The “Beast” is a car designed by Samir Sadikhov, the creator of Aston Martin DBC and Ferrari Xerzi concepts. The design is aggressive, at the front the thin lights are mounted low, the carbon fiber aerodynamic body and the Jaguar F-Type back comes in harmony with the whole car. The appearance is complemented by PUR RS05 19 inch alloy wheels.
Interesting is the fact that the Beast is based on the Ariel Atom. The weight is limited to 666 kg and if we assume that not much has changed in stiffness and setting up the Atom hidden underneath , driving behavior is expected to be at least interesting .
There are two options of engines. The basic Beast 300, is driven by a two-liter turbo engine that produces 315 hp resulting in a 0-100 km/h coming in 2.9 seconds. For anyone who feels brave though, there is the Beast 500. This is provided with a supercharged 2.4 -liter engine, that delivers 500 hp with the 0-100 km/h coming in just 2.7 seconds.
The first two cars for each of the two versions will be “launch editions” that will cost $ 99,500 for the 300 and $124,900 for the 500. Having sold these 4 vehicles, prices will rise. The Beast 300 will cost £119,000 and the Beast 500 £139.000. Owners of Ariel Atom, can upgrade their cars in Beasts versus $49,000 for the 300 and $69 000 for the 500.
