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Hi guys,

Just got my Ariel Atom with K20 engine over the weekend.

But the one I got is Chinese built Atom, not sure about the built quality yet, but it seems ok for me at the moment, but time will tell.

I got this Atom purely for track use, unlike the UK regulation, it can not be register on the road.

Can you tell the difference between the Chinese and UK car??

It looks pretty similar to me (vs a US car), the differences I can see would be headlight position looks a bit different (more forward) and the mirrors are different.  It also looks like it has those faux intakes to give it more of the v8 look, but TBH it's pretty hard to tell from the small photo and the black on black.  The URL sticker is normally towards the back, but obviously they've moved it forward because of the intakes.  And that's not the factory wing.

Looks good, the colors are cool, I haven't seen that combination before - I'm sure you're going to have serious fun out on the track, although it's too bad you can't get it legal on the street. 

If Its anything Like Chinese food - after a short run out in her a few hours later you will be wanting more


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[quote="Raymond"]
Hi guys,

Just got my Ariel Atom with K20 engine over the weekend.

But the one I got is Chinese built Atom, not sure about the built quality yet, but it seems ok for me at the moment, but time will tell.

I got this Atom purely for track use, unlike the UK regulation, it can not be register on the road.
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How much money was it - Just curious..

if the Chinese are left to design their own thing sometimes it can be a bit iffy. Give them somthing to copy and implement a strict quality control and they are master forgers.

Except they weren't, the quality was terrible ..

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