Car Style Query

[littleone85]

In relation to cars, what does GTI and GTO stand for, also what are the differences between each other and differences when compared with a non GTI / GTO car.

[kempie]

Although letters to indicate the level of styling can be applied in a haphazard manner by manufacturers, the original meaning of GTO and GTI would have been quite specific.

They are both extensions of GT (Gran Turismo, Grand Tourer), a high-performance car designed for long-distance driving. Any such car could be considered a grand tourer, but the traditional and most common body style is the coup� (two door) with either a two-seat or a 2+2 seat arrangement.

GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato, Homologated Grand Tourer) is a race car also produced as a road legal version to meet motorsport requirements.

GTI (Grand Tourer Injection) is predominantly applied to a fuel-injection engined car which does not bear any relationship to a true GT e.g. Volkswagen Golf GTI.

[Toureman]

As Kempie says GTI, GTO does not mean anything realy on modern cars, it,s just advertising blurb to make the cars seem better.

[jake-the-peg]

A bit like the term "Export" on certain lagers means brewed in Hull