Like many other stories, the story of ASPHALTKIND begins with the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. Our founder and current CEO, Nils, bought himself a Porsche 911 in 2018. Naturally, he was on cloud nine after purchasing the 911, until his then-girlfriend and now wife, Stefanie, brought him back down to earth with a bump a few days later...
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The trigger for ASPHALTKIND
She asked him what would happen when they had a child: "There's not even room for a stroller in there, " were her exact words. Somewhat nervous, Nils drove Stefanie to the nearest baby store and tested the storage capacity of various stroller models. To Nils's great relief, at least one model fit into the admittedly rather small trunk. Nevertheless, the car's space problem, which would play a major role in everyday life, could not be ignored.
However, since Nils did not want to part with his Porsche, he looked for ways to increase its cargo capacity. His research quickly led him to roof boxes. But which one was right for him? After all, there are a multitude of manufacturers and even more models... Sohe tested many different roof boxes and recorded his experiences on ASPHALTKIND.de . The ASPHALTKIND brand was born. Nils couldn't find a suitable roof box that met his high standards. The boxes he tested were often too heavy, difficult to handle, and simply didn't look good. In addition, Nils wanted to be able to drive faster than 130 km/h with the roof box, which is simply not possible due to the poor aerodynamic design and unstable material of many boxes. He just wanted a roof box for his sports car.
And he wasn't alone, as various inquiries gradually came in from drivers of a wide range of car models: the Audi A6 driver who wanted to get from Frankfurt to the Alps in a few hours, the Tesla driver who was bothered by the poor aerodynamics of current roof boxes, the C-Class Coupé driver who was looking for an attractive design, and the car enthusiast who didn't want to feel his empty roof box in curves due to its low weight. So he decided to develop the perfect roof box .
And that's exactly what he did. With success.