We know what the current production versions of the Ariel Atom can do. It’s face-distortingly fast and just a second slower than the Bugatti Veyron on the Top Gear track.

Now Ariel has created gets a V8 version of their lightweight track car which is now on its final stages of development. The car will be powered by a 3.0L V8 built by breeding two Suzuki Hayabusa engines.

The resulting engine is pegged to dish out 500 hp which would give the car a power-to-weight ratio that’s nearly double the Bugatti Veyron’s. That’s also set to make the Atom one of the quickest cars in the world.

The car will be ready by spring next year and is set to cost £120,000. That’s nearly four times as much as what the old car costs but Atom claims that the new engine and gearbox justifies the price.