For the people wondering how this will handle in relation to the Caparo...I don't think its really a contest. Just based on watching the track tests on Top Gear, it seems like the Atom's chassis is much more balanced and well put together. The turn-in is much sharper and there's more grip, whereas the Caparo has a chassis that puts a much larger emphasis on slippery aerodynamics combined with downforce at speed to allow it to corner, which of course backfires when it understeers massively when it's going too slow.
The one other thing is that the chassis are so different. The Caparo's is a carbon-fiber/aluminum honeycomb monocoque, while the Atom's is mostly steel tubing (obviously
). I
think that would mean that the Caparo, although very light even with bodywork and a closed cockpit, would be overly stiff and not have enough flex to allow all four wheels to grip as much as possible. Since the Atom uses steel tubing, the body is much more flexible and forgiving.
The amazing thing is that even with the heavier material in the body, the Atom is still just as light, since it has no bodywork and an open cockpit.
Anyway, I would definetly take this new one over the Caparo any day (if only just for the price), and it looks SO much more current than the Caterham, which looks like it just came out of the 50s