Ariel atom 4r & caterham seven ‘evo25’

Compared with any other start-up sports car maker you care to mention, Ariel’s first 25 years of existence have been remarkably wrinkle-free. The company made a profit on its very first production car

ALL FOUR ATOMS, back to back, then. It’s rare one gets the chance to do this; I think it’s rare that engineers and marketers even in big car companies get to do this – to take a raft of previous model

BANANA SKIDS IS EASILY ASSIGNED, BUT WHAT ABOUT the others? Delving into Barker’s cornucopia of cheap confectionery, we pluck some more sugary sticks from the multicoloured bag and lay them out on the

= new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the car (D = Driven, F = feature, FF = Fast Fleet). Engine shows details of the car’s comb

FIRST THINGS FIRST: WE’RE NOT GOING to discuss politics. What’s proved a useful rule in polite conversation for decades now has a fresh pertinence when getting to the nitty-gritty of a new Lotus. Does

Compared with any other start-up sports car maker you care to mention, Ariel’s first 25 years of existence have been remarkably wrinkle-free. The company made a profit on its very first production car