Here Is What You Should Know About The Japanese Tuners HKS

HKS is a car customization store that offers all major brands and types of modifications for all types of cars. The brand comprises the initials of the founders Hasegawa, Kitagawa, and Sigma. They had the vision of providing ultimate quality and finishes to tune cars with performance engine components, and turbo kits. The store was first started in October 1973.

The founder, Hiroyuki Hasegawa was a former engineer at Yamaha Motor Company along with the partner Kitagawa. They together formed the Sigma Motor Company, hence came up with the name HKS. Their first working shed was a dairy farm near Mount Fuji in Japan. These Japanese engineers with all their hard work, are now known around the world and even have established themselves as a full-fledged brand with working stores all around. Hasegawa’s leadership skills along with their engineering knowledge have contributed a lot to the company. The same has been passed on to the employees with extreme customer-centric behavior. They have provided parts to various sports like road racing, rallying, drag racing, and top-speed trials. Various vehicles equipped with HKS components have broken and hold onto numerous championships and records.

 What are the various parts provided by them?

The custom parts company has been known for its services for the past 48 years and promises to offer better. The various components offered by them are brand specific, engine specific and these include:

1. Turbos
2. Superchargers
3. Cooling Components
4. Intake enhancers
5. Fuel Intakes
6. Exhaust Systems
7. Suspension Systems
8. Engine Components
9. Various Oils
10. Powertrain
11. Electronics
12. Spark Plugs
13. Aero Parts
14. Accessories

All these components come with fitting-ready options, making them plug-and-play components. They are also provided with warranties and appropriate customer support. Various components offered are all appreciated by the automotive world with great reliability. The prices of these components range between $380 to a complete custom engine priced at $43,000. Their engines have been used in various cars built for different race sports.

What features does HKS have to offer?

The company has its website listing all the necessary information on it. There are various tabs including products, featured car models with their parts, the list of distributors and dealers appointed for HKS, a support tab for all-time round-the-clock customer support, a video section with slips of their parts on various cars, an about section talking of how and what the company is and where the idea of HKS started. The last tab for news displays various information with archives made specific for every month year-wise.

They also have some featured posts talking about various auto-shows, appreciation posts, and a lot more. They also recommend parts depending on what and how the customer wants their cars to perform. Their other corporate tab takes to a different website with a flood of information related to corporate handling and also the option for recruitment. They come from time to time with their openings and are said to hire people with good knowledge and the automotive experience is an add-on. The company shows active involvement in various events like the Tokyo Auto Show, Custom Car Show Competitions, and many others. There are many followers and automotive enthusiasts who eagerly wait for HKS customized cars. The cars vary from performance sedans to performance coupes, performance convertibles, and more.

What are some of the cars customized by them?

Some of the custom cars built by them are eye candy for many. These cars see mild to major mods done on them. Most of these modifications are performance enhancers. For naming some cars, we have:

• 2021 Toyota Supra -

This Toyota Supra is based on the stock 2021 Toyota Supra which comes with a 3.0L inline-6 unit offering 382 horsepower along with 368 lb-ft of torque. The car in stock form manages to reach the 0-60 MPH speed mark in under 3.7 seconds.

• 2022 Toyota Yaris -

This Toyota Yaris is based on the stock 2022 Toyota Yaris offered with a 1.5L inline-3 engine coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The car manages to push out 119 horsepower and 106 lb-ft of torque in the stock condition. This car is offered in the FWD configuration.

• 2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo -

The stock 2018 Nissan GT-R Nismo was offered with a 3.8L V6 engine coupled to a 6-speed automated manual transmission. These helped the car deliver 600 horsepower and a torque of 481 lb-ft. Also, the car was offered an AWD system, hence improving the traction and control.

• Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 -

This car was offered with a twin-turbo 2.6L inline-6 engine coupled to a 5-speed manual transmission. The car delivered 300 horsepower and 260 l-ft of torque in its stock condition. The car was further customized by HKS delivering enhanced numbers. For the stock car, the manufacturer claimed a timing of 5.6 seconds for the 0-60 MPH.

• Honda Civic Type-R -

This beautiful beast in its stock form used a 2.0L intercooled turbo inline-4 engine along with a 6-speed manual transmission with overdrive. The car managed to put out 306 horsepower along with 295 lb-ft of torque. Also, the car operated with an FWD setup.

These cars see various purposes and use. All these cars also have catchy designs, unique body kits, amazing paint jobs, fully functional components, aftermarket exhaust systems, and more. The company also has its custom race events, race involvements, and more.