The Dictionary defines Exquisite as something of special beauty, something of rare and appealing excellence. The workmanship that K and the team at Xquisite have continually produced over the past years has lived up to the expectation of their name.

Back in 2001 a Vauxhall Nova squatting on 19" rims graces the front cover of Fast Car, the first of its kind and something that breaks the mould of what "cant be done". Built by a young man from Surrey known as "K", this would be the turning point in what has created the foundations for the UK's most innovative bodyshop.

A year later K set up Type K Styling. 2 years on and with 4 more cover cars under their name, Type K had exceeded and outgrown its small work shop in Chertsey. With a move to larger premesis came a definitive name change, and Xquisite Automotive was born.

In 2005 with a packed out Max Power Show, Xquisite revealed their first company project car. A red and white M3 on 22” alloys, perfectly crafted shell and a full custom interior trimmed in the finest leather. The car was a huge success and achieved 6 covers worldwide.

Today, Xquisite is continuing to create the unimaginable. With over 30 cover cars they continue to impress each time the huge yellow shutters of the workshop open and a new car rolls out. The state of the art workshop is equipped to the max, but none of this would be possibly without the brains of K and his staff. James, the workshop manager is something of a master with fabrication work, he can do things to metal that would make a porn star blush. Next is Willis, the web designer and prepper, check out the website to see how skilled he is. Louis, one of the panel beaters pulls out some quality work and has been a member of the Xquisite crew for a number of years. Finally Scott, the newest member, and Xquisite’s prepper, painter and airbrusher.

We caught up with K and asked him what he is most proud of. He answered “In a professional manner, I am most proud of the growth of my business. Over the years it has grown from a very small 2 man workshop to a 4,500 sq ft state of the art workshop with 5 of the best staff. And personally, I am most proud of proving people wrong and creating the “impossible”. Too many times I hear people say that 22”s will not fit on a BMW compact or 20”s will not fit on a 206, or you cannot make a door slide out horizontally. Well we have created cars with these exact modifications and more, to the standard that they could well have come out of a factory.”