Real pics of GTM 40TR - the Ariel Atom slayer
Earlier this month we showed you a rendering of the GTM 40TR, a bare-framed racer with two seats strapped to a Honda Type R engine (reports have power ranging from 197 bhp to 220). It looked just as minimalist if not more than the Ariel Atom, a car to which the GTM has been constantly compared. Courtesy of Coolbrit.net, we now have a couple pics of the 40TR, which show that indeed, the drawing didn't lie. It's hard to judge a car like this or the Atom on aesthetics, when it's quite obvious the engineers who built it weren't arguing over wheel designs and in which shade of gray should the bare metal be cast. Of course, folks looking for a single-minded track car that car reach 60 mph in under four seconds probably aren't that considered about looks, especially when they'll be a blur most of the time.
Check out a rear shot after the jump and live pics of the 40TR at Totalkitcar.com.
[Source: Coolbrit.net]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
shoeish 4:35PM (1/25/2007)
Can we get pictures of one that hasn't had a junkyard poured on to it?
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Evotec 10:42AM (1/26/2007)
disgusting...
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franke 4:25PM (1/25/2007)
Ever heard of form AND function ?
That was seriously ugly.
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aaron 4:51PM (1/25/2007)
did this company even hire any designers? it looksike someone's horrible garage project
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John P. 4:32PM (1/25/2007)
I would never bother with a car this ugly, no matter now fast it is.
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Jason 8:19PM (1/25/2007)
Similar design and 80 hp LESS.
How exactly does this "slay" an Atom?
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felonious monk 4:43PM (1/25/2007)
Looks like a erector set toy. Ariel Atom slayer? was that a joke?
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DKB_SATX 4:47PM (1/25/2007)
Missed opportunities! You should've titled it "the Ariel Atom Smasher" for extra pun points.
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CJ 5:50PM (1/25/2007)
Horrible. The Atom actually has some style to it. This looks like something from "Junkyard Wars".
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ME 6:41PM (1/25/2007)
That is horrid, I thought you were joking.
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Merc 6:49PM (1/25/2007)
A bad, bad, bad, BAD copy.
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rwdmtparkingonly 5:19PM (1/25/2007)
The Atom has two advanteges over this car: One, it can be spec'd up to 300hp, and two, it is actually a good looking car. It's amazing, despite not having body panels this GTM car still looks overweight.
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jg3 6:42PM (1/25/2007)
I don't think I'd call pictures of a scale model "real pics".
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Bob 6:16PM (1/25/2007)
Aggghhhh! My eyes!
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villainy 6:20PM (1/25/2007)
If they were going to make it a pure track car with no worries about aesthetics or daily driveability why did they bother with a second seat? Why not just place a single central drivers seat? Actually this is the same thing that bothers me about the Atom.
That said, I really like these track day focused cars. And if I were going to build a car out of my Erector Set it would probably end up like this one.
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Bob Not 6:44PM (1/25/2007)
My grandmother had some rollerskates that looked like that.
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DGTLLVR 8:40PM (1/25/2007)
Wow, thats hideous on so many levels. There is no amount of blindness that could have made anyone think otherwise. They really think thats a sellable vehicle?
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Anon Coward 8:10PM (1/25/2007)
So, it has 0.02 inches of front suspension travel? Ugly as it is, I could care less about the looks but it doesn't sound like it delivers any more than the Atom. Oh, and uh, nice roll bar; looks real functional.
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rwdmtparkingonly 8:30PM (1/25/2007)
This really looks like a fake Atom built on a VW floorpan.
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Monte 10:47AM (1/26/2007)
I think I just threw up a little in my mouth.
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