jpaul1 Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 may sound stupid to some, but tonight i discovered what GTS means. it means Gran Turismo Spider. Gran turismo, which can be translated into grand tourer, or grande routière. if you wonder what is a grand tourer. it's a car that is continent crossing capable, with 2 persons on board, and their luggages, in comfort. and which is capable of delivering a good engine performance regarless of the country speed limitations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 8:42 PM, jpm1 said: may sound stupid to some, but tonight i discovered what GTS means. it means Gran Turismo Spider. Gran turismo, which can be translated into grand tourer, or grande routière. if you wonder what is a grand tourer. it's a car that is continent crossing capable, with 2 persons on board, and their luggages, in comfort. and which is capable of delivering a good engine performance regarless of the country speed limitations Great jpm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators timm525 Posted September 27, 2018 Administrators Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 I had heard years ago that GT was for Grand Touring. Probably very similar in meaning with the dropped letter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 hour ago, timm525 said: I had heard years ago that GT was for Grand Touring. Probably very similar in meaning with the dropped letter. Thanks for sharing pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted September 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 i think the 4 (GTS/4) refers to the car version. as the 365 GTS, and 365 GTS/4 have a complete different design GTS: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pritt Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 (edited) The 4 refers to the number of camshafts. Edited September 29, 2018 by Pritt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 The "spider" or "spyder" part of GTS means it is a convertible in Italian. A GTB means a Berlinetta, or hard top, again in Italian. There are other abbreviations as well. The O in GTO, as in the Ferrari 250 GTO, refers to the Italian word "omologato" translating as "confirmed" or "approved". It is the same as the English word homolgation, meaning a vehicle has been approved for competition based on various criteria, therefore can race. Thus GTO in Italian is Gran Turismo Omologato. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologation 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt5 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Great information Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king77 Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 8:42 PM, pahonu said: The "spider" or "spyder" part of GTS means it is a convertible in Italian. A GTB means a Berlinetta, or hard top, again in Italian. There are other abbreviations as well. The O in GTO, as in the Ferrari 250 GTO, refers to the Italian word "omologato" translating as "confirmed" or "approved". It is the same as the English word homolgation, meaning a vehicle has been approved for competition based on various criteria, therefore can race. Thus GTO in Italian is Gran Turismo Omologato. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homologation GTO in the US as in Pontiac GTO is Gas Tires & Oil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pahonu Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, king77 said: GTO in the US as in Pontiac GTO is Gas Tires & Oil I'm not so sure about that. I found the same explanation on several other websites as well. From: http://www.classic-car-history.com/pontiac-gto-history.htm GTO Name The GTO name was the idea of Pontiac chief engineer John Delorean. It was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, and since Ferrari had not patented the name in North America, it was free to use. Although many believe that GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), Pontiac enthusiasts contend it stands for "Pontiac Grand Tempest Option". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_GTO The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car. It is an Italian abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), which means officially certified for racing in the grand tourer class. In reality, the Pontiac GTO was never really a certified Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was initially called the "Grand Tempest Option", one of many automobiles in the Pontiac line up with a 'Grand' in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king77 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 7:47 AM, pahonu said: I'm not so sure about that. I found the same explanation on several other websites as well. From: http://www.classic-car-history.com/pontiac-gto-history.htm GTO Name The GTO name was the idea of Pontiac chief engineer John Delorean. It was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, and since Ferrari had not patented the name in North America, it was free to use. Although many believe that GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), Pontiac enthusiasts contend it stands for "Pontiac Grand Tempest Option". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_GTO The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car. It is an Italian abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), which means officially certified for racing in the grand tourer class. In reality, the Pontiac GTO was never really a certified Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was initially called the "Grand Tempest Option", one of many automobiles in the Pontiac line up with a 'Grand' in it. If you owned a Pontiac GTO, that's all you burned, Gas, Tires and Oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpaul1 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 Pontiac GTO is sometimes seen as Great Tempting Object too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James Posted August 26, 2019 Administrators Report Share Posted August 26, 2019 For Italian cars, GTS can also mean Gran Tourismo Sportiv, I heard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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