Grand touring (English spelling)

Japanese: grand touring(英語表記)grandtouring
Grand touring (English spelling)

...To enjoy driving such a sports car, one had to have a certain level of driving skill and physical strength. During this period, small sports cars developed in the UK that were fun to drive in the suburbs, while in continental Europe, especially in Germany and Italy, sports cars with large luggage space that allowed for long-distance high-speed touring and with comfort in mind were developed. These were called Gran Turismo (abbreviated as GT, or grand touring in English; the Japanese equivalent is GT cars).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "grand touring" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…そのようなスポーツカーを運転して楽しむためには,相当の運転技術を前提とし,同時に体力も要求された。この時代,イギリスでは郊外などで操縦すること自体を楽しむ小型スポーツカーが発達,一方,ヨーロッパ大陸,とくにドイツやイタリアでは,長距離の高速ツーリングを可能とする大きな荷物スペースをもち,居住性も考慮されたスポーツカーが発達し,これらはグランツーリスモgran turismo(GTと略称され,英語ではグランドツーリングgrand touringという。日本でいうGTカーのこと)と呼ばれる。…

※「grand touring」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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