Hey guys.... check out what pulled into my work yesterday, an Ariel Atom-- and it's electric! His license plate reads 170MPGE. I absolutely love this car. I used it for the majority of my races in Project Gotham Racing 3. LOL The owner took a friend for a drive down the street and all I have to say is... "Wow!" That little go-kart on steroids can move! It must be sweet to have all your peak power as soon as you press the throttle. My co-workers and I spoke with the owner and he said all-in-all, the car cost him $150K... $40K was for the batteries alone!

On to the pics:

 

Looks gorgeous. My friend (Mr. Woolery) has one here in So Cal (gas powered-GM 4 cyl) and we rode around in it last year, was amazing. Recently one of our Lotus club members purchased a SC Honda one in Malibu, that thing flies.

 

any idea on the performance figure for the electric vehicle?

 

I'm not sure about the electric one, it could possibly be a one-off. I've read that the gas engine Atom does 0-60 in 3 seconds flat and 1/4 mile in 12.4. Of course though, this thing is meant for zipping around the track.

 

If you are interested, my childhood friend, Shinoo (owner of Sector 111) is on SpeedChannel now on SuperCars Exposed with his Ariel Atom with Tanner Foust.

 

Smart, charging at work to recoup the cost lol