Lot of cars have "GT" as their sports trim level, when & where did "GT" come from and what does it represent?

Answer 1

"GT" is short for Gran Turisimo which is Italian for Grand Touring. Gran Turisimo/Grand Touring is a class for production automobiles in International Motor Contest Association based in Europe. FICCA is the governing body. American manufacturers picked it up because it has a catchy sound too it.

Answer 2

Gran Turismo is Italian for grand touring or "grand tourisme." These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sports cars which compete there. Some examples are the BMW M3, Ferrari 250 GTO, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche 904 GTS, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640.

After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name:
Grand tourer, a car designed for comfortable long distance driving.
Many automobiles integrate GT into their names or use GT to describe a particular trim level.
A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), sometimes initialised GT, is a high-performance automobile designed for long distance driving. Any such car could be considered to be a grand tourer, but the traditional and most common body style is a two door coupé with either a 2-seat or a 2+2 seat arrangement.

Grand tourers differ from sports cars in that they are usually larger, heavier, and tend to make less compromise in comfort for the sake of driving ability. For this reason they mostly have front-mounted engines, which leave more space for the cabin than mid-mounted engines. They also tend to have softer suspension to provide good ride quality. However, grand tourers do have similarities with sports cars, such as the fact they mainly use rear or four wheel drive, and the term sports car may be used to describe a car with grand touring qualities. Very high-performance grand tourers, such as the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren may be considered to be supercars.

Answer 3

Grand Turismo

Gran Turismo is Italian for grand touring or "grand tourisme." These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sports cars which compete there. Some examples are the BMW M3, Ferrari 250 GTO, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche 904 GTS, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640.

Answer 4

Gran Turismo or Grand Touring.
These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sports cars which compete there

Many cars with GT trim lines are NOT high-power sports cars just like cars with LX trim aren't always that luxurious.

Answer 5

It started in the late 60's. GT means Great T.I.T.s

If you had the money in the 60's to score a mustang GT, or any of the other hot muscle cars of the day, you'd be assured of getting a chick with GT....

really!

< wink >

Answer 6

It means Grand Tourer and has been around for decades.I think it would take a motor historian to give you the exact date.

Edit: The other guys are right. "Grand Touring" is the class of car, and Grand Tourer is the adjective that refers to the car itself. Hope that's clear.

Answer 7

GT is grand touring. Big comfy fast mile munchers basically.