I don't own a Pontiac GTO.But,many years ago,I read in an auto magazine GTO means (not sure if I spelled the last name,O right) Grand Turismo Olimagarto. I was looking around on the internet,but I couldn't find any information (maybe I didn't look around enough?) as regards Auto GTOs.Can someone elucidate on that? cuhulin
Its "Omologato," and means "homologation." GTO nominally means a grand touring car, produced in sufficient quantity to "homologate" it (make it legal for racing series that require a minimum production volume.)
Interestingly, in the case of the Pontiac GTO it was just a name since the car sold so many copies that homologation was never an issue. The Dodge Charger 500, Dodge Daytona, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler, and Plymouth Superbird, on the other hand, were true homologation vehicles that had to be sold in order to campaign the cars in NASCAR.
Gas, Tires & Oil - if you ever drove one, you'd know why!
Lugnut
OK,Thanks.I sort of knew what GTO means. cuhulin
Couldn't resist since Steve already had the correct terminology. Cheers
Lugnut
Once I got the spelling right,I went to devilfinder.com and I typed,Gran Turismo Omologato
Have to watch out for some of those foreign words,they will throw you. cuhulin
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