Difference between ES and GT

[grafi]

Note the seat seams.

That is what I meant.
So originally these were for Collections/Celebrations, but it appeared in late modells as well.

[Ettore Bugatti]

The specifations varied by country and modelyear.

The first S in the Netherlands (1992) still had the infocentre and had colourcoded bumpers, it only lost the alloy wheels and fog lights.
While the french S didn't have colour coded bumpers. Some german S have ABS as standard.
It is really difficult to index all the differences.

The sports suspension was an accesoire (progressive springes lowering of 25-30mm), Im not aware that the GT had a 'sports/ lowered' suspension.
It had the front spoiler though and as an option the turbo engine. GT-turbo package.

The french 480 club has some brochures on the (continental) GT.

[esta]

Hey this is probably an old question but what is the difference between a GT and an ES?
When i got my insurance i put my reg in the system and it said it was a GT...but on the back of the car its down as an ES
I'm kinda stumped lol

I have discussed this before somewhere, the DVLA messed up a load of V5s and wrongly labelled many ES's as GTs!
The main features of a GT:
Only in dark metallic red or dark metallic green
Full leather interior with hand printed block printing
Vesa 15" lattice style alloys
If its not got any of that (unless obviosuly someone has changed the alloys!) then its not a real GT!!

[bigdickbuster]

The main features of a GT:
Only in dark metallic red or dark metallic green
(...)
If its not got any of that (...) then its not a real GT!!

You are wrong. I saw at least three GT in black pearl. They are original from the factory.

[glasgowjim]

esta should have said "in the uk only 2 colours of GT"

[bigdickbuster]

Volvo did a mess

[grafi]

Volvo did a mess

The point is the GT in UK and in Europe were different. Actually everything was different in the UK.
(Ohh and finally I discovered, that my car is an S, not ES. I sleep much relaxed now.. )

[Van]

If your cars came from Germany they should have had a Fahrzeugbrief (Kfz brief) and that should tell you the exact model.

[grafi]

If your cars came from Germany they should have had a Fahrzeugbrief (Kfz brief) and that should tell you the exact model.

That is what I asked for last time.

[Cyclone_27]

mines not a GT then its a faker! so if the dvla made a mess-up why aint they sorted it out?

[esta]

The main features of a GT:
Only in dark metallic red or dark metallic green
(...)
If its not got any of that (...) then its not a real GT!!

You are wrong. I saw at least three GT in black pearl. They are original from the factory.

OMG STAY CALM
Yeh ~I meant UK
Cheers glasgow jim! hello btw missin me? lol
still waiting for that lotto win...

[esta]

mines not a GT then its a faker! so if the dvla made a mess-up why aint they sorted it out?

Because apparently the DVLA NEVER mess up...
I know, I can hear you laughing!
Someone did try to inform them and they said they werent wrong, but its not the only time they have been wrong, I have seen a Jaga couple of cars that have claimed they are something that they most definately were not! But sadly we cant argue with the powers that be...*shrug*

[bigdickbuster]

OMG STAY CALM

I'm calm now. Low temperature of air turned off all of my feelings

[esta]

OMG STAY CALM

I'm calm now. Low temperature of air turned off all of my feelings

Aw youll be alright, summers on its way, it will soon start warming up!

[bigdickbuster]

Aw youll be alright, summers on its way, it will soon start warming up!

I hope so

But today and tomorrow will be judgement day in Poland. TVMan from the weather said about -22 degree during weekend

[JohnTurbo]

Haha! Esta is of course right.

The DVLA messed up in a lot of cases with the ES GT thing.

Certain members have angered us in the past by trying to 'convert' and sell an ES as a GT, with the help of their eronious logbooks...

also the flipside where ebay has auto-filled the model as a GT when its an ES, and then everyone has emailed them to moan. - not their fault really!!

Of course what nobody expected back then was that it would actually be the Turbos that held the value.

MY skyline was down as a GTR...and my friend's Glanza was down as make:- Toyota, Model:- 1.3

Rich had the volvo sports suspension. It was a small lowering and bilstien shocks i think.

[esta]

I hope so

Me too, I love the warm weather!!

Haha! Esta is of course right.

Im a woman, Im always right!
Yeh as for those on eBay, the genuine sellers are really good when you tell them that their GT they are selling is actually an ES. The ones trying to make some money by selling as a rare GT not an ES really get one on them when you tell them!!
And yes, it IS the turbos holding the value. I guess the GT is only really a "comfort" trim (if that!) whereas the Turbo is about speed, which is really what people want these days!