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Ariel Atom killa! GTM 40TR
The same ethos employed by the Ariel Atom is being channeled by GTM, a small car producer based in the UK, whose previous hits include the Spyder and Libra.
The GTM 40TR is a track day weapon in the same vein as the Atom, utilizing the potent combination of a bare frame, a couple of seats and the 220 HP engine pulled from the Civic Type-R.
The lucky pilots of the 40TR will be able to experience a 0-60 sprint in less than four seconds, along with a top speed in excess of 150 MPH. All that at the bargain basement price of about £15,000 or just a few bucks shy of $30k.
The company also has plans to develop a biofuel-powered version of the 40TR that may compete in a one-make race series, sponsored by the Energy Efficient Motor-Sports initiative.
[Source: Car, Autosport International]
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jon 2:03PM (1/13/2007)
Show me a real car, not just a sketch. Then I'll be impressed. Until then, I'm sticking with my Atom..
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Tiago do Vale 2:15PM (1/13/2007)
I'd like to see your atom...
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Christian 2:27PM (1/13/2007)
0-60 in 4 seconds? how is that an Atom killa? Like the price though.
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Racing videos 3:02PM (1/13/2007)
Here is the Ariel Atom Killa.
http://www.dpccars.com/car-videos/01-09-07page-Radical-SR3-vs-Ariel-Atom.htm
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jon benson 3:02PM (1/13/2007)
These cars are next to pointless on a trackday, they're so fast you just end up stuck behind slower cars unable to get a full clean lap. Even on a sessioned day the fast group will generally be much slower than a well driven one of these, I have problems on open pitlane days and in fast sessions in my stripped SW20 Turbo.
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VW-Guy 3:46PM (1/13/2007)
Jesuz christ Benson, how can anyone suck the fun out of a vehicle like this!?!?! Wake up man, life is too short to be such a negative Nancy.
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Martin 3:57PM (1/13/2007)
I won't be surprised if it's lighter than an Atom, as it doesn't have the wasteful curved tube of the Atom. I reckon the 4 sec time is just so they don't make a promise they can't keep.
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kab 5:33PM (1/13/2007)
#4.... yeah, that's quite the definitive test.
No, wait...
Regardless, cars like this are what sports cars "should" be classified as. Amenities belong on luxury boats.
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Posciel Welniana 6:18PM (1/13/2007)
Here you can see Ariel Atom in action:
Top Gear Ariel Atom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtDsAGd7uj8
Ariel Atom on Discovery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKBPONygGxI
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andybee 6:17AM (1/14/2007)
although I havent seen any pics on the net, the actual car is at the show
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Damon Lavrinc 10:53AM (1/14/2007)
Andybee - What show are you referring to?
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bruce armstrong 11:13AM (1/15/2007)
Why do you magazine types get sucked in by 'pre-production price estimates?'
Unless this load is build in China, there's no way, spec for spec, the 40TR will be cheaper than the Atom....The German OEMs are famous for touting low prices (and weights) of proposed future production cars -- and you gits print the rubbish!
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rex 6:04AM (1/17/2007)
Um...the K20 engine in the CTR is 198 Bhp - not 220 (although the RSX's K20 puts out 220).
And the supercharged K20 in the European Atom puts out 300BHP. It's going to leave this thing in the dust.
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Richard 3:15PM (1/17/2007)
here is your pic...
http://0-60mag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/gtm-40tr.jpg
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fisker 10:15AM (2/24/2007)
looks pathfetic compared to the atom
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