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Originally Posted by rez333
Can someone explain to me why they're called "GT"? Isn't "GT" grand tourer, or cars that are basically good for long road trips? In other words, Camaro and Mustangs are "GTs" because they're comfortable and have usable trunk space etc. All out sports cars like a Corvette and especially the Ford GT (which has almost no trunk space) would not be "GT" cars?
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I believe that the name was derived from the racing series the car was designed/engineered to compete in back in the '60's, not for reasons modern cars receive the GT designation.