Quoted: First, I want to see what it does against a ZX10R with a better rider.
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Probably not enourmously better than the CBR600 did in that vid. Bikes corner more slowly than cars because bikes loose contact with the road when they lean over (the patch of rubber in contact with the road gets smaller the more you lean). Last year an Australian pro bike racer ran a stock '05 GSXR-1000 around a racetrack against an Aus$500k Porche and there was only a few seconds difference between the two (in the bike's favour though).
Besides, you missed a couple of major points Jeremy Clarkson made in his commentary. He didn't have to wear leathers or a helmet to drive the car, and there was no chance of him falling off it. The wind noise could get very tiring on the ears for prolonged periods in an open car like that.
Second, I want one
Bah, I have a welder, I'll just build one. The body is the hard part, and it doesn't have one.
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So, which college did you get your degree in mechanical engineering from? I know someone who's a suspension engineer for Ford-Australia. before that he did suspension for Lotus in the UK. Building a car that handles like the Atom begins a long long time before anyone picks up a welder, it begins by knowing what you're doing when you sit down in front of the drawing board to design it.
As for comments about how Clarkson's faced looked and what the ladies might think of that, if you're buying a car to attract the wimminz, you won't be looking at an Atom in the first place anyway, their hair would get messed up and there's no mirror for them to use for their makeup.