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Driving a Sports Car in Winter: Winter Tires, AutoSock, and Roof Box
Driving a sports car in winter? That's when things get really interesting. A Porsche 911 in the snow. A Ferrari on its way to...
How a Carbon Roof Box Is Made: ASPHALTKIND Manufacturing in Germany
From Carbon Fiber Fabric to the Finished Performance Roof Box On Instagram, you usually end up seeing the finished product. A...
Carbon Fiber Roof Box vs. Plastic Roof Box: What's the Difference?
A roof box is a roof box—right? At first glance, both products serve the same purpose. They provide...
Vacuum Roof Racks for Sports Cars: How Does the System Work?
A roof rack without roof rails and without being permanently bolted in place? That is exactly the basic concept behind a...
Roof Box on a Sports Car Without Roof Rails: What Are the Options?
No roof rails doesn't automatically mean no roof box. With a station wagon, the answer is simple. Roof rails...
Supercars with Roof Racks in St. Moritz: Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren
Why St. Moritz Is More Than Just a Photo Backdrop for ASPHALTKIND St. Moritz is the perfect setting for supercars. Snow....
Porsche 992 GT3 RS Manthey Roof Box: Mounting System Despite Aero Fins
When even our GT3 RS solution needs to be reimagined. For the Porsche 992 GT3 RS, we already had a...
Ferrari F12berlinetta Roof Box | ASPHALTKIND
The Ferrari F12berlinetta was built for long drives: a naturally aspirated V12 up front, two seats behind it, and a...
Lamborghini Urus Roof Box: OEM or Carbon Performance Roof Box?
The Lamborghini Urus doesn't need a roof rack—until vacation starts. The Lamborghini Urus is probably the...
Audi RS 5 Avant Roof Box: Which roof box is right for the new RS 5?
The new Audi RS 5 Avant can do just about anything—so why not equip it with the right roof box? An Audi RS Avant belongs...
Ferrari 12Cilindri Roof Box | ASPHALTKIND
12 cylinders. Pure emotion. And more room for adventure. The Ferrari 12Cilindri is a reminder of why...
Lamborghini Huracán Roof Box: To St. Moritz with ASPHALTKIND
Lamborghini Huracán with a roof rack in the snow in St. Moritz A black Lamborghini Huracán. Snow-covered streets in the...
Ferrari 296 GTB Roof Box: To St. Moritz with ASPHALTKIND
Snow, a Ferrari, and a roof rack—does that really work? A Ferrari 296 GTB in the snowfall in St. Moritz. On the...
Lamborghini Aventador Roof Box: From Como to St. Moritz | ASPHALTKIND
A Lamborghini Aventador, a roof box, and the question: Why even bother with an SUV? Sometimes, all it takes is...
McLaren Artura Roof Box | ASPHALTKIND
To St. Moritz in a McLaren Artura with a roof box A roof box on a McLaren? At first glance, that sounds...
Lamborghini Temerario Roof Box | ASPHALTKIND
A Lamborghini Temerario for a road trip—why not? You don't buy a Lamborghini because it...
Porsche 992 GT3 RS Roof Rack | ASPHALTKIND
No frunk? No problem: Why the 992 GT3 RS Needs a Special Roof Box Solution The Porsche 992 GT3 RS is one of the...
Can You Fit a Roof Box on a Porsche GT3 RS?
For most people, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is the last car they would associate with luggage, road trips, or practicality....
ASPHALTKIND Performance Roof Box for the Lamborghini STO
A roof box on the Lamborghini Huracán STO requires a custom solution. The Lamborghini Huracán STO is not a...
Roof Box for the Ferrari Purosangue – Shaped by Performance Through In-House Development
Ferrari is entering the SUV segment. This is certainly new territory for the Italian (super)...
How to Solve the Porsche GT3 RS Trunk Problem with a Roof Box?
The new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, internally designated 992, no longer has any storage space. What makes it unique is that the 992 GT3 RS lacks a front trunk due to the cooling units. As was the case with the Porsche 991 GT3 RS, the space behind the front seats is reserved for the Clubsport roll bar or roll cage.
Performance Roof Box for the Lamborghini Urus, Audi RS6, and BMW X5M
In December 2022, the time had finally come: We delivered our first rooftop storage units to customers. Especially for the...
Official market launch of the ASPHALTKIND "Cropfiber" & "Carbon" roof box
From St. Moritz to Hamburg to the Nürburgring Nordschleife. September 2022 was a significant month for our company, Cropfiber...
What is the speed limit when driving with an ASPHALTKIND roof box?
One of the most frequently asked questions about our roof box is: Can I drive faster than 130 km/h with it?
Short and clear answer: Yes! Because this is precisely one of our unique selling points.
ASPHALTKIND Roof Box: Developed on a 911, built for everyone – and the Audi RS6
ASPHALTKIND Roof Boxes: Designed for a sports car. Built for coupes, SUVs, sedans, and station wagons. It’s...
Our first prototype is ready—The first test drives with the ASPHALTKIND roof box
True to our motto, “If it works on a sports car, it works on any other vehicle,” we are...
Roof Box for the New Mercedes S-Class
Last week, the moment finally arrived again: Mercedes-Benz unveiled the new S-Class (W223) in Stuttgart....
Roof box with perfect aerodynamics
Fundamentally, two primary driving resistances prevent us from achieving infinite speed: rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag.
Phasing Out Carbon Fiber with Cropfiber
With the ASPHALTKIND "Cropfiber" roof box, we want to demonstrate, among other things, what is possible. It is, for example, just like...
Range-optimized roof box for Tesla, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron, and Mercedes EQC
Anyone who wants to travel long distances in an electric car with a roof box often faces the following problem:...