What do the letters in Pontiac's "GTO" stand for?

Gas, Tires and Oil.

In 5th gear overdrive,God Takes Over!

...and they are a sweet ride!

My dream car as a kid!

thevoyers, love this one.

Christina D Willcox, yes.

Billie Sue Patrick, I find it interesting that you know what they called it internally.

Billie Sue Patrick, don't say that. Wikipedia is great. IMDB and Wikipedia are the best. Facebook has some good answers too.

I know that Wikipedia isn't a citeable source, but here is what they say: "The name, which was DeLorean's idea, was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car. It is an Italian abbreviation for Gran Turismo Omologato ("grand tourer homologated"), which means officially certified for racing in the grand tourer class. In reality, however, the Pontiac GTO was never really a certified Grand Tourer race car. Internally, it was initially called the "Grand Tempest Option", one of many automobiles in the Pontiac line up with a 'Grand' in it. Despite these things, the GTO is one of the fastest cars ever manufactured by Pontiac."

Back in the day, a childhood friend came into some insurance money when he turned 18 years old and the first thing he did was buy a brand new GTO! We called it a GOAT back then.

That’s what GTO means if it was a Ferrari 250 but on the Pontiac it was originally grand tempest option it was never certified for grand tourer race car

Incorrect answer: the Italian phrase refers to the race car that inspired the GTO, not the Pontiac model. Pontiac used Grand Tempest Option when referring to their GTO.

Got it

Have no Idea!

skullfire, Well THAT was the commoner's term for it. NOT the actual meaning.

Doesn't take a Genius (although I AM!) to figure this one out!

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