touring car

Definition of touring car

: 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

Examples of touring car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No, with the Roma, Ferrari focused on making a 21st-century grand-touring car with an almost all-digital interface and without a goofy retractable roof. — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, "2021 Ferrari Roma: The Beauty of 612 Horsepower," 26 Nov. 2020 Roughly 18 months ago, team owner Roger Penske and team president Tim Cindric approached their dominant touring car driver with a proposition, knowing his lifelong dream of racing in the United States. — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, "Team Penske announces Scott McLaughlin will drive fourth full-time IndyCar entry in 2021," 24 Oct. 2020 Later that same year, Zanardi competed in a touring car race at Monza, Italy. — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, "5 things to know about race car driver Alex Zanardi," 23 June 2020 His entire garage burned down and destroyed all his tour cars. — Helena Wegner, azcentral, "Evacuation order in Cave Creek lifted Tuesday afternoon," 2 June 2020 Inside the touring car’s trunk is a horizontal platform near the bottom. — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, "1935 Chrysler Airstream a big touring car," 14 Feb. 2020 The Chrysler Airstream touring car blended in nicely with other cars on the streets in 1935. — Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle, "1935 Chrysler Airstream a big touring car," 14 Feb. 2020 Fall of 1926 found Edmund Broder and two hunting buddies heading to hunting camp in a 1914 Model T and a 1924 McLaughlin touring car west of Edmonton, Alberta. — Pj Delhomme, Outdoor Life, "The Top 40 Typical and Nontypical Mule Deer of All Time," 1 Jan. 2020 For that kind of money, Aston Martin does a better job of mixing comfort and fun with its touring car, the DB11. — Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, "The McLaren GT: A $210,000 supercar for everyday driving," 20 Dec. 2019

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“Touring car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touring%20car. Accessed 16 Jan. 2021.

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