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The '''Ariel Atom''' is a [[street-legal vehicle|road legal]] high performance sports car made by the [[Ariel Motor Company]] based in [[Crewkerne]], [[Somerset]], England, and under license in North America by TMI Autotech, Inc. at [[Virginia International Raceway]] in Alton, Virginia.
 
There have been eight Ariel Atom generations to date: Ariel Atom, Ariel Atom 2, Ariel Atom 3 (including the Ariel Atom 3 Mugen Limited Edition and Honda Racing Edition – of which only one was made) Ariel Atom 3.5, Ariel Atom 3S, Ariel Spec:Race Atom, Ariel Atom 500 V8 Limited Edition (only 25 to be made), and the Ariel Atom 4. The limited production Ariel Atom 500 V8 featured a {{convert|373|kW|bhp PS|0|abbr=on}} [[V8 engine]]. The all new Ariel Atom 4 is the latest Atom featuring a new turbocharged 2.0l0 liter engine that is used in the [[Honda Civic Type R]] with 3-stage boost.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/ariel-atom-500.html |title=More details emerge on V8-powered Ariel Atom 500 |publisher=Leftlanenews.com |date=11 August 2010 |access-date=15 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101001014345/http://www.leftlanenews.com/ariel-atom-500.html| archive-date= 1 October 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zercustoms.com/news/Ariel-Atom-V8-price.html |title=Ariel Atom V8 price |publisher=[[ZerCustoms]] |date=8 June 2009 |access-date=22 July 2012}}</ref>
 
The Ariel Atom features a prominently visible [[chassis]] (i.e., an [[exoskeleton car|exoskeleton]], no roof or windows, a small optional windscreen) and a [[drag coefficient]] of 0.40.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://encarsglobe.com/ariel-atom/mods/1754/ |title=Technical specifications and performance data of Ariel Atom (2002) |publisher=encarsglobe.com |access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>