Grand tourer | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-10-03

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00:00:32 1 Origin in Europe
00:02:16 2 Grand tourer characteristics
00:04:46 3 iGT/i abbreviation in marketing
00:06:54 4 GT racing series
00:08:36 5 Examples of grand tourers
00:09:04 6 Evolution of the iGran Turismo/i automobile
00:10:28 6.1 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GT
00:11:35 6.2 1935 Fiat 508 Balilla S Berlinetta
00:12:47 6.3 1947 Cisitalia 202 SC
00:14:21 6.4 1947 Maserati A6 1500
00:15:16 6.5 1949 Ferrari 166 Inter
00:16:55 6.6 1951 Ferrari 212 Export
00:19:06 6.7 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
00:21:58 6.8 1952 Fiat 8V  "Otto Vu" Zagato
00:25:07 6.9 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
00:27:49 6.10 1956 Ferrari 250 GT
00:32:40 7 Impact of racing
00:34:48 7.1 1937–1948 CSAI
00:36:41 7.2 1949 Coppa Inter-Europa
00:38:04 7.3 1950 Mille Miglia
00:39:18 7.4 1950 Coppa Inter-Europa
00:40:15 7.5 1950 Targa Florio
00:41:41 7.6 1951 Campionato Gran Turismo Internazionale
00:42:39 7.7 1954 FIA Appendix J
00:44:56 7.8 1962–1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
00:45:41 7.8.1 Cobra Ferrari Wars
00:48:36 8 British Grand Tourers 1946-63
00:48:58 8.1 1946 Healey Elliot
00:49:33 8.2 1947 Bristol 400 - 406
00:51:31 8.3 1953 Aston Martin DB2



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A grand tourer (GT) is a car that is designed for high speed and long-distance driving, due to a combination of performance and luxury attributes. The most common format is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement. 
The term derives from the Italian language phrase gran turismo which became popular in the English language from the 1950s, evolving from fast touring cars and streamlined closed sports cars during the 1930s.