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Helped

Helped the company

@@value_sniper4056 made it, nobody had ever heard of the ariel atom before this and likely never would have.... and now, while they're not a household name necessarily, they're a fairly well known company just from the meme of Jeremy getting his face ripped off... they wouldnt be what they are today without it

Frowlinian that’s cool to know

After creating the Atom they deserved it

poor dave

whopeter I mean clearly Dave enjoys what he does, which is why he put so much passion into this car

absolut cabbagery Dave is chasing the bag 🤑

I wouldn’t mind helping Dave build the car

Factory? You mean shed?

LOL finally someone mentioned it!

True

I went to say something and then seem this lmao

Thought it was John Prescott ;)

IL BE BACK in a giffy

lolllll

This needs more likes

Oof

Wow nice one

Supercharger whine ftw

G-d is always home

Hahaha

+Peter Schmidt It's common.

***** Well yeah obviously - of course Honda could make this if they really wanted to. Honda, to my knowledge, has made F1 cars too. They're not idiots, I'm just saying that for something that's street legal, Honda hasn't made anything like this. Making the engine isn't all that hard either when you've got one as [relatively] basic as this one. The real hard part is getting every last drop of power out of it without destroying it. Your Lego analogy is a good one, but doesn't necessarily detract from my point. I'm not saying it's a bad thing that Honda never made a car like this. Probably too many legal issues to be worth the trouble. But they easily could have, and they'd yield more of a profit if they did; just like the people who build amazing things with Legos that don't sell their work to the company.

+Peter Schmidt I'm pretty sure if Honda was seeing profit, they would do it. What is good for a small company isn't necessity good too for a big one. Honda had way more HP from an 1.5 liter turbo engine than Atom from this one. There are enough regulations they have to look at and I guess it's just not worth the trouble for them. 300 HP from turbocharged or supercharged 2L engine is nothing spectacular anyway.

Alexander Radev Actually it is, when you have vtec.

Worst part is that the atoms are north of 60 thousand pounds now, lol

@@bradman7281 I would go for a caterham super seven they are in the same price range better/equal acceleration and they look a lot better.

Not middle aged but now Im building a gut thanks to covid and yes, I do have a bike (Yamaha) and can never have an access to purchase an Atom because my region is called the "Sea." :(

Oof

Biggest smack in the face to me was that he calls 35-40 middle aged!

Nice

Lol!

At 3:08 Jeremy looks like Arnold Schwartseneger

My dog makes the same face with its head out the window lol

it became a meme

lollllll😂

It’d be the best way to commit suicide

The car in the video has a Honda engine. If it's 500 horsepower, the we may see a very old ghost rider without the fire.

@@NeetuSingh-gl1ue its two hayabusa engines

i have its rediculous

Phulax I agree

I don't think people will get enough time to see you, let alone guess your age...

Untill your face falls apart in the wind

And get chiseled jawline.

Gives "face lift" new meaning

Also after it hit Test Drive Unlimited 2, as that car was in there and quite a few people knew about it then.

Splinter4077 seriously...comparing that to this video is like comparing the Egyptian military to the American Military.

DownBefore Clarkson says the most memorable stuff. lol

I'd like to think they were friends

insane

you have a source?

@@mayoite160 damn mayoite in the wild, go mayo!

@@tanishhandique5139 go mayo!

@@tanishhandique5139 is that a cult?

@@its_only_karma7440 It's a tactical telephone company.

rust in piece Clarkson he was too young

A Megadeth and a Metallica fan. Great

uptempo trash dad rock

Nice profile pic

but tesla might :)

The Dodge Demon will (:

Amaar Haque Xd tesla what a joke

It "only" runs 11.20s at 121. Plenty of cars will trap more than that.

Do that under the rain hahahaha

well honda also has different goals. even if it's a civic type r, it still has to be an everyday car. and the engine should have a higher life expectancy, than in an atom. also Honda has to put money in infotainment and sh*t, atom doesn't :D

@@wings4max at the time Honda was also solely focused on NA power. they tried turboing some of their cars (namely the SuperGT NSX) but they realized that NA power would be better suited for it.

Exactly my man

Ery Noice

@@nooblangpoo no jeremia car gas bad for helth

@@lorin3894 shut mouth hammock

*Cock*

@@commietearsdrinker shut up jams

so...did you get one yet?

@@ajeshkt1041 it's been 5 years mate here probably got one

And now, those ariel v8 go for around 100k

@@martinarbe1 I know. When I saw this I marveled at the price. And now its so far out of reach. Wish they would have kept them cheaper. Guess it's back to cbr600rr

You should consider the DF Goblin. The DF Goblin costs $11,000 for a full build and it can beat super cars on the drag strip. It uses a Chevy Cobalt SS as the donor car and it’s nicknamed “the poor mans atom” 😂

he looks like an ouragoutang

3:05

@@misterjersey5460 clarkson's face tho lol

@@glitch9722 clarkson wasnt kidding when he said it can destroy ur entire face lol

Cheaaaah 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

That's why brainbuckets and 5 point racing harnesses exist. That, and you'd be hard pressed to turn it over.

With such a low center of gravity it's be pretty difficult to flip one, short of an inverse banked curve.

DKproductions unless you slide it into a curb, it won’t roll

I bet Ariel would pay you if you somehow managed to flip one of these SOBs...

I'm sure hamster could've managed to flip it.

But have you seen Wall Drug, in Wall, South Dakota?

how is flying an eagle not as thrilling as driving an atom my good sir

So that's how matrix began.....

revving that engine up mate

I went on a track day for my 21st too pal, 10 years ago. I didn’t drive it but had 2 laps with a professional driver. Absolutely terrifying how fast this thing is but loved it at the same time 😂

wrong. It's a stock Type-R engine.

Lol someone new to the internet or have you really never seen any of the videos of tuned 1000hp mustangs vipers gtrs cars getting gapped by civics and k20 swaps

Type R u nub didnt u even listen

SpinachCookie power doesn’t garuntee speed

Just wait till the VTEC kicks in.

Now that idea is stuck in my mind and yes I see it lol

Ery noice😂😂😂

No Jeremia, car gad bas for health

tody*

Cock

@@Dingmao. shut up jams

This was from 2004.

VTEC all the way...

_They did what he said. And that brought a succesful bike._

Comparing a bike to a car 😂

Not doubting the power outputs or indeed the performance - but the precision of an atom, I promise you, can not be matched by anything on 2 wheels - in terms of thrills? Well, I’ve only ever riden a 750 and that was plenty enough a thrill and I suspect anything more is just plain terrifying - the atom allows you to exploit more of the performance without the fear and that in itself is beyond thrilling

"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

@@soupsandwch Oh, golden words

Exactly. Also, as a Mechanic, I would happily work on this car any day of the week.

classic

YES! I noticed the same thing. Best movie ever btw!

What's the song?

Old comment pog

This is a museum comment!

@@jkfgaming7273 old bump sorry but if you didn't know they do track days and tours at dunsfold, i went round in a xbow

because the us versions are built under license in the states, and that company wants it's share of the american dream.... the uk/europe version is actually illegal to import and license here in the states.

The same way trucks went from 30k to 90k

@@marzsit9833 why's it illegal?

disco science

It would still lose in the corners

The cbr 1000 is heavier, so worse in the corners

@@fernweh8709 not really... The way he took the Apex shows he isn't taking it full on... Not leaned over and was so slower than usual on corners( can go 100+)

@@colinjohn5454 he was racing Clarkson. and Clarkson isn't a race car driver

@@colinjohn5454 Maybe he's the best motorcycle guy they could find XDXD. But it was nowhere near the bike's full potential that's for sure.

Sweet! Have fun and several good runs!

first car? bit dangerous lol

I did the same mate 10 years ago. Absolutely awesome how fast that thing is. I will never go in anything faster on the ground anyway!