First of all, Sorry Protest but I had to show this.

The tiny little company known as Ariel has created a beast to come back at the new Caterham RS which has over 1000bhp per tonne as it only weighs 520kg.  OMG

This is the Ariel Atom 500. That's 500 as in horsepower. From a supercharged 2.4-litre V8 - the same bike-derived engine, in fact, that powers the Caterham. Like the Caterham, the Atom should weigh in around 500kg, which means it'll top the magical 1,000bhp-per-tonne figure. :suicide2:

And be bonkers quick. Ariel is staying coy on exact performance figures, but says that - given the right road and conditions - the Atom 500 will hit 60mph in 'significantly under' 2.5 seconds and 100mph in less than six. That means it could be faster-accelerating than the Bugatti Veyron - indeed, Ariel director Simon Saunders is keen to organise a head-to-head between the Bug and the Atom 500.