The Ariel Atom has always been extreme, the 4R variant added extra aero and 25% more power, and now the 4RR arrives for the truly unhinged among us. With another 125bhp (for a 525bhp total) it’s the most powerful Ariel Atom ever, and the power-to-weight ratio is nigh-on 800bhp per tonne! It’s the maddest, most extreme car we’ve ever tested at the Top Gear Track… or is it? Might the Nichols N1A, a recreation of a V8 McLaren Can-Am racer, be even more bonkers?
? Ariel Atom 4RR & Nichols N1A
? Jack Rix and Jethro Bovingdon
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00:00 Lightweight Lunatics Intro
00:43 Nichols N1A Overview
01:49 Ariel Atom 4RR Overview
03:00 How Much?
03:35 Honda Turbo Power vs 7.0 V8
04:16 How Much Do They Weigh?
08:13 Ariel Atom 4RR Interior
10:15 Nichols N1A Interior
12:30 Drag Race!
15:02 What’s Its Party Trick?
16:35 Ariel Atom 4RR Stig Lap
18:34 Ariel Atom 4RR Stig Lap POV
19:58 Ariel’s Place On The Leaderboard
20:45 Nichols N1A Stig Lap
22:40 Nichols N1A Stig Lap POV
24:06 The Fastest Manual Car Ever!
24:47 Any Downforce?
25:38 Nichols N1A Track Review
30:03 Ariel Atom 4RR Track Review
33:30 Conclusion