Litchfield - Newsletter - August 2007
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Firstly apologies for customers who may have tried to contact us at the end of July and were not able to get through. As was shown on the news Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas were hit hard by flooding. Fortunately for us we had no damage or direct problems from the water however it did cause issues with the phone systems and roads in the area. Thankfully all returned to normal within a couple of weeks and we thank you for your patience.
The Japanese Honda Civic Type-R has proved a fantastic hit with both 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.
Fifth Gear | Monday 03 September | 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Five
Tiff Needell kicks the twelfth series off in style by subjecting the fastest car in the world - the 890,000-pound Bugatti Veyron - to its first ever television test. Jonny Smith tests a potential revolution in city transport, the Mitsubishi 'i'. England rugby star and Dancing on Ice supremo Kyran Bracken is given some circuit driving tuition from Jason Plato. And Tom Ford tests the new Maserati GranTurismo coupe. VIDEO Plus+: 5160390
We have also found time to take the Civic Type-R around Donnington Park Circuit and it was superb, a definite race car in the making and the perfect choice for customers wanting a practical trackday car.
If you would like to arrange a test drive in our demonstrator or view some of the cars listed on our website stock list please feel free to contact us.
New Model Year 2008 Impreza is here!
The end of August sees the arrival of the first new road going Impreza turbos in Europe.
We have a lot of development work planned for this exciting new model. Within its first few days it will spend time on the dyno understanding the new ecu, the following week it is booked into Milltek for them to start to designing our new exhaust system. After this it will then be onto the dyno again at Powerstation for continuing testing including a new intercooler. AST will also be taking measurements for their new suspension kits. We may even look at a new race car program based on the new car.
As mentioned previously this accelerated development will be made much easier by the Impreza sharing its running gear with the latest Legacy turbo range which we have been working with for months.
Although the new Impreza will be with us this week we expect test drives to start in September once the car has completed its development phase.
Subaru Forester STI production comes to an end
Sadly Subaru Japan has stopped making this popular and super fast SUV. At the time of this newsletter only a few colours remain in factory stock. We can however supply these cars used and they represent fantastic value. With our Forester model reports we can supply cars from 2004-2007 and all include our extensive package of comprehensive warranty, 12 months road fund licence, Category 1 Alarm, RAC Trackstar GPS security, UK Satellite Navigation & Remap of ECU for UK fuel.
Call us now for the latest prices or visit our website stocklist to see the Subaru Forester STI's we have available.
Subaru plan to introduce a new Forester model in the spring of 2008 and a STI version is likely to be 9-12 months later so there's plenty of life in the current model yet!
New 2007 Cosworth parts and price reduced!
We have received the latest Cosworth Inc. parts information which includes some exciting new additions. With the improved exchange rate and stock levels we can now offer even better prices for these exceptionally well engineered parts. For example a new Subaru EJ25 2.5 Cosworth Short engine is available for just £2,995(+vat) or Mitsuishi Evo IV-IX 4G63 Pistons from £656(+vat).
Some of the new products include:
- Cosworth High Performance Subaru "Stopper" steel head gaskets £55(+vat) each
- Cosworth High Performance Subaru High pressure Oil Pump Kit £262(+vat)
- Cosworth High Performance Subaru High Volume sump £315(+vat)
- And the beautiful Nissan VQ35DE Inlet manifold with Carbon plenum covers for £682(+vat)
These new parts and prices will be added to our website throughout the next week but if you would like more information please feel free to call.
New Subaru engine block nears completion
Swindon Race Engines are putting the finishing touches to our new engine block which as before will feature the proven Cosworth internals available from our shop. We hope to begin testing the new engine setup on an engine dyno very soon. This new Block will form the bases for our race projects over the coming years.
If you have any questions about our product range please feel free to contact us at anytime.
Kind RegardsEveryone at Litchfield Imports
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