Porsche Roxster in Santa Barbara

[UKGTI]

Sorry for the crappy pictures, they weren't exactly cooperating, but there was a line of about 9 Roxster's cruising by the beach this morning. Taken with my cell phone, but you get the idea. Size wise is about the same as an X3, looked pretty good

http://www.worldcarfans.com/10...tos#5

[someguy123]

Looks like the size of an EX35.

[rpmk4]

sweet winnebago

[Son]

Roxster? Did I miss the memo about it? So they're bringing a X3 sized SUV to the market now?

[TigerinColorado]

Woah! Thought we heard these things were D-E-A-D dead?

[Avicenna]

I thought the Cayenne was just shrinking...

[tip]

so would this be based off the Tiguan?

[someguy123]

Quote, originally posted by TigerinColorado »

Woah! Thought we heard these things were D-E-A-D dead?

There was a thread awhile back listing future products from Porsche with a deadline.

This was one of them.

[cougar]

Quote, originally posted by Son of a B...5er! »

Roxster? Did I miss the memo about it? So they're bringing a X3 sized SUV to the market now?

Q5 based I think?

[MRVW00]

I'm a label whore, and I want a SUV with decent fuel mileage. Give me this with a V6T/S and I'll buy one.

[1Point8TDan]

The beach looks so nice!

I too am first to know about this Roxster. Expected someone to rename their Boxster in this thread.

[UKGTI]

Quote, originally posted by 1Point8TDan »

The beach looks so nice!

ya, its a tough life, but someone has to live here!

[8v_gti777]

Can't wait to see the MSRP

[EDM_v-dub]

I guess it's better than a cockster?

[P-Body]

Base Roxster- 49,999
Leather seats- 4,000
Premium flint mica grey paint- 4,500
Xenon lights/climate control- 6,000
Coloured Porsche center caps- 1,000
Porsche crest in headrest- 1,000

Sounds about right.

[freakyJ]

yeah, keep your camera handy. I saw a ton of prototype mules in the year and a half I spent S.B. Way too close to Milpas though

[SlvrAroGLX]

That is just the new cayenne. Not any smaller, just looks that way.

[UKGTI]

Quote, originally posted by freakyJ »

yeah, keep your camera handy. I saw a ton of prototype mules in the year and a half I spent S.B. Way too close to Milpas though

yea, I have been over 12 years.

[daytonaboogie]

porsche needs to be more low volume and be above all this "cute ute ****"
the range should be as follows
*911: (duh)

*boxter/cayman/new 914/whatever: one model hardtop and convert available curb weight below 2600 lbs

*928/panamera: available as a 2 door or 4 door.

*low volume supercar every 6-10 years.

[feels_road]

Quote, originally posted by tip »

so would this be based off the Tiguan?

The Tiguan is designed on a platform for transverse engines (and a somewhat outdated one, by now, for that matter - related to the MkV Golf and the Eos).

The Q5 is on the Audi longitudinal engine platform, and also has a much wider stance. There is really nothing in common between them.


Modified by feels_road at 6:14 PM 11-23-2009

[cb323]

http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=4598949

[dieselraver]

Quote, originally posted by UKGTI »

is that right by sterns wharf? God i miss Santa Barbara....

[MZMDCM99]

This is where I go for my run in the morning...

BMW tends to have several testing vehicles as well at any given time.

[UKGTI]

hey another SBer. Ha. Yes this is just down from Stearns Wharf. I was headed to the Starbucks in Montecito to work from the "home office" for a few hours.

[Voodoo.T]

Om nom nom?

Insert *kill it with fire* pic... ick.

[NoDubJustYet]

Quote, originally posted by daytonaboogie »

porsche needs to be more low volume and be above all this "cute ute ****" the range should be as follows *911: (duh) *boxter/cayman/new 914/whatever: one model hardtop and convert available curb weight below 2600 lbs *928/panamera: available as a 2 door or 4 door. *low volume supercar every 6-10 years.

and how are they going to pay for all of that?

[PG_Passat]

I saw the same ones in Fort Providence NWT on Nov 8. There were only 8 when I saw them. About the same size as the Tiguan or Q5.

Modified by PG_Passat at 8:57 PM 11-24-2009

[munkey]

are you guys serious about it being called the "roxter"?

[SSLByron]

Quote, originally posted by daytonaboogie »

porsche needs to be more low volume and be above all this "cute ute ****"

Porsche's profit margins (and for that matter, its executive management team) disagree 100%.

[UKGTI]

yea, they had Georgia plates.

and no, not making up the name. I doubt it is final but.....

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/p....html

[Mike!]

Quote, originally posted by munkey »

are you guys serious about it being called the "roxter"?

I hope not, because the name makes no sense.

Boxster is short for "Boxer Roadster".

What are people claiming Roxster is short for?

[dieselraver]

Quote, originally posted by UKGTI »

hey another SBer. Ha. Yes this is just down from Stearns Wharf. I was headed to the Starbucks in Montecito to work from the "home office" for a few hours.

God i miss that crab place on the wharf, and the fancy restaurant too...

[daytonaboogie]

Quote, originally posted by PassSedanGLX »

Porsche's profit margins (and for that matter, its executive management team) disagree 100%.

irrelevant! my opinion is easily worth billions of dollars.

[deziking]

Quote, originally posted by Son of a B...5er! »

Roxster? Did I miss the memo about it? So they're bringing a X3 sized SUV to the market now?

Yea.... about that tps report.... there was no cover sheet on that tps report.... did you see the memo?

Yea....

[whitejeep1989]

It's a fun, youthful sounding name. Who cares what it means, so long as it is not offensive to some sort of race/religion/ethnicity? A "Cayenne" after all, is not a big spicy pepper.

Quote, originally posted by MikeNoGo »

I hope not, because the name makes no sense. Boxster is short for "Boxer Roadster". What are people claiming Roxster is short for?