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  Gran Turismo (game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gran Turismo is partially responsible for the US introduction of cars once available only in Japan and other right hand drive markets, such as the Subaru Impreza WRX, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution series, and the 2008 debut of the Nissan Skyline GT-R, possibly under Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti.
Although Gran Turismo has a beer-and-pretzels arcade mode, the real heart of the series is its simulation mode, which guides the player through a circuit of increasingly difficult events—building up their cash, skill, and stable of cars all the while.
Gran Turismo 2000 is the early name of Gran Turismo 3, shown in E3 2000/2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gran_Turismo_(game)   (1996 words)

  
 Gran Canaria Canary Islands Tourist & Hotel Guide - In-gran-canaria.co.uk.
Gran Canaria, the third largest of the Canary Islands, is often described as a mini continent, due to its varying landscapes and climatical zones, seen in the desert south and fertile north.
Gran Canaria holds many attractions for the visitor, such as the charming historical quarter in its capital Las Palmas, the busy resort of Playa del Inglés and the nearby dunes of Maspalomas, the attractive port town of Puerto de Mogán and diving near Agaete.
Gran Canaria has pleasant temperatures for most of the year, the averages being 15C in the winter and 24C in the summer.
www.in-gran-canaria.co.uk   (340 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Gran
Gran, however, always remained the most important, and the Archbishop of Gran was looked upon as the Primate of Hungary.
In 1198 the royal palace at Gran was given to the archbishop for his residence.
It was the greatest of all the archbishops of Gran, Peter Pázmány (1616-37), who stemmed the decline of Catholicism in Gran.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/06721b.htm   (1254 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4 Review - GamersHell.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gran Turismo 4 defines everything a racing game for the PS2 should be, and it easily leaves all of its competitors in the dust.
Driving missions are new to the Gran Turismo series, where you are put in a situation in which you must pass the other car, without hitting him, and then crossing the finish line in first.
Gran Turismo 4's greatest feature would have to be the endless amounts of customization available to the cars.
www.gamershell.com /ps2/gran_turismo_4/review.html   (1553 words)

  
 GamersMark - Gran Turismo 4 Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gran Turismo 4 is no different than any other game in the series, or any other racing simulation, in the way that it appeals to the more hardcore gamer and racing fan.
Gran Turismo 4 tries to be as accurate as possible when taking one of these digitally rendered cars for a drive.
Gran Turismo 4 is another one of those games that fail to give a uniqueness to the performance of opposing racers, thus they feel like exactly what they are, and that is an AI-controlled opponent, instead of an opponent that feels lifelike and independent.
www.gamersmark.com /reviews/view/517   (2189 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4: Playstation 2 (PS2) Previews - The Armchair Empire
As one installment after the next continues to up the ante for what fans expect from a solid racing game Kazunori Yamauchi and company are constantly faced with the challenge of trying to one-up themselves, doing their best to keep the series ten steps ahead of the competition.
Gran Turismo has always gone above and beyond to provide a very comprehensive stable of cars for racing fans to choose from, constantly looking for ways to make it bigger and more accommodating.
There’s been no firm confirmation of this as of yet, and the closest thing to any solid evidence of their possible presence in the game stems from information in a Motor Trend article covering a behind the scenes look at the development of the title.
www.armchairempire.com /Previews/Playstation2/gran-turismo-4.htm   (920 words)

  
 A warm welcome to Gran Canaria: News
With this Declaration, the island of Gran Canaria becomes part of a Network that now consists of 482 Reserves in 102 countries, as the Declaration of the island of Gran Canaria was approved today, along with 23 other new Reserves in 17 countries.
The Gran Canaria inter-island council implements the first proposal presented in the summit meeting on tourism in gran canaria: publication on the official website of the list of establishments which are authorised or in process of being authorised to offer accommodation in Gran Canaria.
Gran Canaria unites to represent Tourism with a single voice and draft guidelines to govern all actions relating to accommodation, public infrastructures and services, the complementary supply and to reinforce the Island’s image, both at home and overseas.
grancanaria.com /patronato_turismo/1271.0.html   (995 words)

  
 Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo mode is for people willing to deal with the complexities of buying a car, racing it, and then using the prize money to buy modifications for their current car or to buy a different car altogether.
The racing in Gran Turismo mode is divided into four classes - no license, B license, A license, and International A license.
Both Quick Arcade and Gran Turismo mode include post-race replays up to six minutes in length with TV style coverage of the action which can be saved to a memory card.
www.ex.org /3.1/40-game_granturismo.html   (834 words)

  
 NYPL, Gran Fury Collection, 1989-1994
Gran Fury defined itself as a collective of AIDS activists opposed to government and social institutions that render invisible those people living with AIDS.
The name Gran Fury derives from the Plymouth automobile of the same name, the once preferred mode of police transportation nationwide.
In donating this collection to The New York Public Library, Gran Fury declared their works to be in the public domain.
www.nypl.org /research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/granfury.html   (676 words)

  
 Gran Caribe resorts at Cuba
Gran Caribe offers a variety of styles, which allows to enjoy nature, cultural activities and where doing business is a pleasure.
The Hotels of the Gran Caribe hotel group are spread over the whole Cuban archipielago and always in the most interesting spot, as much for a holiday as for a business trip.
Gran Caribe is the leading hotel group thanks to its personality, elegance and confort.
www.cuba.tc /GranCaribe/CuGranCaribeHome.html   (1198 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4 :: The Real Driving Simulator
Gran Turismo 2 is the 2nd installment in the Gran Turismo Series, and it's the first time in the series that the physics in the game we reconstructed.
Gran Turismo 4 'Prologue' offers around 50 cars in total, which is fairly large for arcade games of it's type, but tiny compared to the 500+ to be available in the full version.
Gran Turismo also features a new human element into the game, with your own Gran Turismo pit crew, Chequered flag waver and spectators that are just waiting to be skittled in the rally course/s.
www.freewebs.com /random_hero101   (766 words)

  
 GameSpy: Gran Turismo 4
Gran Turismo 4 -- Everything We Know (07/27/04) - The latest chapter in one of the finest racing series of all time is scheduled to hit this fall.
Gran Turismo 4 gets a North American release date (02/03/05) - After years of delays, the latest in the Gran Turismo series reaches the American shores.
Gran Turismo 4 (09/24/03) - Polyphony Digital's legendary racing series is being remade for its next appearance on PS2.
ps2.gamespy.com /playstation-2/gran-turismo-4   (609 words)

  
 GRAN CENTENARIO
Gran Centenario Plata (silver) will be the exclusive Tequila poured in the Bryant Park Tents each day of Fashion Week from 3 pm to 8 pm.
Gran Centenario is proud to have Master Mixologist and best-selling author of The Craft of the Cocktail, Dale DeGroff creating all of the brand's cocktails for Olympus Fashion Week.
Gran Centenario is distributed in the United States by SKYY Spirits, a global spirits company based in San Francisco.
www.olympusfashionweek.com /spring2005/sponsors/centenario   (638 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 2 - GameCritics.com
Gran Turismo 2 gives hardcore racing enthusiasts more to chew on while making it easier for beginners to start their racing careers.
Gran Turismo 2 benefits from a more international flavor in its locations, and the competition is adjusted accordingly.
Gran Turismo 2's graphics and sound are still impressive for PlayStation, but they're almost identical to the original.
www.gamecritics.com /review/gt2/main.php   (1988 words)

  
 Gran Fondo Cycles, Nashville, TN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gran Fondo-Sonic team member Dave Hixson was crowned National Champion on Tuesday, after winning the Masters 55-59 National Championship Road Race in Park City, Utah on June 28.
According to experts in the field, as quoted in cyclingnews.com, carbon shortages are expected for next year, to be accompanied by the sharp increase in prices that shortages produce.
Gran Fondo is the premier retail outlet for Tommasini in the United States, maintaining an extensive inventory of their finest handmade carbon and steel framesets.
www.granfondocycles.com   (2076 words)

  
 Gran Canaria Canary Islands Spain by Grancanaria.to
There are many Gran Canaria hotels to choose from, like the famous Gran Canaria Mediterranean Palace as well as a whole range of hostels and family run BandB's.
Gran Canaria history is extremely colourful and dates back for several millennia.
They now have one office situated in Gran Canaria and their friendly and experienced staff are there to show you some fabulous Real Estate for sale in Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands in Spain.
www.grancanaria.to   (561 words)

  
 Gran Canary
In February 2001 we flew to Gran Canaria Island.
It was the first time in my life I sat under palm-trees and also the first time that sea water was washing round my feet.
Gran Canaria is one of Spain's volcanic islands, it's very hilly.
www.angelfire.com /d20/irma/gran_canaria_e.htm   (109 words)

  
 Gran Canaria's Tourist Board: The Wine House in Gran Canaria
In the town of Santa Brígida in the centre of Gran Canaria, the recently inaugurated Wine Museum of Gran Canaria is now considered the ideal place for wine tasting as well as the promotion of Gran Canaria’s wines.
The extreme diversity of Gran Canaria’s microclimate means that the same variety of grape yields different oenological characteristics, according to the area in which it is cultivated.
The Wine Centre (La Casa del Vino) in Santa Brígida has proved itself to be an authentic wine museum, where one may combine the tasting of the different denominations of origin with the commercialization of local wines.
grancanaria.com /patronato_turismo/14106.0.html   (292 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4 Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Gran Turismo 3 is the PlayStation 2’s crown jewel.
And for that reason of anticipation alone, Gran Turismo 4 was Sony’s most heavily scrutinized game at this year’s E3.
North American gamers may be the most thirsty for a new Gran Turismo game, as we were deprived of the GT Concept games that were released in Asia and Europe.
www.firingsquad.com /games/gran_turismo_4_preview   (395 words)

  
 IGN: Gran Turismo
In Gran Turismo mode, you start out with a set amount of cash, pass license tests to qualify for different events, and head to the races.
Gran Turismo 2 Q&A - December 22, 1999
Gran Turismo 2 Q&A - December 21, 1999
psx.ign.com /objects/002/002226.html   (1288 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4 Finished, Sequel Planned News for PS2 on GamePro.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The first, which he called 'Gran Turismo for Boys' will be geared for children 8 years and under, and be either low-priced or just completely free--more as a way for kids to get into cars than to make a profitable game.
Yamauchi also commented on his vision for Gran Turismo 5, saying that damage modeling will be a 'big theme'--and implied that the complexity of featuring it was a factor in its absence of previous installments.
Gran Turismo 4 is slated for release on December 14 for the PlayStation 2 in North America.
www.gamepro.com /sony/ps2/games/news/39461.shtml   (631 words)

  
 Kikizo Games: PS2 Review: Gran Turismo 4: Prologue
The release of Kazunori Yamauchi's Gran Turismo for PlayStation in 1997 was a landmark event.
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec for PlayStation 2 brought the series into the next generation, but many were disappointed by the disappearance of several franchise mainstays, most notably the extensive array of cars available.
News of Gran Turismo 4's return to the series' roots allayed those fears though, leaving racing fans to salivate for 3 long years in anticipation.
games.kikizo.com /reviews/ps2/granturismo4prologue.asp   (1120 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 3 Review
At the time, many PS2 games looked worse than their Dreamcast counterparts, but by the theoretical technical analysis, we still thought it was possible for the PS2 architecture to produce high quality graphics (though perhaps not CG quality) if it was placed in the hands of the right developers.
Gran Turismo 2 for the PSOne had been a huge success internationally and 11 million discs were shipped for the entire GT series.
Gran Turismo 3 was released on a Saturday.
www.firingsquad.com /games/gt3   (761 words)

  
 Gran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
The German word for grain, and hence a traditional German unit for weight, varying in value, but around 60 milligrams.
This form appears in a number of names of places or political entities, such as the Gran Sabana 'Great Savannah' of Venezuela, or the Gran Colombia 'Great(er) Colombia' established by Bolívar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gran   (171 words)

  
 Gran Canaria Map Canary Islands - In-gran-canaria.co.uk
Gran Canaria provides the person seeking an active holiday with sporting possibilities, such as Golf, diving, water-skiing and windsurfing among others.
Diving is very popular in Gran Canaria due to its warm, clear waters.
You can windsurf almost anywhere on Gran Canaria due to the almost constant wind and indeed for this reason it is very popular.
www.in-gran-canaria.co.uk /About_Gran_Canaria/Gran_Canaria_Map.html   (318 words)

  
 GamerFeed : News : Sony : Gran Turismo 4 Delayed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Eagle then reiterated the Sony's commitment to the franchise, "Gran Turismo series has helped to define car culture and its fans have come to expect superior attention to detail combined with revolutionary technology that delivers unmatched graphics, realistic car physics, and an authentic racing experience that exceeds any previous racing title.
Gran Turismo 4 has had its share of setbacks recently.
Gran Turismo 4 will be rated "E" for Everyone and will retail for $49.99 on the PlayStation 2.
sony.gamerfeed.com /gf/news/7995   (438 words)

  
 Pardoes Gran Paradiso Page
The ascent of the Gran Paradiso by the normal route can be one of the easiest of the Alpine 4000'ers.
We spent a full day exploring the Nivolet valley, via a path behind the hotel, ending up on the Gran Collet at nearly 3000m and having to force a very scary drop through the unbroken cornice to reach the long path down into the Vallone di Seiva.
However, this route gave us excellent views of the Gran Paradiso itself, which is invisible from the valley, and a final acclimatization top-up (we had already spent a few days in the foothills around Courmayeur).
www.pardoes.com /climbing/paradiso.htm   (1545 words)

  
 San Francisco/Bay Area Salsa & Latin Jazz: Interviews: El Gran Combo
Anticipation was in the air, as people walked briskly to the entrance of the Hyatt in Burlingame, to hear the music of this band, now in its 35th year of perfoming and recording.
People say that Gran Combo is about the rhythm, and as long as that hasn't changed, then the same sound and style are there.
When you listen to Gran Combo, the rhythm is what moves you.
www.salsasf.com /features/interviews/grancombo.html   (986 words)

  
 Torelli Gran Sasso Bicycle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Like the Brianza, the Gran Sasso is made for us in a little shop in Northern Italy.
The Gran Sasso answers the many requests we have for a moderately priced bike with a triple chainring.
By the way, Gran Sasso is a mountain in Italy that regularly figures in the Giro d'Italia.
www.torelli.com /torelli/gransasso.html   (281 words)

  
 Gran Turismo 4 coming to US December 14, minus online - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
TOKYO--Last week, reports from Japan indicated that Gran Turismo 4 had been delayed until "winter," which possibly could have meant a 2005 release.
Gran Turismo 4 Movie 1 - Direct Feed
Its endless tuning options and many racing events will keep you engrossed in the game for many months, and it's accessible enough to be enjoyed by anyone who's the least bit interested in driving an exotic car.
www.gamespot.com /ps2/driving/granturismo4/news_6108402.html   (417 words)

  
 Star Wars: Databank | Gran
The peaceful Gran have been active members of galactic society for ages.
With colonies on Malastare and Hok, the Gran have spread to several planets.
In the twilight years of the Republic, a Gran delegation represented Malastare in the Galactic Senate.
www.starwars.com /databank/species/gran   (98 words)

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