2006-09-04 07:46:33 · 9 answers · asked by Joseph C 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
'GTO' and 'GT' are European racing classifications. The Italian term, 'Gran Turismo Omologato', means Grand Touring class production vehicle, homologated for racing. The name came to mean a large, high-performance sports car comfortable enough for long trips or 'touring', as opposed to the smaller, less comfortable 2-seater 'true' sports cars.
Homologated means: Perhaps the closest this word comes to everyday usage is in reference to racing vehicles. Many motorsports fans know that a vehicle must be homologated by the sanctioning body in order to race in a given league, such as NASCAR or Formula One. The names of the Ferrari 250 GTO and its namesake, the Pontiac GTO, preserve this sense of the word, as the initials stand for "Gran Turismo Omologato," the Italian for "Grand Touring, Homologated."
2006-09-05 09:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by submariner662 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As for those three letters, GTO stands literally for (in Italian) Gran Turismo Omologato or Homologated Grand Touring. It was a reference to a European racing class based on production vehicles. At the time Pontiac had a trend of naming their vehicles in this manner: Bonneville, Grand Prix, and LeMans were all from that era.
2006-09-04 07:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents say that when Pontiac came out with the GTO they use to try and figure this out, they say G-gas T-tires & O-oil. But I think it meant Grand Touring O (?)
2006-09-04 08:00:53 · answer #3 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gran Turismo Omologato. It's Italian of course.
2006-09-04 07:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by crazytrain_23_78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes Morgan is correct, Gran Turismo Omologato
2006-09-04 10:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Italian "Grand Tourisimo Ombligato" I think the last word is misspelled
2006-09-05 01:07:21 · answer #6 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand touring option
2006-09-04 07:53:53 · answer #7 · answered by wellaem 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
goat
2015-06-16 16:18:50 · answer #8 · answered by Scott 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it just is the type of car. it really doesnt mean anything
2006-09-04 07:48:32 · answer #9 · answered by jon k 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋