In an era where lightweight, experience-first sports cars are few and far between, Ariel's face-ripper keeps the flame alive. It’s hard to believe, but the Ariel Atom turned 25 years old this year.

In a world where too many new cars try to be all things to all people, Ariel Motor Company and its lightweight, hopelessly impractical yet hyper-focused Atom sports car is a refreshing change.

Ariel has refined the Atom over the past 20 years, though it may not be obvious how. It has the minimum number of parts to be considered a car, lacking doors, windows, a roof, or bodywork. It’s one of ...

We’ve lost track of how many times we’ve watched Clarkson’s track test of the Ariel Atom. It solidified the Atom’s place in the track-day hierarchy, impressing with its insane speed, lateral grip and ...

The Ariel Motor Company has been producing stripped down, serious driver’s cars for 25 years now. Yup, for a quarter of a century, the brand has produced scaffolding-like chassises with grippy tires, ...

Ariel, the boutique UK-based carmaker known for producing some of the wildest vehicles on four wheels, is celebrating its 25th birthday by announcing its most powerful car ever, the Ariel Atom 4RR.

New 525 hp Atom 4RR marks 25 years of Ariel Atom production Features bespoke turbocharged Honda 2.0L engine and track-focused upgrades Limited to 25 units, with full specs and pricing to be announced ...

British carmaker Ariel has been building its ultra-lightweight Atom sports car since 1996, and in that time, the brand has done some ridiculous things with the basic concept. One limited run version ...

There are few carmakers in the world as blatantly offbeat as Ariel. For the last 16 years, the company has been reaching new heights of engineering extremism. So why is it surprising that the ...