{"id":122308,"date":"2015-05-03T23:43:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T21:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gtspirit.com\/?p=122308"},"modified":"2015-05-03T23:43:29","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T21:43:29","slug":"special-report-litchfields-20000-sq-ft-new-supercar-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtspirit.com\/2015\/05\/03\/special-report-litchfields-20000-sq-ft-new-supercar-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Report: Litchfield’s 20,000 sq ft New Supercar Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n There\u2019s no standing still for UK high performance specialist Litchfield which has just opened a purpose-built 20,000 sq ft hi-tech Supercar Centre.<\/p>\n Started 17 years ago by Iain Litchfield, the specialist based near Cheltenham \u2013 also famous for its equine horse power \u2013 is just 90 minutes\u2019 drive from London and 30 minutes from Birmingham.<\/p>\r\n Widely regarded as Europe\u2019s finest Nissan GT-R tuner, Litchfield offers the most amazing array of conversion and upgrade packages for Nissan\u2019s iconic GT but as these new pictures show the pristine new tuning and service facility will allow the company\u2019s exclusive clientele to live out their every automotive whim across a wide range of marques and models under one roof.<\/p>\n Litchfield\u2019s clinically-prepared 1,858 square metre workshop, dyno and preparation space, created from a blank sheet of paper with 18 months architectural and building work to cater for the most discerning of sports and supercar owners, sets new standards in the automotive aftermarket.<\/p>\n In fact, Litchfield\u2019s technical facilities have been completed to such a high standard that the facility is already contracted to several blue-chip race teams and manufacturers, who deliver prototypes and development vehicles to the high-security site under the cover of darkness for essential R&D work.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Discretion is the word. For those clients whose diaries don\u2019t allow time for a personal visit, Litchfield has a small fleet of Race Shuttle trailers to safely, securely and discreetly collect and deliver any cherished sports, classic or supercar. And this service is available to clients anywhere in Europe for the widest and wildest mid-engined exotics.<\/p>\n Everything is on site, with extensive customer waiting areas, smart showroom and boutique area, engine clean room, motorsport preparation suite, gearbox production area, SuperFlow engine dyno and one of Europe\u2019s most sophisticated twin-retarder Maha dyno cells. With 16 \u2018flat access\u2019 ramps available for routine service work, Litchfield can service precisely to schedule on any road exotica, maintaining the manufacturer\u2019s warranty cover and the car\u2019s resale value. <\/p>\n Exhausts, wheels, tyres and brakes are also all available in-house, ranging from OEM-spec replacements, through to upgraded offerings from the like of Akrapovic, Alcon and Michelin.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n For customers seeking to step outside manufacturers\u2019 mechanical constraints, Litchfield offers a limitless range of tuning options. Looking to twin-turbocharge your Ferrari 458? Supercharge your Audi R8? Add carbon-ceramic brakes to your Nissan GT-R? These are all tasks recently undertaken by the 19-strong Litchfield technical team.<\/p>\n Every aspect of mechanical work can be undertaken on any car, with an extensive bank of diagnostic and special tools at its disposal, engine and gearbox rebuilds and upgrades are a daily occurrence, as is bespoke engineering and all aspects of re-mapping, chassis and drivetrain tuning. <\/p>\n Litchfield can handle all elements of exterior and interior improvement too, including bodywork and bespoke interior trim upgrades, from a simple tailored carpet set to a full set of custom seats and re-trim.<\/p>\n