Motorcycle Motocross Snowmobile Video – BMW G 450 X “snowcat” – Winter is coming back. The three times stunt riding world champion Chris Pfeiffer is trying to get along with a slightly modified BMW G 450 X. The “snowcat” is not so easy to ride, that’s why Chris…
There’s one rather crucial piece of information about the 997 Turbo that not a lot of people outside Porsche are aware of. It concerns the car’s profit margins compared with those of the Boxster, and before I tell you what they are, it might be best if you find a comfy chair in which to sit. One that’s good and sturdy beneath your backside and has no sharp objects within reach on which to damage yourself should you fall out.
Ready? To build and bring to market a 997 Turbo, it costs Porsche less than $10,000 more per car than it does to build and bring to market a Boxster…Â Details
Talk of an entry-level Porsche, possibly based on a collaborative platform with Volkswagen’s Bluesport roadster (pictured), has been circling the web for over a year now. With Porsche’s renewed focus on making not just limited-volume, purist sports cars–see Cayenne, Panamera–the entry-level, sub-Boxster idea makes a lot of sense.
In fact, such a car could tie Porsche’s commercial necessities and its sports car heritage together in a way that no one except elitists would object to. An affordable, balanced, and fun-to-drive mid/rear engine sports car would satisfy the purists, while selling lots of them would satisfy the bottom line.
The latest report says the sub-Boxster model could be a “new 356″Â …Â Details
