AFTERNOON ALL
WELCOME TO THE INTERIOR OF AN ARIEL NOMAD
A
WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT?
SAND RAIL BUGGY?
ERRR, SOMETHING LIKE A
A GRUBBY ATOM IF YOU LIKE
ITS ARIEL’S NEW, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE
TRYING TO GET THE MICROPHONE OUT THE WIND SO YOU CAN HEAR ME
I HOPE YOU CAN, IT MIGHT BE A COMPLETE DISASTER
WHAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THIS CAR
AND I HOPE YOU’LL SEE - YOU DONT NEED TO HEAR FOR THIS
IS THAT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE RIOT
WHY?
BECAUSE ON THESE OFF-ROAD TYRES
BIG SOFT SPRINGS
IT BEHAVES LIKE A STADIUM TRUCK, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
AS A ROAD CAR
OHH IT’S SUCH GOOD FUN
IT IS INTENSELY GOOD FUN
AND ARIEL SAYS SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO’S ORDERED THEM
ORDERED IT AS A TRACK CAR ONLY
YOU CAN SEE WHY
BUT THE BEAUTY OF IT IS
THE FACT THAT ITS AN ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE, SO ON THE ROAD ONE MINUTE
AND THEN
THE NEXT
WITHOUT STOPPING
ON ROAD TO OFF-ROAD AND IT IS JUST
AS MUCH FUN OFF-ROAD, SO WHAT’S IT LIKE?
GOT A TUBULAR CHASSIS NOT UNLIKE AN ATOM’S
COARSING WITH A MASSIVE BAR OVER OUR HEAD
BUT THERE’S AN ENGINE BEHIND US, STILL A HONDA UNIT IT’S A 2.4 LITRE UNIT FROM
A CIVIC THEY SELL IN THE STATES
AND IT MAKES
PLENTY OF POWER IN A CAR LIKE THIS, IF YOU WANNA GO THAT MUCH FASTER
MAKES ABOUT 240 HORSEPOWER
GOTTA GO THAT MUCH FASTER, THAT MUCH MORE INTENSE AS WELL
WELL...
I THINK THEY PROBABLY WILL
WILL SUPERCHARGE IT AT SOME POINT
BUT ALSO THEY ALREADY MAKE FAST CARS
THIS IS WILFULLY DIFFERENT
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN HAVE TERRIFIC FUN AT -
- WHAT AM I DOING?
28 MILES PER HOUR
IT IS JUST
A COMPLETE GIGGLE
FROM START TO FINISH
THE LONG TRAVEL SUSPENSION WILL KINDA SOAK UP ANYTHING
I COULD KNOCK THE DAMPERS BACK A BIT,
WHAT HAVE WE GOT IN EACH CORNER
ARE ADJUSTABLE OHLINS
ARIEL WENT TO OHLINS AND SAID
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THAN WE CAN OFFER AS A FOUR GRAND OPTION?
OHLINS WENT TO THEIR SHELF MARKED “WRC” AND SAID...
GO ON HOW ABOUT THESE ONES?
AND IT GIVES A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF CONTROL TO THIS CAR
IT’S JUST
AN ABSOLUTE, ABSOLUTE, RIOT
SOME OF THE ATOM-ISH BITS ARE STILL THERE, FEELS QUITE "ATOMY” INSIDE
STILL GOT A HONDA 6-SPEED GEARBOX WHICH IS PRETTY SLICK
THE PEDAL WEIGHTS ARE ALL
ARE ALL GOOD, AND IT DOES THE THING THAT ARIEL
ALWAYS DO VERY WELL
IT FEELS LIKE A TOP QUALITY
REALLY NICELY DESIGNED
NICELY FINISHED, PIECE OF KIT
I DON’T THINK
I HAVE HAD AS MUCH FUN IN A CAR
AS I’VE HAD IN ONE OF THESE
IN
DONKEY’S YEARS, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY, ASTONISHING
WHAT WILL IT COST YOU? WELL
ABOUT THRITY-FIVE GRAND BASIC, IF YOU WANT ALL THE BITS ON IT,
WHICH YOU PROBABLY DO - THE SPOTLIGHTS,
THE TYRE, THE WYNCH AND ALL THAT SORTA MALARKEY
YOUR LOOKING AT A FOURTY-FIVE GRAND CAR, BUT THEY HOLD THEIR VALUE ARIEL’S
TERRIFICALLY WELL, SO
I DON’T THINK IT WOULD BE BAD VALUE AND WHAT OTHER CAR CAN YOU THINK OF WHERE
YOU CAN BE OFF-ROAD HAVING A RIOT ONE MINUTE
AND THEN JUST BE BACK ON TARMAC
HAVING JUST AS MUCH OF A HOOT
THE NEXT MINUTE
HONESTLY I CAN HARDLY DESCRIBE
HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS CAR, IT IT JUST
A BREATH OF COMPLETE FRESH AIR, IT IS
ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
FROM START TO FINISH