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- From: montyb@alpha.aosg.gsf.dec.com (Monty C. Brandenberg)
- Subject: Re: What does GT mean in all these sports models ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.180258.22952@aosg.gsf.dec.com>
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- References: <64532@hydra.gatech.EDU> <1992Jul29.223234.17504@nezsdc.icl.co.nz>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 18:02:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul29.223234.17504@nezsdc.icl.co.nz>, derek@nezsdc.icl.co.nz (Derek Tearne) writes:
- |> It stands for Gran Turismo (I think that is spelt right).
- |>
- |> Or Grand Tourer in English.
- |>
- |> The curious thing is you would generally associate a convertible
- |> with the Grand tour<tm> (of Europe) in question, yet GT cars,
- |> almost by definition, all have a roof.
- |>
-
- Ah, but then there are the variations on GT:
-
- GTS: Gran Turismo Spyder which gives you the open touring car.
- Although, this has been bastardized in the US to Grand Touring
- Sport which really means: no power, an automatic transmission,
- and a suspension that rides like a john boat in a hurricane.
-
- GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (sp?) which is a homologated version
- of the GT intended for some types of road races. There aren't many
- of these races so the designation is mostly historical at this
- point.
-
- Monty
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