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I've got a R33 S1 GTST with red badges.

I thought that the red ment turbo and the blue was N/A maybe it is, GTS4 are N/A so that is why they have blue badges. I'm sure Nissan never released a turbo GTS4 because it would compete to much with the GTR. ?

The 32's were the only turbo GTS4 that came out the 33 was n/a

gotta love that turbo aWD power and by the way trust me i went up against me mates 32 GTR and for about 2secs we were neck and neck and then goodnight for me so the 32 GTS4 is no comparison to the GTR

just my 2c

The Prince Skyline in 1964 before merging with Nissan was developed for races, they mass produced two cars in the S54 series that was modeled after the cars they developed for race use.

Both cars got a 1988cc SOHC inline-6 engine however the GT-A got a single carburetor and 105hp. The GT-B (More commonly known as the Classic 2000GT) got a 5-speed close ratio gearbox, full instrumentation, a limited slip differential, power brakes, a 99 liter fuel tank and a high compression version of the G7 with triple 40DCOE-18 Weber carburetors and 125hp.

But they both looked very similar, so how did Prince set them apart... yup... badges.

When the time came to pick which car Prince would send to represent it in the GT cicuits, the GT-B was picked, so it got the Red GT badge (as with any car that is built as the minimum 500 sold to public to qualify entry into a GT racing class). The GT-A in itself was an impressive machine and while lower spec than a GT-B pretty powerful in its own right. To show its heritage and its racing association, it got a Blue GT badge.

So now you know where the Skylines red and blue badges originate from.

I was told that any car in the Skyline range after that series that is built as a sports car (like the GT-B) recieves a red badge, and any car built for general use (such as a 4 door or a N/A) recieves a blue GT badge, keeping with the tradition from 1964.

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