2025: Tegiwa’s Year in Review
2025, the year in which the Civic FK2 became 10 years old. If that passage of time doesn’t make you feel like you need a mid-life service, nothing will. But while the FK2 settles into its status as a modern classic, we haven’t spent much time looking in the rear-view mirror. From prototype wagons to record-breaking lap times, 2025 was a year of absolute maximum attack. Here is the full debrief of a year spent entirely at the redline.
We hit the ground running in January, returning to the NEC for Autosport International. It wasn’t just about shaking hands with new brands and catching up with our trade network; it was a statement of intent. We had Tsuki, our NSX, taking centre stage on the stand, serving as the perfect backdrop for a major announcement: Tegiwa becoming the official supplier of Yokohama control tyres for both the Time Attack and Racing Hondas series.
As the motorsport season started to get back underway, we didn’t just supply parts – we got behind the wheel. The 750MC Swift Sport Challenge launched its first ever season, a budget-friendly championship we were proud to support by supplying the control parts. Our very own Connor Craven jumped into the fray in his first ever season of wheel-to-wheel racing, and securing a fantastic 3rd place finish overall in a highly competitive grid.
In fact, our commitment to UK motorsport was bigger than ever. By the time the season was in full swing, we were sponsoring six major championships: Swift Sport Challenge, Type R Trophy, Club Enduro, Roadsports, Time Attack, and Racing Hondas.
In April, we decided to have a little fun. Our April Fools’ reveal of a Civic Type R FL5 Wagon might have been a prank, but the desire for it was very real. The concept went absolutely viral, reaching nearly half a million users across social media. While the car doesn’t exist, the comments section proved that if Honda ever builds it, you lot will buy it.
Summer brought a new challenge. In June, our high-mileage (316,000km) Toyota GT86 landed from Japan. Having sold our Evo 9 RS earlier in the year, we needed a new weapon for the rally stage. Over the next four months, the team transformed it into a wide-bodied rally monster, now sporting a built K25 engine from 4 Piston Racing. Speaking of rallying, we also doubled down on our support by sponsoring two rally events at Donington Park!
Throughout the end of the Summer, we’d been working closely with Racing Hondas behind the scenes to develop the S2000R, a machine built for the inaugural S2000 Cup launching next year. We finally lifted the covers at Donington Park in August, and the reception was incredible. We are currently building another S2000R for 2026, and you might even spot us on the grid at the first round of the Racing Hondas Championship at Silverstone next year.
It wasn’t all about competition though; it was about community too. We hosted four Cars & Coffee events at Tegiwa HQ, creating a safe environment for enthusiasts to meet up and in doing so, raising £750 for Prostate Cancer UK. We also took to the road, attending seven major shows including Japfest, where we hosted the team from Weds Wheels to show them exactly how the UK scene gets down.
Away from the office, Tsuki, our 700bhp Honda NSX, had its most successful season ever. We secured the 2025 Pro Class Time Attack Championship, and we didn’t just win; we smashed the lap record at every single round we attended!
“Resting on our laurels” isn’t in our vocabulary. We expanded our catalogue even further this year, getting 14 major new brands listed on Tegiwa.com, including Kelford Cams, Liqui Moly, and Adro. In real terms, that meant adding a staggering 81,013 new products to the website in 2025 alone.
We shipped orders to 107 different countries, proving the car scene truly has no borders. As for what you were buying? The most popular item was the Yokohama A052, a testament to its grip on the market (and the tarmac), while Genuine Honda remains the undisputed king of our brand sales.
We were also busy curating the finest metal Japan has to offer. We imported a grand total of 22 cars this year, ranging from the super rare Toyota GR Corolla to a time-capsule, low-mileage Civic EP3 that had covered just 8,000 miles, and of course, a whole fleet of Honda Acty’s. We are constantly browsing the auctions for good examples, so keep an eye on our Cars for Sale page as our inventory moves fast.
It was a massive year for our media team. In total, our content was viewed by over 15,000,000 people. We published over 1,600 posts, shared 4,000 stories, and dropped 48 new YouTube videos!
While our 2025 Track Day Tyre Test was the most viewed video, one of the highlights of the year was undoubtedly getting behind the wheel of a 1,150 horsepower race lorry. In total, our channel racked up over 600,000 views!
Finally, we loved giving back to the community that supports us. We ran seven competitions throughout the year, handing out a total of £20,500 in site credit. We capped it all off with our biggest giveaway ever during Black Friday, where one lucky winner walked away with a massive £10,000 grand prize.
As we close the door on 2025, we turn our attention to 2026, a year that is set to be our most significant yet. 2026 marks a monumental milestone for us as it’s our 20th year of business.
Two decades of performance parts, late nights, and podium finishes is no small feat, and we know we didn’t get here alone. We want to extend a massive thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. To our customers, whether you’ve been with us since the early days or you just placed your first order today, thank you for choosing us for your builds. To our suppliers and our incredible trade network, thank you for your continued support and trust. We have come a long way in twenty years, but if you know Tegiwa, you know we are only just getting started. Here’s to a massive 2026!