Chris Benbow wrote:If you haven't looked at the video you really should.
Oh yeah, I saw that video quite awhile ago. The supercharged engine is a new option on the Atom, the stock motor is 220HP. It is definitely quick 0-60, even 0-100, but it's lacking in the aero package, as you say, and the tire setup looks less than ideal to me for that much power-- stock 6" wheels with 185 tires? The biggest wheel option is 7 & 8".
With the 300HP engine option, plus shipping from the UK, and a few of the other tasty options, and you're looking at $75-90K USD for one, and it'll never be street legal here. Why not just go with the purpose-built race car? You could have a Formula Atlantic that would turn 1:10 at Willow for that kind of money.
If you want street legal speed at less cost, I don't think you could beat the Tiger Z100-WR: 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, 0-100 in 6.3, on road-legal tires. See
http://www.motobykz.co.uk/Bike_tests/Tiger_Z100.htm
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