Monday 20th December 2010

Car And Driver Creates Sports Car Periodic Table

Diverting, but proof that some people have too much time on their hands...

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Ever wondered how your favourite motor would fit into a periodic table of the world's sports cars or what abbreviation it would have?

Neither have we, but our across-the-pond colleagues over at Car and Driver magazine obviously have a little too much time on their hands, because they've come up with this, a periodic table for sports cars.

Actually, we think it's rather brilliant and an excellent - if entirely pointless - way to waste a few minutes. Better still, you can download the sports car periodic table as a PDF, print it out and hang it on the wall. Should the fancy take you...

[mikEsprit]

Awesome.

[Rawwr]

Wonderful!

[crofty1984]

Completely pointless. I love it!

[sunsurfer]

Thanks for that
If I wasn't self employed I would be getting a P45 for Christmas ...

Should I give myself a P45?

Edited by sunsurfer on Friday 17th December 17:00

[edo]

nice! Love it.

[Greenwich Ross]

You're right. Pointless.

[Mannginger]

Daft - love it!

[Car Enthusiast 1]

Pretty pointless, but I wouldn't forgive myslef if I didn't danlowd it .

[Englishman]

Good lateral thinking, but a little too US focused. Not a single TVR! Not biased or anything...

[FranKinFezza]

Boo fair effort but no F348

[Colin 1985]

Caparo T1 as '98 californium' - thought it was a bit lighter than a heavy element, unless they were commenting on how unstable it is...

[cml]

No Aston!

Still fun and it sent me to the Car & Driver website for a read, nice stuff.

[Oily Nails]

Englishman said:

Good lateral thinking, but a little too US focused. Not a single TVR! Not biased or anything...

But all the examples when tested came back Fe2o3

[VPower]

So Come on PH Towers!!

Do us one with of British car manufacturers before Clarkson steals the idea!

Bet you could come up with some names most PH'ers never heard of!

[topless_mx5]

That is fantastic. Although since when was an RX7 a reliable transportation metal

[havoc]

crofty1984 said:

Completely pointless. I love it!

Agreed.

A little MORE thought would have been nice, but it's very clever nonetheless. Geeky petrolheadness!

[RadQuinn]

Great idea...missing a few major ones though I think...


No R34..
No Aston Martin..

[Hoover.]

obviously put together by a lotus fan, or a turnip eater in the wilds of Norfolk

[XitUp]

I like the periodic table of swearing that modern toss do.

[White Lightning]

Not overly suprised to see the mighty Focus ST didnt make it onto the list. Never mind.