also: ぐらんとぅりずも
noun
gran turismo; GT; high-performance car
Italian loanword referring to a grand touring car, often abbreviated as GT. Used in automotive contexts to describe high-performance, long-distance sports cars.
from Italian
彼は新しいグラントゥーリズモを買った。
He bought a new gran turismo.
グラントゥーリズモは長距離走行に適している。
Gran turismo cars are suited for long-distance driving.
Abbreviation commonly used in English and Japanese car culture; グラントゥーリズモ is the full Japanese rendering of the Italian term.
Borrowed from Italian 'gran turismo', meaning 'grand touring'. The Japanese forms reflect phonetic adaptation of the Italian pronunciation.