![]() In the Sixth Anniversary Update of September 2019, the feature of Elite tuning was removed in its entirety from the game, rendering both the Hyundai i30 N and Mazda RX-8 uncompetitive. Furthermore, the Atom V8's final rank was lowered from D1372 to D1352. The Atom V8's handling was also greatly improved as a result of these speed changes. The Showdown Update of June 2019 changed the Ariel Atom V8's raw top speed to 203.5 mph (327.8 km/h) and its nitro boost to 24.3 mph (39.1 km/h), improving its overall performance by decreasing its reliance on nitro (the Atom V8's total top speed was increased by 0.1 km/h and less than 0.1 mph). At this time, the Atom V8 still proved useful in Class D Tag Racing Time-Limited Events (which required the top three Class D vehicles) and served as a decent competitor against the RX-8 and i30 N in "Heat" TLEs. The Atom V8 also ranked as the third-best Class D vehicle in terms of overall performance (owing to its superb acceleration and nitro efficiency) after the RX-8 and i30 N (which were roughly tied as the best Class D vehicles). 2018 McLaren X2) in terms of Multiplayer tuning at this time.Īfter the Hyundai i30 N (previously, an Elite vehicle) was added to the game in the Halloween Update of October 2018, the Ariel Atom V8 ranked as the eighth-fastest Class D vehicle (after the i30 N, Mazda RX-8, nanoFlowcell QUANTINO, Buick Avista Concept, SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI, 1967 Chevrolet Impala and Mazda 6). Due to its unique upgrade configuration of 10 PRO upgrade levels and no MAX upgrades, the Atom V8 was comparable to the McLaren formula-one cars (e.g. Due to its very large nitro boost, the Atom V8's handling was originally very "stiff", requiring frequent drifting to turn corners fortunately, its drifting capabilities were very good, though it was easy to oversteer. The Atom V8's total top speed was 227.8 mph (366.8 km/h). However, it also had a very large nitro boost (61.9 mph or 99.7 km/h) and low top speed (165.9 mph or 267.1 km/h), similar to the Ford F-150, Renault DeZir and Porsche 959. Featuring very fast acceleration and very good nitro efficiency, the Atom V8's performance was comparable to the Donkervoort D8 GTO's. When the Ariel Atom V8 was added to the game in the Fallout Boy Update of February 2018, it was roughly the second-best vehicle in Class D after the Mazda RX-8 (previously, an Elite vehicle) and it was the highest-ranked Class D vehicle (D1372). ![]() The only two Class D vehicles that come even remotely close to challenging the Atom V8 are the Donkervoort D8 GTO (D1341), which has similar but slightly-worse overall performance in comparison to the Atom V8 (crucially, the D8 GTO's acceleration and nitro efficiency are excellent), and the newly-released DS E-TENSE (D1342), which seems to have faster acceleration than the Atom V8 at the cost of relatively poor handling and a slightly lower maximum speed. Overall, the Atom V8's performance in almost unmatched in every category. The Ariel Atom V8 only has PRO upgrades and no MAX upgrades.Īs of the Ninth Anniversary Update, the Atom V8 is now a low Class C car with the following statistics:Ĭompared to other Class D vehicles, the Ariel Atom V8 features a very high maximum speed of 228.8 mph (368.4 km/h), very fast acceleration, very good handling, very sharp drifting and very good nitro efficiency, and it is the highest-ranked vehicle in the class by a significant margin at D1353. This was changed to +35 in the Showdown Update.This was changed to 40/10/40/10 in the Showdown Update.This was changed to +326 in the Showdown Update.This was changed to 1353 ( +212) in the Showdown Update.This is the highest of any Class D vehicle, excluding the deleted Despicable Me "Villain Wheels".This was changed to 1140 ( +114) in the Showdown Update.This was changed to 1026 in the Showdown Update.Shortened just to Ariel Atom V8, it was added in the Fall Out Boy Update as a high-end Class D car with the following statistics: The Ariel Atom 500 V8 was limited to a production run of 25 units. It has a top speed exceeding 177 mph (285 km/h). The Ariel Atom 500 V8 is capable of reaching 60 mph (97 km/h) in 2.3 seconds, after which it hits 100 mph (161 km/h) 2.7 seconds later. The V8 is an extremely high-revving one, revving past 10,000 rpm. The main differences from the Atom are the carbon fiber body panels and aerofoils. The Ariel Atom 500 V8 is a high-performance version of the Ariel Atom, featuring a 3.0 L (2,970 cc 181.2 cu in) racing V8 engine producing 475 hp (354 kW) and 268 ft
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