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Encyclopedia > Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo is Italian and Spanish for grand touring or "grand tourisme." These terms are used to describe long distance or endurance races like 24 Hours of Le Mans, Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and the high-powered sports cars which compete there. Some examples are the BMW M3, Ferrari 250 GTO, Porsche 911 GT3, Porsche 904 GTS, and the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), (initialised GT), is a high-performance automobile designed for long-distance driving. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles - pronounced miGlia) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). ... The Targa Florio was an open road endurance automobile race held near Palermo, Sicily. ... The Carrera Panamericana was a race on open roads in Mexico, similar to the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio in Italy. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The BMW M3 is a sports version of the popular compact BMW 3-Series automobile, made by BMW Motorsport. ... The Ferrari 250 GTO was a supercar and auto racing car made by Ferrari in the early 1960s. ... Dr. Ing. ... The Porsche 911 GT3 is a high performance version of Porsches sports car, the 911. ... The Porsche 904 was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901. ... The front and rear bumpers have been reshaped to channel air more efficiently and the new exhaust has been shaped into the rear diffuser to eradicate [[aerodynamic lift. ...


After these famous races and cars, several road cars and even computer games adopted the Gran Turismo name:

A grand tourer (Italian: Gran Turismo), (initialised GT), is a high-performance automobile designed for long-distance driving. ... Gran Turismo (GT) is a series of racing video games produced for the Sony PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Playstation 3 gaming systems. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Sony PlayStation ) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[8] commonly abbreviated PS3) is Sony Computer Entertainments seventh-generation video game console, third in the PlayStation series. ... For the magazine called automobile, see Automobile Magazine. ...

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Brembo Gran Turismo Brake Systems (644 words)
While most Brembo Gran Turismo Brake System packages have been developed specifically to replace the vehicle’s front brakes (due to the high braking demands encountered there), rear brake systems are also offered for selected applications.
For vehicles not offering a Gran Turismo System for the rear axle, Brembo Sport brake rotors (slotted or drilled) are available to replace the stock rotors on the rear axle and provide a matched appearance on all four corners of the vehicle.
Gran Turismo brake discs are coated for corrosion resistance to help eliminate rust and to offer a bold, aggressive appearance to enhance the look of the vehicle’s road wheels.
Gran Turismo 5, le site non officiel mais 100% GT5 (544 words)
Elle sera donc présente dans Gran Turismo 5 (prévu actuellement pour novembre 2008).
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue n'aurait du être téléchargeable qu'entre le 20 octobre et le 11 novembre 2007 sur le Playstation Store asiatique (créer un compte sur le PSN japonais).
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