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Ariel Atom - Police Community Vehicle

he Ariel Atom is a road legal high performance sports car made by the Ariel Motor Company based in Crewkerne, Somerset, England and under licence in North America by TMI Autotech, Inc. at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia.

 

There have been seven 2014 Ariel Atom generations to date: Ariel Atom, Ariel Atom 2, Ariel Atom 3 (including the Ariel Atom 3 Mugen Limited Edition and Honda Racing Edition - of which only 1 was made) Ariel Atom 3.5, Ariel Atom 3S, Ariel Spec:Race Atom, and Ariel Atom 500 V8 Limited Edition (only 25 to be made). The current models are the Ariel Atom 3 (US), 3.5, the more powerful 3.5R, the 3S (US), the Spec:Race Atom (US), and the limited production Ariel Atom 500 V8 with a 500 bhp (373 kW; 507 PS) V8 engine.

 

The Ariel Atom features a prominently visible chassis (i.e., an exoskeleton, no roof or windows, a small optional windscreen) and a drag coefficient of 0.40

 

[Text from Wikipedia]

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Atom

 

The model shown was used by UK Police as a community service vehicle to engage the motorcycle riding community about road safety.

 

www.topgear.com/car-news/british/ariel-atom-police-car

 

This Lego miniland-scale Ariel Atom has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 104th Build Challenge, titled - 'The Science of it All!' - a challenge for any vehicle with a science theme.

 

The Atom is named after one of the smallest building blocks of the universe, the 'atom'. Unique Atoms (or atomic structure) make up each element, and contain various numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons - which are the next smallest building block. The Periodic table provides technical definition of each atomic element.

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Uploaded on June 29, 2016