What exactly does Grand Tourer (GT) mean?
What exactly does Grand Tourer (GT) mean?
I have always wondered what qualifies a car to be classed as a Grand Tourer (GT)?
Is this the same GT they are referring to in some racing events like the Rolex Series last year?
I'm sure it will be an easy question to answer for some of you guys
thanks in advance
Is this the same GT they are referring to in some racing events like the Rolex Series last year?
I'm sure it will be an easy question to answer for some of you guys
thanks in advance
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A cross between a High Performance Sports Car and a Luxury Saloon.
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When I think Grand Tourer I see a refined, distinctive long distance cruiser.
I do not see a brutish, quick off the line sports car.
I had to drive a 2010 Corvette the other day which was the Grand Sport model and all I can say was the whole time that I was in the car I longed for the refinement and smoothness of my XJS. That is not knocking the Corvette but to say rather how much it made me appreciate the refinements of the Jag.
Could not imagine going on a 200 mile road trip in the Corvette as the suspension was very stiff and just seemed like the car was geared for short distance type driving compared to the Jaguar which is a quiet and smooth road warrior.
I do not see a brutish, quick off the line sports car.
I had to drive a 2010 Corvette the other day which was the Grand Sport model and all I can say was the whole time that I was in the car I longed for the refinement and smoothness of my XJS. That is not knocking the Corvette but to say rather how much it made me appreciate the refinements of the Jag.
Could not imagine going on a 200 mile road trip in the Corvette as the suspension was very stiff and just seemed like the car was geared for short distance type driving compared to the Jaguar which is a quiet and smooth road warrior.
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The next day, after a world class cup of coffee, all you want to do is to get in it again and go further south to Rome. That is what a proper GT car can do and the XJS is IMO the best there has ever been. AND, long long ago, pre-children, I did just that with my (subsequently) lovely wife.
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A two seater glamourous-looking low-slung car built for FAST long distances in comfort with superb handling and ride.
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A sedan (American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand English) or saloon (British and Irish English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A, B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo.[1] The passenger compartment features two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers. The cargo compartment is typically in the rear, with the exception of some rear-engined models
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So an Aussie GT is a muscled up Saloon.
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Its making me want to go out! but its chucking it down at the moment, with no high pressure in sight!
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A sedan (American, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand English) or saloon (British and Irish English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A, B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine, passenger and cargo.[1] The passenger compartment features two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers. The cargo compartment is typically in the rear, with the exception of some rear-engined models
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Some of my favorites...
- Porsche 928 (even though it's lacking 4 cylinders - superb automobile)
- Mercedes CL600
- Ferrari 456
- Ferrari 612
- BMW 850
- Aston Martin DB9
I'd like one example of each, black on black.
- Porsche 928 (even though it's lacking 4 cylinders - superb automobile)
- Mercedes CL600
- Ferrari 456
- Ferrari 612
- BMW 850
- Aston Martin DB9
I'd like one example of each, black on black.
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Every single "sports" car today is in effect a GT, although the manufacturer may desire or not desire to be associated with that image.
For example, Jaguar wants us to believe the F type is proper "sports" car to distance it from the "GT" XJS, XK8 and XK. But in reality, the F type is as much a GT as the XJS. When the car is heavy, loaded with creature comforts and capable of taking you long distances in comfort its a GT. Since most people today won't buy a super light sports car stripped of all safety and creature comforts, then GT's are really all that's produced. Even my 74 series 3 E type is a GT. The car has A/C, the seats where made very comfortable, the floor pans where made deeper and it's an automatic. The last real "non" GT sports car Jaguar made was the series 1 E type, and I don't think most people could handle that today.
For example, Jaguar wants us to believe the F type is proper "sports" car to distance it from the "GT" XJS, XK8 and XK. But in reality, the F type is as much a GT as the XJS. When the car is heavy, loaded with creature comforts and capable of taking you long distances in comfort its a GT. Since most people today won't buy a super light sports car stripped of all safety and creature comforts, then GT's are really all that's produced. Even my 74 series 3 E type is a GT. The car has A/C, the seats where made very comfortable, the floor pans where made deeper and it's an automatic. The last real "non" GT sports car Jaguar made was the series 1 E type, and I don't think most people could handle that today.
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Paul, MAAAATE.
YOU GOT THE ULTIMATE GT.
Get in the Goose, on the Eastcoast (home), get out on the Westcoast, about a week later, that is what a GT is all about.
Greg has it nailed with the Wine, Women, "Song", maybe, and he is THE MAN.
It is:
Grand
and its a
Tourer.
NUFF SAID.
The JAGUAR name helps a fair bit.
Then that engine, FAIR DINKUM.
YOU GOT THE ULTIMATE GT.
Get in the Goose, on the Eastcoast (home), get out on the Westcoast, about a week later, that is what a GT is all about.
Greg has it nailed with the Wine, Women, "Song", maybe, and he is THE MAN.
It is:
Grand
and its a
Tourer.
NUFF SAID.
The JAGUAR name helps a fair bit.
Then that engine, FAIR DINKUM.