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As a grand touring car, the Lexus’ burbly V8 exhaust note never hits a rumbling bass note like some loping American V8s.
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Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
It became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional James Bond character following his use of an Aston Martin DB5 coupe in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
But the real surprise, for a grand touring car whose engineers placed an emphasis on providing easy, comfortable speed is the transmission calibration.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The Skysphere is a sporty roadster that, with the push of a button, physically stretches into a grand touring car that drives itself while passengers relax—at least in theory.
—Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
The standard Chiron is really a grand touring car -- easygoing, beautiful to look at, comfortable and pleasant to drive -- but with weirdly outrageous power and acceleration.
—CNN, 10 June 2021
The Bugatti Chiron was designed to be the ultimate grand touring car, combining outrageous power with comfort, ease and refinement.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2019
This new addition to the Lexus line is a quintessential grand touring car, right down to its long hood/short deck proportions.
—Al Haas, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
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Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
It became associated with expensive grand touring cars in the 1950s and 1960s, and with the fictional James Bond character following his use of an Aston Martin DB5 coupe in the 1964 film Goldfinger.
—Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
But the real surprise, for a grand touring car whose engineers placed an emphasis on providing easy, comfortable speed is the transmission calibration.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
The Skysphere is a sporty roadster that, with the push of a button, physically stretches into a grand touring car that drives itself while passengers relax—at least in theory.
—Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2021
The standard Chiron is really a grand touring car -- easygoing, beautiful to look at, comfortable and pleasant to drive -- but with weirdly outrageous power and acceleration.
—CNN, 10 June 2021
The Bugatti Chiron was designed to be the ultimate grand touring car, combining outrageous power with comfort, ease and refinement.
—Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2019
This new addition to the Lexus line is a quintessential grand touring car, right down to its long hood/short deck proportions.
—Al Haas, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
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“Grand touring car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20touring%20car. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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