Northway Trading Estate
Northway Lane
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 8JH
t: 01684 850999
f: 01684 850700
m: 07887 622177
info@litchfieldimports.co.uk
2008 Open Day
Easter bank holiday saw our joint Open Day with PowerStation and it proved a huge hit the enthusiasts. Despite the cold weather several hundred people arrived to take part in the day’s activities which included a free Rolling Road and a chance to speak too many of our suppliers. More images available on the gallery section of our website.
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2008 Subaru STI a huge hit at the Autosport Show
Litchfield Imports has been at the forefront of Subaru development over recent years and the beginning of 2008 is no exception. Despite the new Subaru STI only just being launched in Japan, we have already received and begun modifying our development car. This Type-20 "Concept" was unveiled at the prestigious Autosport show where it received a very enthusiastic welcome.
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2007 Tokyo Motorshow
As the UK's leading independent Import specialist, Litchfield Imports was invited to sample the new Impreza STI and Nissan GTR at the world launch in Japan. We were also able to get a closer look at Mitsubishi's new Evo X and the stunning Lexus LF-F.
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2008 Subaru Impreza STI launch
At last after all the spy shots, Nuremburg Scoops and Teaser images the new Subaru Impreza STI is finally here. The new MY08 Japanese Domestic market STI promises significant improvements over the outgoing model with the visual attitude to match its huge performance.
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The Japanese Honda Civic Type-R has proved a fantastic hit with customers and critics alike
You can read the magazine features on our Honda Civic pages and soon the car will be featured on Channel 5’s Fifth Gear programme. Vicki Butler-Hendson seemed to really enjoying the Civic around Castle Coombe race circuit and we should be able to see her driving our car on the 3rd of September when the new series starts. At the time of filming they hoped the Civic would be featured on the first show.
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JDM Honda Civic Type-R is here!
The first Civic Type-R arrived in the country in late June and we quickly started work. Chassis setup was checked and the car was run on the Dyno to access the engine performance. This caused a surprise as despite only a handful of miles the new K20A engine pushed out an impressive and repeatable 237bhp. This is some 15bhp over the Honda factory claim!
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JDM Legacy Turbo range passes Euro4 emissions tests
After months of careful testing and modifications the Japanese Legacy GT range has now passed the strict Euro4 emissions test required to import the latest cars...
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Japfest and Scooby Shootout shows
Litchfield Imports had a stand at both shows and the cars on display proved a huge hit. Japfest once again took place at the famous Castle Coombe race track with over 10,000 Japanese car fans enjoying the track action, club and trade stands. The track sessions saw some eventful moments...
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New Spec C GP Edition Celebrates success
Work has begun on our new 2007 GP Edition Spec C. It is designed to celebrate our race success throughout 2006 and this year also sees Litchfield importing cars for 10 years. To mark this significant milestone the new GP Edition will feature heavily discounted parts to produce the ultimate driver focused Impreza...
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This year seems to have sped by faster than ever but what a superb year it has been!
The first MY07 Type-25 owners are already racking up the miles in their new toys and despite a number of them having other exotic cars available it’s the Type-25 keys they keep reaching for...
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The last week has seen the ups and downs of motorsport...
Going into the penultimate round of the Time Attack series our 8 point championship lead meant that we only need to score 3 points more than our nearest rivals Norris Designs and RC Developments to secure overall victory...
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New MY07 Type-25 has arrived
After over a year of development the new Type-25 is here! We hope to have full details and information listed on our revised website during next week and this will be updated further over the next few weeks with more images and videos...
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Subaru Japan launch the 2007 Model year Imprezas
Just released in Japan is the new Impreza range with minor changes for the MY07 cars. The big news is the introduction of the new Subaru STI A-Line. This new edition to the Impreza range is similar to the models launched around the world and is designed...
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Saturday saw both Litchfield Imports and Powerstation attend 2 shows and travel over 1,000 miles; Japfest at Castle Coombe Wiltshire and Scoobynet Live (Scooby Shootout) in Elvington York. Despite the incredibly early starts they both proved a huge success.
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Milltek Sport will be appearing with Subaru and Mitsubishi specialists Litchfield Imports and PowerStation at this years' JapFest show.
JapFest, the UK's ultimate Japanese performance car show returns to Castle Combe after a very successful show in 2005.
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TIME ATTACK is here!
Litchfield Imports and Powerstation will jointly be campaigning our 2006 Subaru Impreza Type-25 race car. This car is based on the latest lightweight Spec C and features a larger blueprinted 2.5 Type-25 engine producing 500bhp on normal optimax!
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Forester STI on Fifth Gear (Channel 5)
Tonight sees the beginning of a new series of Channel 5's Fifth Gear and either tonight or next week the show should feature the Forester STI. Our demonstrator was hussled around a rain soaked Anglesey Circuit by Vicky Buttler-Henderson and by all accounts she loved it.
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November saw us attend the huge SEMA aftermarket car show in Las Vegas were we got to meet a number of long standing suppliers and discuss plans for 2006. The show was simply incredible with some amazing show cars and new developments on display.
One of our suppliers and partners in the new Type 25 is Cosworth Inc.
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Where do we start, it's been a very busy period recently and one in which has seen the new MY06 Type 25 take some significant steps forward. We are in the final stages of testing and hope to have the first car finalized shortly. September 17th saw the UK's inaugural Tuner GP event with Litchfield and POWERSTATION entering a MY06 Spec C and a version of the MY06 Type 25.
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Firstly thank you to all those that attended our 2006 Impreza/Forester Launch and Open day on the 27th/28th of August. We know many you had a great time and liked what you saw.
Our partners POWERSTATION had a huge success with their free Rolling road day and had a wide mix of cars come to see what their engines were developing.
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Litchfield Imports are proud to announce that the first 2006 Japanese Impreza STIs and Spec Cs in the UK arrived in early August. We are currently preparing them for UK Type Approval but have already begun suspension and engine testing. Click here for a sneak preview of our new demonstrator!!
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