gran turismo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gran turismo
C20: Italian, literally: great touring (i.e., touring on a grand scale)
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They came in all shapes and sizes, from a twelve-cylinder, 420-h.p. experimental car to a 340-h.p. gran turismo, a first cousin of the one that Desi Arnaz tools around Hollywood.
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