This is still a grand touring car, only a bit grander than any previous Jaguar GT.

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The Spaniard has previously raced in the World Touring Car championship and tested for Renault earlier this year.

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It was later offered in a variety of models--town car, touring car, delivery car--but all on the same chassis.

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For a grand touring car, the Vanquish can get downright flinty in the suspension (the 20-inch, no-profile Pirellis don't help).

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Ecclestone, meanwhile, is working to install the Australian touring car category V8 Supercars as a support event for the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

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Following their decision to withdraw from Formula 1, BMW will now focus on the touring car series, Formula BMW and the American Le Mans series.

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The track at Sonoma will also host the first U.S. FIA World Touring Car Championship, AutoGP World Series and the United States Touring Car Championship in a busy motor sports weekend.

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Paddle-shifting the automatic transmission as you enter the corner, you'll hear the engine automatically rev to match the selected gear ratio blipping, it's called and the SL just rips along in a way no luxurious grand touring car has a right to.

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Since they couldn't make their grand touring cars any lighter, car makers applied escalating amounts of horsepower to the equation.

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While touring Uttar Pradesh this month, his car was battered by angry youths.

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