Thread: GTI BADGE---- RED I

Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the GTI badges, when one has GTI wrote in silver and the other has a red I instead of silver.

when they first came out, it was the difference between the 150 and 180 hp version. Then the 180's came with silver badges later on.

Basically, nowadays it means bugger all - as most people have fitted a red badge out of badge envy

i have seen 115bhp GTIs with the red I and silver and red I on the earlier 150bhp GTIs

The red "i" was originally the turbo version 150bhp.
The red T on a 1.8T A3 was the 180bhp engine, i.e. the quattro

Let's not even discuss the TDI badging then.

What does GTi stand for?All ive come up with is German Turbo injection,daft i know but i can't find it anywhere in the internet,so does it actually have a meaning?

Gran Turismo Injection

I think she knows....

what does RS stand for in RS 4??

Racing Spec

RS - Rage-ing Stampeed

RS - Renn Sport! Porsche Tuning division who developed the original RS2 and the RS badged 911's RSGT3 etc.

always thought it was Rallye Sport.
I knew a mate once who thought it stood for, wait for it wait for it . . . . .

"really sporty" !

Originally Posted by Olly_K

always thought it was Rallye Sport.
I knew a mate once who thought it stood for, wait for it wait for it . . . . .

"really sporty" !

I think Rallye Sport was the Ford RS range, like the old RS Turbos etc IIRC???

Seem to remember that being related to them.....

in rs4 it obviously means radical sh*t