More sporty station wagon than SUV, the GST —
Grand Sports Tourer — will be built in Mercedes» plant in Alabama.
Mercedes - Benz calls
it a Grand Sports Tourer.
Stuttgart - The new R - Class,
the Grand Sports Tourer from Mercedes - Benz, reaffirms the role of Mercedes - Benz as the visionary and trendsetter amongst automotive brands.
The pronounced, muscular shoulders of the body add yet more dynamism to
the Grand Sports Tourer and reveal its true nature.
The concept of
the Grand Sports Tourer caters to the needs of modern - minded people looking for a car that offers tremendous versatility combined with athletic performance.
It has arisen from a 2002 concept called Vision GST, or
Grand Sports Tourer.
Not exact matches
It, too, has a lot more comfort and modernity built in, but while it's far more capable as a
sports car now than in previous generations, it's still more of a
grand tourer than the track - ready Alfa.
The other cool thing about the XKR - S is that it accelerates explosively and brakes beautifully if you want to drive it like a
sports car, yet you also can just drive this Jag in a docile manner and it will behave exactly like a stock XK convertible, which is to say, like a
grand tourer.
Instead, the goal was simply to better achieve the basic 599's target — to combine the handling of a mid-engine
sports car with the passenger comfort of a front - engine
grand tourer.
This
Grand Tourer is designed for the emergency physician and
sports neon orange and white paint.
Our
sports cars will become much more obviously true
sports cars, and the next generation of DB9 will be more of a
grand tourer, something that's for that long journey.
This is still considered to be a hardcore
sports coupe, a competition - ready
grand tourer that saw a heap of success on racing circuits around the world that is expected to fetch $ 10 - $ 12 million.
Maranello, 8 February 2016 — Ferrari announces the addition to its range of the Ferrari GTC4Lusso, the new four - seater which hails a major evolution of the
sporting Grand Tourer concept by integrating rear - wheel steering with four - wheel drive for the first time.
The Aston Martin DB9 GT is the most elegant expression of a
sports grand tourer, its DNA echoing the iconic DB GT models of its lineage.
The brochure provides further insight and imagery of the most elegant expression of a
sports grand tourer.
Not unacceptably, but definitely it's more
sports car in here than tousle - free
grand tourer.
Three variants of the new Opel Insignia will be launched in 2017 — the
Grand Sport,
Sports Tourer, and Country
Tourer.
It is a perfect combination of
grand tourer and elemental
sports car: comfortable but not coddling, sharp but never jolting.
The Vauxhall Insignia is a stylish full - size car that's available in hatchback (
Grand Sport) or estate (
Sports Tourer) form.
The resulting Fiat - built V6 ended up being installed in two very different vehicles: the Fiat Dino, a front - engined
grand tourer assembled in Turin by Fiat, and in Ferrari's first series - produced mid-engined
sports car, built in Maranello and sold under the newly created Dino marque.
If that sounds more than vaguely like Chrysler's Pacifica
Sports Tourer, the two vehicles share no parts, and the R - Class is, well, more
grand in design, social standing, specification, and price.
Lexus says the RC F is a
grand tourer and not a hard - core
sports coupe like the M4, against which it will inevitably be shopped.
The GTI acronym, in the past, has been used to signify a
grand tourer or Gran Turismo
sports car that had fuel injection.
The Insignia is available in
Grand Sport and
Sports Tourer body styles.
Bentley mode — the automaker's preferred balance of
sporting - restraint in the
grand tourer style — is soft enough that it's better suited to cruising.
It brings a more compliant ride and also a quieter ride... It fits somewhere in the range of someone who wants more of a GT [
Grand Tourer] than a
sports car with that European touch.
While it's still more of a drop - top
grand tourer than an all - out
sports car, the tweaks mean it's more rewarding to drive without sacrificing its GT sensibilities.
You now have the chance to enjoy the world's most elegant
sports grand tourer by test driving the Aston Martin DB9.
The concept of the big luxo - GTs will be tweaked to turn these into more
sporting, agile four - seater
grand -
tourers.
As a result, it's more of a high - class
grand tourer than a pure
sports car: if that's what you're after, the Mercedes SL is a better choice.
Rolls doesn't make a pure
sports car but its most focused offering is the Wraith, a two - door luxury
grand tourer.
The M6 convertible is like
grand tourer with a little extra
sport thrown in the mix.
Keep in mind, this is a big
grand tourer, not a
sports car (though with 626 hp it can be a hooligan if you want).
Some might argue the Nissan GT - R is more a
grand touring car than a
sports car, but given the way it goes, calling Nissan's supercar a
grand tourer is something of an insult.
Kia's powerful new fastback
sports sedan channels the spirit of historic
grand tourers — powerful, elegant vehicles capable of moving their owners in style, at speed.
Sitting proudly at the pinnacle of the luxury British car maker's
sports car line - up, this breath - taking new super
grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering.
By lopping off the front four cylinders and the 243 pounds they weighed, Aston Martin has lowered the DB11's curb weight to 3,880 pounds, shifted the car's balance rearward to 49/51 front / rear and brought the DB11 further from its luxury
grand tourer roots and closer to the realm of the
sports car.
A two - seater, the 2009 Nissan 370Z works best as a weekend
sport driver and track day car, or, with the cabin tech package, a
grand tourer good for short road trips.
The Bottom Line A two - seater, the 2009 Nissan 370Z works best as a weekend
sport driver and track day car, or, with the cabin tech package, a
grand tourer good for short road trips.
The Stinger is a
sports sedan and a
grand tourer.
More a
grand tourer than a
sporting model, the FF is also currently the most powerful model in the Ferrari lineup.
As a result, the Giulietta's shortcomings as a
sports car precipitated its transformation into the Giulia
grand tourer.
The revolutionary FF offers a completely new take on the
sporting Grand Tourer theme.
The car also grew, and while many welcomed the increased interior space that the larger dimensions afforded, others felt the push upsize contributed to the transformation of the car into more of a
grand tourer than true
sports coupe.
The appeal of the world's most stylish, luxury
grand tourer is enhanced with the introduction of the new,
sporting Continental GT V8 S. Available as both a coupe and convertible, the new GT V8 S models bring added excitement to the Continental range with lowered and retuned...
Another stylish Italian coupé from another low - volume
sports car manufacturer, the Rivolta was a luxurious
grand tourer that combined Bertone's styling genius, Giotto Bizzarrini chassis expertise, and a small - block 5.4 - liter Chevrolet V8 powertrain similar to what the Corvette had at the time.
It's more of a large
grand tourer than an all - out
sports coupe.
The new GSi performance variant of the Insignia
Grand Sport and of the
Sports Tourer body styles will be available in Evans Halshaw Vauxhall showrooms in early 2018.
A super car, sometimes called an exotic car, is a $ 100,000 - plus ultra-high-performance
sports car or
grand tourer.
The DB11 marks an entirely new era for the 103 - year - old British
sports car maker and it promises to fulfill its mission as a fine
grand tourer.