-Racing]

I just love the whine of thet supercharger. sounds so awsome

[@brmintz]

Fantastic video!! Got me super excited about the atom... supercharger whine, those open front fenders....

[@junglist1soldier]

excellent video review, great music, and great cinematography. Drum and Bass in the background, great scenery, I can't wait to go visit.

[@TheThedragonwarrior]

it's basically an advanced go-cart for the road :D

[@MrPTManning]

Loved the shots of you shifting and doing heel and toe.

[@laxr5rs]

Brilliant! Yes! If you ever need a tester, I'm available!

[@JanMichaelFranklin]

Great video! Knowing you can register it in the US just added it to my dream list!

[@Smithelwerb]

He's got that throttle blip on downshifts down so perfectly

[@hkrsescort]

Anyone who thinks that the noise is terrible is not a petrol head, awesome car, awesome engine, awesome!!

[@fishblade2]

there is an optional windshield you can buy for this car that looks great and keeps you from having to wear a helmet.

[@rosenfeld8]

summer in Sao Paulo, Brazil is usually like this: really hot days + super destructive, city flooding rain storming afternoons = kind of mild nights... maybe it's not as good as one might think

[@misterpacha1]

Ahaha, but much respect for creating such great cars over the decades with such few sunny test drives.

[@kuarerma]

Im from Brazil, so... How can i say? We have a really summer over here. =D I love this channel !

[@sultanabran1]

jethro is easily your best presenter.

[@MrJBEEgooD]

puts a smile to my face :)

[@SkylineGTR06]

I agree, I think it has more to do with the video trying to appease a wider audience. Most people don't know how to properly go fast around a track and will probably not even notice the grip in the turns. The drifts are meant to make it look like the car is going fast to an average viewer when in actuality people who are more informed know its actually the slower way around a corner.

[@pabauza]

Jethro Bovingdon is doing fantastic reviews.

[@captainwre]

Chris Harris, Jeremy Clarkson, & Jethro Bovington. The Greatest Car Journalists to ever walk the planet. I swear the UK Breeds the best gearheads...

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

What a driver's car,, it listens to his commands so we'll getting in and out of trouble often.

[@mrnicktoyou]

That front spring is moving sideways instead of compressing in and out. Or am I seeing it wrong?

[@eyesofisabelofficial]

The weird "Alien crab" object on the road ( at 7.01) is a reflector known as "Cats eyes" that are picked up by the cars headlights enabling safe driving at night - invented in the 1930's they have mostly been superseded by reflective glass beads in the painted road markings.

[@DriveBreakFixRepeat]

A bit off topic, but Jethro, what shoes are you wearing when you're driving the Atom? Looking stylish.

[@Y2BuToNz]

Fantastic video!

[@Kung.Pao.Kitty.]

Literally, the most expensive go cart!!!!

[@KreKeriS911]

I subscribed just for this guy`s great reviews.

[@freedbeefpontoons]

The grass IS always greener on the other side of the world. I'm pretty sure that all of us in seattle think the UK is relatively sunny.

[@TheGuillotineKing]

The first song is called Rising by Jenna G.

[@alanlarue]

To the people commenting on the helmet: that is a modular helmet. The piece in the back flips over the top and all the way down to create a face shield/chin bar. He has it n the back position so he can talk.

[@nandutzu]

Thanks!

[@FrozenCrewGr]

The intro music sounds like the Riders on the Storm by The Doors. Who did this remix ?

[@TrueZen]

I'm extremely intimate with the Honda K-series engine, and this would is the ultimate chassis to have it in. My dream for a rolling chassis some day.

(3/3) It's perfect for commuting and for short weekend trips, it's as practical as a motorbike. it spends more fuel than a motorbike but is also safer. You wouldn't like to drive a bike in heavy rain. In contrast, you can easily drive this car in the worst weather with adequate clothing an the optional windscreen.

[@earthstick]

I missed half that video due to staring at that helmet until I worked out it is a full face helmet where you can flip the jaw part up.

[@thybain]

Look at Jethro go, Heal and Toe Downshifting like a proper racer.

[@georgemcdonald7143]

Correction- CA does look like this in summer (at least in SF near the coast it does).

[@yadidimeanmaine]

The driving position looks like it was made for me. Low slumped, long legged, low steering wheel that's not too close. I'm not a big guy, but it's how I feel best settled to drive fast.

[@irreligious80]

Nice clutch riding....

[@ansoniaproductions]

Will it get damaged due to rain or excessive water?

(1/3) I have the impression that Ariel has raised the price over the years. They may try to justify it arguing that it's due to the mechanical improvements such as a most powerful engine, but this is also the case of the CPUs in computers, the same Moore's law also applies to engines. Engines get better over time by the technological advancements, theybeocme more powerful and efficient without raising costs more thanks to incremental improvements on previous designs.

[@XxExtremeDjxX]

God, CARandDRIVER The SuperCharger Whine is just Orgasmic awsome sound.

[@tjon901]

Great video

[@piero914]

I need one of these in my life.

[@eatmyborsht]

the beauty of exposed mechanics is unbeatable!

[@Genevieve1023]

I think the exoskeleton is really cool. If it had a body, it would be a Caterham.

[@Spect8er1]

Just a little note: the car isn't made to go sideways on corner exits

(2/3) What is really needed to keep prices low is real competition with other similar products in the market and a larger acceptance of these cars. Unlike Jethro Bovingdon, I don't think that the Ariel Atom is one of the least practical cars ever. It does basically the same as any other car, it brings you from point A to point B, and it can do so spending the same or less energy that many other cars over there because it weighs much less and has an efficient engine.

[@areallyrandomnamelol]

You do NOT know how jealous I am!

[@Lazerus2008]

Not always, it is just never sunny on the days you expect it to be.

[@bugattieb110ss]

That's 'cos it's always f*cking raining here!!! I'm stunned we haven't actually sunk into the North Atlantic yet!!!

[@IsabelValoria]

You guys should start reviewing sportbikes as well. Being exposed to the elements is what its all about. I own a CBR600RR and a Ducati 1098 and would love to see your videos on old and new sportbikes.

[@TheDriver458]

Also, what car is that @ 7:38?

[@AlgerroMartinFReyes]

Ariel Atom 300 supercar is AWSOME.

[@Darkhunter218]

Hey Car and Driver, I thought I heard you guys were interested in the very first Ariel Atom from a guy who owns it last night haha.

[@InStyleDK]

Jethro is the Stuff

[@MrChacha2011]

wow that car looks like some much to drive. The freedom one must feel.

[@nandutzu]

What's that in the road at 7:00?

[@jershinator13]

looks like hes riding the clutch a bit. cool car tho, definitely wanna get them here in the US

[@Vacre7]

You and I think alike. Though, I was thinking of the .50 mounted in the back over the engine. And that would be operated by a third driver who would sit in an added seat. And the passenger riding shotgun... would of course have a shotgun.

[@omfgwtfbbq90]

It would be my dream to drive that car on those roads

[@sikcivic80]

2.4 or 2L? Your video says both??? 230HP doesn't sound right either... When the standard engine produces 200HP. Please clarify

[@shahulhusman]

Man I love those.. Wish they were more "road worthy" ... And I thought my Boxster spyder was impractical ...

[@hduncan2587]

Is that a 12V power supply under the scoop? What happens if your phone falls out while it's charging? :p

[@lesbrook]

I don't mind a bit of music topping and tailing a video, but during the driving sequences I prefer to just hear the engine or driver commentary.

[@SSMATT08]

This would be sweet with a Frankenstein setup. K24 bottom end mated to a K20 head; approx 245whp in a 1350lb car. Talk about bang for your buck.

[@robertlipiec6575]

Wow ..I want one .!!!

[@shooterblaze]

This video makes me want to take mine out after a good rain.

[@spencer19811]

I'm not criticising but I don't think he's the best driver in the world due to the oversteer, but he certainly looks like he's enjoying himself! I want one!

[@geroshi11]

what's the soundtrack?

[@tan9640]

The whine of the supercharger wow

[@Areosome]

I really like this guy

[@defconluke]

Still trying to work out if that is the car's supercharger or Jethro screaming on the straights.

[@kalargyi]

any one has a link on crash test of this car?

[@maxxzh96]

he actually said "but thats only half the story" exactly in the middle of the video...

[@alexscud]

fantastica !!!!

[@BengalGecko]

Every footage of the UK I have seen, the sky is grey...

[@Aomservices]

Would be a lot of fun in Maui!

[@junglist1soldier]

The Ford F1 needs to have 2 seats, like this one here. I think the price is a bit high for this vehicle though.

[@MrPutamadre69]

how match dollar/euro cost this?

[@kevinoliveira8576]

Soundtrack?

[@jassy161]

can you upload atom V8 video

[@ccne11]

Is there an airbag?

[@Danuxsy]

No.

[@moonlightfilms5279]

No airbag needed, the soft foam around the steering wheel will keep you safe;)

[@NLS87]

an ariel atom review without jeremy mouth isn't a review

[@g1ddriver]

Damn music strikes again!

[@ConnorAlves]

Great video, but this guy was riding the clutch a bit while downshifting

[@mattng06]

You look like speed racer with that helmet!

[@hod01]

That would be the whine of the supercharger right next to your head and yes, why not have all that power. Although it isn't the Atoms "raison d'etre", there's a V8 version has even more power, over 500bhp giving it a power/weight ratio twice that of a Bugatti Veyron, and not that much less (ratio wise) than an F1 car.

[@JeepCherokeeful]

Hard to hear most of the review:(

[@80hitultracombo]

I need it, and I need it now; however, it needs armor, and a fully articulable .50 caliber machine gun turret (operable from the steering wheel. Also I require $30,000,00 US in unmarked bills.

[@laxplayajav]

you can reaallllly hear that supercharger

[@festerovski]

Is that the supercharger sounding like a cat being raped? Wonderful car, great review, cool music.

[@herbienbrian2]

wow, that would have been one hell of an accident. 7:37

[@VestedUTuber]

It's always greener when it's overcast, that's for sure...

[@bugattieb110ss]

The grass is very green though...

[@rutz08]

need to work on the audio, cant understand a word he's saying, but I do like the wine!

[@j4cko56]

It's Wales.

[@Hoffie92]

dat sound

[@Vacre7]

Yeah. Someone got one of these and put an electric drivetrain in it a while ago.