Al N. Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 In their "Road and Trackday Car of the Year" article. The new R400 (with Ford/Cossie power) gets nipped by a Porsche GT3 RS for top honors, though it's admittedly 4 times the price. But the authors say something about the Se7en being the purest, most entertaining, best use of 200 HP, blah, blah, blah that we already know chapter and verse. The regular Roadsport 125 and new Westfield Miata do pretty well too. The Atom (bane of my existence...so many people talk about it over here like it's A) cheaper than a Civic and B) 1000 times better in every way than a Se7en) is considered entertaining and definitely quick, but still has some handling gremlins that make it less confidence inspiring than a Se7en. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 How did you get that so fast? Man, I think we just got the previous issue on the stands. I didn't know they had a Westfield Miata. Very cool. Let's hope it had good brake pads this time The Atom's managed to grab the public consciousness amazingly well, probably mostly due to the Top Gear video. Fine with me, the world needs more cars that rely on clever design instead of a "HEMI" badge. But I've had the chance to run with them on track and the performance didn't quite line up with the specifications for some reason. I've found that about a few cars, some of them shaped like a Se7en. Al, I think you'll find the August issue of GRM pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al N. Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 Keith-I saw on GRM's online teaser page that there was going to be something about Se7ens in the next issue. I guess you were part of the hijinx. Just don't tell me you take on a r500 evo or JPE and leave it in your exhaust.:cry: I'm still slightly miffed that Tim couldn't spare any staffers to come to 777...oh well, their loss and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manik Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Clickity as they say. tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 Al, the current issue (current being the most recent one that's hit subscribers, it may not be on the newsstand yet) has an article of mine on "15 tips to Locost success". But yes, there's an Atom test with my little car present to provide a counterpoint coming in August. I didn't think they'd mentioned it online but it does get a little plug at the end of my Locost article. I wouldn't pretend I could keep up with an R500 or JPE, but I've done okay against a Zetec-powered Superlight in the past And we have the tools around here to bump my power/weight into the R500 Evo range Tom, thanks for that video! If that was a Caterham R400, the driver was being very polite to the little Westfield with a stock Miata motor! The only thing better than running a Se7en on track is chasing another Se7en with one, it's a riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 The Atom (bane of my existence...so many people talk about it over here like it's A) cheaper than a Civic and B) 1000 times better in every way than a Se7en) is considered entertaining and definitely quick, but still has some handling gremlins that make it less confidence inspiring than a Se7en. I'd take a Radical over an Atom any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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