Impul
| Industry | Motorsport Automotive engineering |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 1980 |
| Headquarters | Setagaya-ku, Tokyo |
| Key people | Kazuyoshi Hoshino (founder/president) |
| Products | Aluminum wheels, aerodynamics parts, suspensions, etc. Integrated, planning and development of car parts and accessories, manufacture and sales. Planning and development, manufacture and sales of complete automobiles primarily with Nissan |
| Revenue | ¥1,297,000,000 (2006) |
| Employees | 287 (2006) |
| Website | Impul.co.jp |
Hoshino Impul Co., Ltd., (known as Impul) is a Japanese automotive aftermarket company based in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Founded by Nissan's factory driver, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, the company exclusively produce aftermarket parts for Nissans, such as bodykits, engine components as well as wheels.
[edit] History
The company was founded in 1980 by the Nissan works driver, Kazuyoshi Hoshino in Maruko-cho, Shizuoka-ken. Within months, Impul produced its first product, the IMPUL D-01 wheel, which to promote it, it found its way on Hoshino's Gr. 5 Silvia racing competing in the Formula Silhouette, a Fuji Grand Champion support series as well as starting a Tokyo based sales center in Sayama-shi, Saitama-ken. A year later, that was relocated in Kichijoji, Musashino-shi.
In 1983, Hoshino formed Hoshino Racing Limited, a racing team to help promote his products and because of expansion, he relocated his company in Shimorenjaku, Mitaka as well as establishing a depot nearby.
In 1987, Impul offered its first fully tuned car, the IMPUL 630R, a tuned Y33 Gloria/Cedric.
Since 1983, the company ran its own racing team which found success in domestic series such as JTCC, Formula Nippon and Super GT.
In 2002, the racing relocated in Gotemba-shi, Shizuoka
Hoshino was the first driver to win in a the team's R32 GT-R during a JTCC race in 1990. Its primary sponsor is Calsonic, spanning two decades.
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- Official site
- http://www.turbomagazine.com/features/0505tur_fairlady_nissan_350z/index.html
- http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn_eng/driversT/teams.php?t=05
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