The company was founded in 1980 by the
Nissan works driver,
Kazuyoshi Hoshino in Maruko-cho,
Shizuoka Prefecture. 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
Kichijōji, 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 Y30
Gloria/
Cedric. In 2002, the racing relocated to
Gotemba, Shizuoka. After that, the company began to focus on tuning cars and has since tuned the
Infiniti M, which became the Impul 651S, and the
Nissan Juke. 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. ==Motorsport==