A '''grand tourer''' ('''GT''') is a type of [[sports car]] that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving, due to a combination of performance and luxury attributes.<ref name=":27">{{cite book|quote=A newer concept altogether is the modern "Gran Turismo" class, which was in effect unknown before [[World War II]]; sustained high-speed motoring from relatively modest engine size and compact closed coachwork |title=The Sports Car, Development and Design |page=179 |last=Stanford |first=John |publisher=B. T. Batsford |year=1957 |isbn=9781135518684}}</ref> The most common format is a [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]] two-door [[coupé]] with either a two-seat or a [[2+2 (car body style)|2+2]] arrangement. Grand tourers are most often the coupé derivative of [[Luxury vehicle|luxury]] [[saloon (car)|saloon]]s or sedans.
The term is a near-[[calque]] from the [[Italian language]] phrase ''gran turismo'' which became popular in the English language from the 1950s, evolving from fast [[touring car]]s and [[Streamliner|streamlined]] closed sports cars during the 1930s.<ref name=":22" />
