What does GT mean on a car?
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GT is generally referred to as a high-performance sports car. In English, GT translates to Grand-Tourer, where 'Grand' means luxury, and 'Tourer' means traveler or cruiser. Combined, Grand-Tourer is also known as a luxury touring car. More information about GT is as follows: 1. Origin of GT: Long before the era of cars in Europe, Grand-Touring referred to the carriage of large horse-drawn carriages used for long-distance travel. However, with the continuous evolution and changes of the times, horse-drawn carriages have long been replaced by cars. In the 1960s, cars were generally not capable of long-distance travel due to low mechanical reliability, leading to the emergence of a batch of high-performance, high-reliability, high-horsepower sports cars, which were called GT. 2. The first GT car: The world's first car that could be called a 'GT' sports car was the Alfa Romeo 6C-1750GT in 1929, which later won numerous honors, pioneering the 'GT' sports car and being written into the history of automobile development. 3. GT World Championship: The GT World Championship is one of the top-tier events under the jurisdiction of the FIA and a battleground for global supercar manufacturers. Since its inception, it has consistently attracted the attention of racing enthusiasts worldwide.
