Grand tourer: Difference between revisions

The terms "grand tourer", "''gran turismo''", "''grande routière''", and "GT" are among the most misused terms in motoring.<ref name="dawson">{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/?id=rOjgktooGNMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=GT : the world's best GT cars 1953–1973|last=Dawson|first=Sam|publisher=Veloce|year=2007|isbn=9781845840600|accessdate=16 May 2014}}</ref> The grand touring designation generally "means motoring at speed, in style, safety, and comfort."<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TUMcAQAAIAAJ&q=The+letters+GT—+gran+turismo+in+Italian,+%22grand+touring%22+in+translation+—+are+probably+the+most+widely+abused+initials+in+the+auto+industry.+Grand+touring+means+motoring+at+speed,+in+style,+safety,+and+comfort |page=129 |title=Made in Japan |journal=California |volume=7 |issue=5–8 |date=1982 |accessdate=6 December 2015}}</ref> "Purists define "gran turismo" as the enjoyment, excitement and comfort of open-road touring."<ref>{{cite journal|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=tClPAQAAIAAJ&q=Purists+define+%22Gran+Turismo%22+as+the+enjoyment,+excitement+and+comfort+of+open-road+touring |page=442 |title=Current Events |journal=Financial Mail |date=1983 |accessdate=6 December 2015}}</ref>

 

* The engines "should be able to cope with cruising comfortably at the upper limits on all continental roads without drawbacks or loss of usable power."

* "Ideally, the GT car should have been devised by its progenitors as a Grand Tourer, with all associated considerations in mind."