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-Tolstoy

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Almost really springtime

Sooo
Almost tempted (if I would ignore the price)
Just the thing for a quick run to the grocery ... maybe up in Northport!

(M22 Empire to Northport is one of the great summer drives:EIGHT AUTO TRIPS: FROM BACK ROADS...TO TOWERING MOUNTAIN PASSES; Michigan: Between the lake and the bay, the Leelanau Peninsula - NYTimes June 5 '88)



Zany Prodigy - AutoWeek:

The Ariel atom is light and fast, and light. Very very light...

By PETE LYONS

AutoWeek | Published 02/19/06, 11:21 pm et

AT A GLANCE:
ARIEL ATOM
ON SALE: Now
BASE PRICE: $35,000 (est.)
POWERTRAIN: 2.0-liter, 205-hp, 200-lb-ft I4; rwd, five-speed manual
CURB WEIGHT: 1005.5 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 3.0 seconds (est.)

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