The automotive world is full of weird and wonderful creations. One of the most notoriously bizarre cars produced in recent years is the Ariel Atom, a car with an insect-like exoskeleton and a fun ...

In an era where lightweight, experience-first sports cars are few and far between, Ariel's face-ripper keeps the flame alive. It’s hard to believe, but the Ariel Atom turned 25 years old this year.

Launched in 2003, the Atom 2 that followed had as much as 300bhp courtesy of a new supercharged Honda unit, and that was a ...