Gran Turismo - The "Real" Meaning...  Send This Page To A Friend
The term "GT" has become incredibly confused over the last few
decades, being attached to anything from a relatively
inexpensive volume production-based sedan, to a certain type of
racing car. The real meaning of the designation, which derives
from the fast, luxury cars of the past - the "Grand Tourers"
like Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suiza, Isotta-Fraschini, Bugatti and
so on - is a vehicle of high performance which at the same time
provides comfort, baggage space, creature amenities, and a good
range.  In more spacious days, when Milord and Milady set off on
the Grand Tour, they would of course have been chaufffeured by
Hoskins - "such a reliable fellow" - and would have probably
been accompanied by a couple of close friends. Today it is
different. Hoskins would probably find it difficult to
accommodate his peaked cap within some of the modern "GT" cars,
and in any case his boss probably likes driving good cars so
much he would want to be at the whe