2019 Ariel Nomad 300

At a Glance

✔️ Very High-Specification Nomad 
✔️ Serviced at Ariel 350 miles/ 18 months ago
✔️ Only 4,267 miles
✔️ Pure Green Chassis

A compelling choice for those seeking adventure beyond conventional roads.

Equipment & Features

Engine / Transmission / Exhaust

• Supercharger System for K24 (Requires Heavy Duty Clutch and Oil Cooler)
• Short Final Drive
• Heavy Duty Clutch including K20 Flywheel
• ITG Aluminium Air Box
• Oil cooler system
• Aluminium Radiator
• Cat Bypass Pipe
• Exhaust Guard Polished Stainless
• Exhaust Guard Black

Brakes

• Stainless Fittings on Brake lines and Clutch Line
• Alcon 4 Pot Caliper/290 Disc Front
• Alcon 4 Pot Caliper/290 Disc Rear
• Mechanical Handbrake system for rear Alcon 4 Pot Caliper brakes

Suspension

• Ohlins Multi Adjustable Hydraulic Bumpstop Dampers with 2 piece springs
• Competition Spec High Strength Wishbone Set Includes Rear Strut Brace
• Hydraulic Handbrake System
• Cockpit Adjustable Remote Brake Bias

Steering

• Quick Release Steering Wheel

Competition

• Side Panel Tags - No Side Panels
• Side Panels Clear (includes above)
• FIA Approved Battery Master Switch Kit
• MSA Approved Fire Extinguisher Kit Plumbed In - Competition Use
• 3" FIA Seat Belts/Harnesses (each side)
• V Type Crutch Strap for 3" Seat Belts/Harnesses (each side)

Wheels / Tyres

• Rally Spec High Strength Wheels with above
• 18" Wheel Package/All Terrain 65% Road 35% Off Road Tyres
• Spare Wheel Carrier

Spare / Extra Wheels + Tyres

Wheels

• Spare 15" High Strength Rally Wheel
• Spare 18" Wheel
• Alternative Colour for Above

Tyres

• Spare 15" All Terrain 50% Road 50% Off Road
• Spare 18" All Terrain Tyre 65% Road 35% Off Road

Other / Cosmetic / Misc

• Stainless Steel Fixings
• Full Heated Front Windscreen including Washers and Wipers
• Ratcheting Carbon Fibre seats pair
• Locking Fuel Cap
• 12v. Auxillary feed with BMW Motorcycle Style Power Socket
• Noise-Cancelling Bluetooth Intercom system
• Fitted TomTom Rider Europe GPS
• Tracker (Insurance approved)
• Passenger + clutch footrest
• Nomad Car Cover
• Battery Optimiser/Trickle Charger

Body

• Front Winch Bumper (includes Front Tow Eye and Radiator Guard)
• Rear Bumper (includes 2 x Rear Tow Eye)
• WARN Winch Assembly (Front Only)
• Recovery Pack (snatch block, tree strop, shackles)
• Front Suspension Box and Body Tub Guard
• Coolant Pipe Guard - Engine Bay to Body Tub
• Sump Guard/Bash Plate
• Light Moutning Bar with x 4 Daytime Running Lamps and Driving Light
• LED Whip/Marker Light (each)
• FIA Rear Light & Half-Moon Brake Light
• Carbon Fibre Instrument Panel
• Paint Brushed Aluminium Parts Black (Bulkheads, Fuel Tank etc)
• Alternative Colour Powder Coat Wheels
• Alternative Colour Powder Coat Chassis

More

Launched at the 2015 Autosport International show the Ariel Nomad caused quite the stir from public and press alike; developed to offer an entirely new type of all-terrain high-performance driving, the Nomad dared go where no Atom had been before. While a ‘Nomad-style’ vehicle has been on the companies radar since the early days of the Atom, the introduction of their popular motorcycle the Ariel Ace and the constant evolution of the Atom had always come first.

However, Henry Siebert-Saunders, the son of Ariel founder Simon Saunders and Ariels General Manager, stepped in to complete a Nomad prototype in part due to his own interest in off-roading. His experience made him the ideal candidate to head up its development too, testing the Nomad on every type of terrain from race tracks to WRC stages, proving grounds to forest roads. Henry envisioned a vehicle that could take on routes and activities usually resigned to the toughest of 4x4s, and the Nomad successfully proved that by combining light weight and torque, wrapped up in a compact package, ensured no need for a heavy 4WD system. Indeed, while the Nomad weighs over 100kg more than its Atom cousin and utilises heavier wheels, tyres and a beefed up chassis, it still tips the scales at a scant 670 kg. To give that figure some perspective that’s 50 kg lighter than the original Lotus Elise, and 30 kg lighter than the last of the classic Rover Mini, before BMW stepped in and made it much less Mini…

So clearly, this is no marketing exercise. The Nomad was developed to be tough - and tough it is. The bronze-welded chassis of the Nomad is undeniably Ariel, however unlike the Atom it extends over the cockpit creating a complete safety cage to protect both driver and passenger - very handy for those rogue branches and bushes. You can even add a roof (!), albeit a fabric one rather than metal to avoid adding any further kilos.

Long travel Bilstein suspension is met with double unequal-length wishbones to ensure the Nomad can take whatever you throw at it; even the body panels can take a thorough beating thanks to being manufactured from the same material traffic cones are made from. And for the owner who wants nothing but the best you have the option to upgrade to competition-spec high-strength wishbones and Ohlins multi-adjustable hydraulic bumpstop dampers, complete with 2 piece springs - as fitted to this example.

Power comes from the familiar Honda K-series engine family, however in place of the usual 2.0 litre powerplant sits the larger 2.4 litre K24 unit. It’s certainly not lacking in ponies; 235bhp out of the box is plenty in something that weighs as much as a shoebox, however it’s the torque number that matters with the Nomad - 221lb ft to be exact, which is more than the supercharged Atom produced at the time. 

Of course, Ariel has developed the Nomad just as they have the Atom, and a year after launch the supercharged option was added. 235bhp grew to 290bhp and 221lb ft of torque to 251lb ft. While performance of the base Nomad was impressive, the supercharged version took only 7.4 seconds to reach 100 mph (from the base model's time of 8.7), giving a bloody nose to many a sports and supercars.

This particular example looks stunning with its chassis in Pure Green and contrasting black bodywork and is one of the highest specification Nomads available today.