Atom

You have to hand to the Brits. Only they could build a lightweight roadster like the Ariel Atom, shoehorn a thumping V-8 engine into its fully open chassis, and then call it road legal. That’s exactly what British sports car manufacturer Ariel plans to do, revealing that its V-8 powered roadster based on the existing Atom platform is almost ready for production. The vehicle is now in the final stages of development, which essentially means the company is doing final testing and confirming specifications. The exposed tubular frame road-legal racer is already a track-day favorite in...