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touring car
noun
: an automobile suitable for distance driving: such as
a
: a vintage automobile with two cross seats, usually four doors, and a folding top : phaeton sense 2
b
: a modern usually 2-door sedan as distinguished from a sports car
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As the name implies, this is a proper gran turismo, a touring car unlike any of the other seven.
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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
This Lancer/LeBaron GTS project is an ambitious one, a Chrysler attempt to build a Euro-style touring car.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
Capable of hitting 60 mph in a claimed 3.2 seconds for the coupe, the DBS is a monstrously quick touring car that tops out at 211 mph, regardless of bodystyle.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2023
Millegan also bought a classic 1938 Rolls Royce touring car, spent $800,000 restoring it and showed it in premier car shows in the United States, Great Britain and Europe, according to prosecutors.
—oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022
An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Not intended to be a touring car with continental range, the Pioneer is aimed at families requiring the utility of a second car but also demanding economy.
—B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
Today the 39-year-old Shandon resident has a 1913 Model T touring car.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
Its existing Model L touring car, launched in 1920, was an early entry in the world of luxury automaking.
—Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
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Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
This Lancer/LeBaron GTS project is an ambitious one, a Chrysler attempt to build a Euro-style touring car.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Apr. 2023
Capable of hitting 60 mph in a claimed 3.2 seconds for the coupe, the DBS is a monstrously quick touring car that tops out at 211 mph, regardless of bodystyle.
—Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2023
Millegan also bought a classic 1938 Rolls Royce touring car, spent $800,000 restoring it and showed it in premier car shows in the United States, Great Britain and Europe, according to prosecutors.
—oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2022
An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Not intended to be a touring car with continental range, the Pioneer is aimed at families requiring the utility of a second car but also demanding economy.
—B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022
Today the 39-year-old Shandon resident has a 1913 Model T touring car.
—Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
Its existing Model L touring car, launched in 1920, was an early entry in the world of luxury automaking.
—Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
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First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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