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| Company type | PrivateKK |
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| Industry | Motorsport Automotiveengineering |
| Founded | June 1980 |
| Founder | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
| Headquarters | Setagaya-ku, Tokyo |
Key people | Kazuyoshi Hoshino(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) |
Number of employees | 287 (2006) |
| Website | Impul.co.jp |
Hoshino Impul Co., Ltd., commonly known asImpul, is a Japanese automotive aftermarket company and racing team based inSetagaya-ku, Tokyo. Founded byNissan's factory driver,Kazuyoshi Hoshino, the company exclusively produces aftermarket parts for Nissans, such asbodykits, engine components as well as wheels.
The company was founded in 1980 by theNissan works driver,Kazuyoshi Hoshino in Maruko-cho,Shizuoka Prefecture.[1] Within months, Impul produced its first product, theIMPUL D-01 wheel, which to promote it, it found its way on Hoshino'sGr. 5Silvia racing competing in the Formula Silhouette, aFuji Grand Champion support series, as well as starting a Tokyo-based sales center in Sayama-shi,Saitama-ken. A year later, that was relocated inKichijōji, 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 Y30Gloria/Cedric.
In 2002, the racing relocated toGotemba, Shizuoka. After that, the company began to focus on tuning cars and has since tuned theInfiniti M, which became the Impul 651S,[2] and theNissan Juke.[3] Both of these examples of Impul's tuning has changes to the bumpers, engines, brakes, tires, exhaust system, among other things.VIP style is the common element Impul has incorporated on.
| Founded | 1983 (as Hoshino Racing) |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Kazuyoshi Hoshino |
| Teamprincipal(s) | Kazuki Hoshino |
| Current series | Super GT Super Formula Super Taikyu Kyojo Cup |
| Current drivers |
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| Website | https://impul.co.jp/team/ |
Since 1983, the company ran its own racing team which found success in domestic series such asJTCC,Formula Nippon andSuper GT. Hoshino was the first driver to win in the team'sR32 GT-R during a JTCC race in 1990.[4] In addition to Hoshino, notable Impul drivers includeMasahiko Kageyama (1993 Japanese Touring Car Championship winner),Satoshi Motoyama (2001, 2003 and 2005 Formula Nippon champion),Benoît Tréluyer (2006 Formula Nippon champion),Tsugio Matsuda (2007 and 2008 Formula Nippon champion),Yuji Ide, andKohei Hirate. From 1988 to 2022, auto parts supplierCalsonic served as their primary sponsor in touring car racing. Their partnership has continued through the era of the rebranding toMarelli until the end of 2024.[5] In 2025, the partnership continued with Tokyo Radiator (whose primary owner is Marelli) taking over in Super GT.[6]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.* Season still in progress.
