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What dose GT stand for?

  • 27-05-2009 7:04pm
    #1
    mle1324
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    Like the title asks.


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  • #2
    alan4cult
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    Grand tourer


  • #3
    Bluefoam
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    Grand turismo


  • #4
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    As above, or:
    Italian: Gran Turismo
    English: Grand Touring
    French: Grand Tourisme


    LINKY


  • #5
    DanGerMus
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    Good times!!!


  • #6
    mle1324
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    So it really depends on the language.:rolleyes:


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  • #7
    tossy
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    No it stands for the same thing just different languages have different ways of saying it :D

    In the Case of GT TDIs ithe GT stands for Great Threat,as the are weapons of mass destruction.


  • #8
    mle1324
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭mle1324


    tossy wrote: »
    No it stands for the same thing just different languages have different ways of saying it :D

    In the Case of GT TDIs ithe GT stands for Great Threat,as the are weapons of mass destruction.

    yea,thats what i mean and when i think about it aswell the game Grand Trismo and the connection:rolleyes:


  • #9
    Mr Benevolent
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    Calling it Grand Turismo, or Long Journey (to be pedantic) is an odd way of naming cars when you think about it. The term originally came from a guy who walked around Europe in the 1600's.


  • #10
    Wishbone Ash
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    I think the term was first introduced to describe sports cars which were also practical and could be used for long drives/motoring holidays.


  • #11
    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I think the term was first introduced to describe sports cars which were also practical and could be used for long drives/motoring holidays.

    +1

    And those cars happened to be Italian, so GT means Gran Turismo (and not grand touring or anything else :D)

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  • #12
    Fishtits
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    I think the term was first introduced to describe sports cars which were also practical and could be used for long drives/motoring holidays.

    +2


  • #13
    Saab Ed
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    tossy wrote: »

    In the Case of GT TDIs ithe GT stands for Great Threat,as the are weapons of mass destruction.


    Their clutches are weapons of mass destruction anyway :D


  • #14
    Fishtits
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    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Their clutches are weapons of mass destruction anyway :D

    VAG are the Heretics of (D)GT, badge slappers.

    Roughest diesels on earth. Money over engineering.


  • #15
    DanGerMus
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    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Their clutches are weapons of Dual mass destruction anyway :D

    FYP :D


  • #16
    tossy
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    Fishtits wrote: »
    VAG are the Heretics of (D)GT, badge slappers.

    Roughest diesels on earth. Money over engineering.

    Still wepaons though,there are not many cars that would keep with one when lit lad! Sump squashing the snails and mudflaps hoping off the tarmac as she goes!


  • #17
    Johnny Utah
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    tossy wrote: »
    No it stands for the same thing just different languages have different ways of saying it :D

    In the Case of GT TDIs ithe GT stands for Great Threat,as the are weapons of mass destruction.


    God's Tractor :)


  • #18
    unkel
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    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    DanGerMus wrote: »
    FYP :D

    Class :D

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  • #19
    mle1324
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    Johnny Utah wrote: »
    God's Tractor :)

    Actually thats what the top of the range Massy Fergason should be:D


  • #20
    Rovi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭Rovi


    mle1324 wrote: »
    Actually thats what the top of the range Massy Fergason should be:D
    Ah, no; that would be the totally awesome JCB GT:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZeLqmCJQVs


  • #21
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Well, I could be wrong, but I believe "GT" is an old, old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.


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  • #22
    tzf60
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    First used by Lancia in the mid fifties on the Aurelia, the first series production car to be fitted with a V6. Ask the VW engineers!


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