Top Gear Tests Ariel Hipercar Jet Range Extender EV Prototype via insideevs.com
Ariel has shown its next all-new model after the Atom and the Nomad and not only is it the first Ariel with doors, but it’s also the first one with any kind of electrification. It looks about as close as any car ever to a road-going Batmobile, it has 1,180 horsepower from its four electric motors and it also has a small jet engine on-board that acts like a range extender. for several years and now they have a working prototype.
Ariel says it wants to get the model’s weight down to 1,499 kg for production from the prototype’s 1,759 kg . This should further enhance its already very good handling and it should also make it feel even quicker when accelerating, while also having a positive effect on its efficiency and range.