how about this question as a follow-up! Why is the V8 called a GT, and the V6 called...well, just a V6? How come we can't get two names too!?

 

thats a good question
well originalyGT meant Grand Tourer

 

Cool fact! I think it means Good Thang!

 

no
GT originally comes from italian racing someone can better take the spelling, but it was something like gran turismo olmoligation meaning parts from race cars were used in your car, thats where gto came from, and then gt is essentially a shortening/marketing thing off of that

 

I always have customers asking if all GT's are V8's. So it's a fair question he asked.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Turismo

or as previously linked:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_tourer

Gran Turismo is Italian for Grand Touring or "Grand Tourisme." in reference to the Grand Tour. The GT naming tradition comes from Italy, eg. Alfa Romeo and Ferrari named often their cars as Gran Turismo. 1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT was also one of the first cars to have such name. The GT term has many variations like GTI, meaning Gran Turismo Iniezione (Grand Touring Injection), first used on 1961 Maserati 3500 GTI. The Volkswagen Golf GTI (1975) was first mass produced car to have such name. Other variations of GT are GTE or GT/E (Einspritzung, a German word for injection) used in Germany, GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato) meaning homolagated car for racing (used by Ferrari and Pontiac), GTA (Gran Turismo Alleggerita) meaning lightened GT car, GTAm (modified lightened car) and GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce) meaning a fast GT car.

 

Hey Matt, pull up a Chair....

 

it comes from the latin, boobius maximus gettimus, translated into todays interpretation, it stands for "gets tatas" lol jk.

 

"GET TICKET..."

 

I think i will