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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The first series was a successful touring car, of which only 1,945 were made from 1969 to 1972. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 6 June 2025 Ickx won eight Formula One grands Prix, dominated at Le Mans, won the Paris-Dakar rally and sports and touring car races all over the world. Michael Taylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The first series, made from 1969-1972, was a successful touring car, followed in 1973 by a second-generation model made for just one year. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024 The first series, made from 1969 through 1972, was a successful touring car, followed in 1973 by a second-generation model made for just one year. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for touring car

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First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of touring car was in 1903

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“Touring car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touring%20car. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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