Roding roadster

[Tom239]

Roding roadster:

950 kg empty weight (2094 pounds)
Mid engine, rear wheel drive
BMW 3-liter inline six, transverse mounted, turbocharged, 320 PS @ 5800-6000RPM
6-speed manual
0-100km/h in 3.9 seconds
limited edition of 23
price: 155,000 Euro (air conditioning extra)

info at http://roding-automobile.de
the pic below is from a slideshow at http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-81692.html

 

[davidf]

Back view is wicked.

 

[Jimbo]

Limited to 23? I wonder what their business plan is?

 

[usafdarkhorse]

Man it's lacking some serious aesthetic appeal. Blockiest, chunkiest car I've seen in awhile.

 

[biscuits]

It looks like its made of Legos.

 

[PHOEN$X]

Limited to 23? I wonder what their business plan is?

Good question.

1. Design sports car.
2. Sell 23 units.
3. ???
4. Profit!

 

[sahtt]

Good question.

1. Design sports car.
2. Sell 23 units.
3. ???
4. Profit!

23 units at 155k Euros is ~4.6m USD.. even at 46m USD I'd expect profits to be far from outlandish.

 

[Tom239]

The Spiegel article (German language) says the Roding people have gotten the attention of various large German automakers and are being engaged as development partners.

I do not know just what their business model is but they seem more passionate about design than they are about scaling up a new car company.

 

[Ritesh]

$200K for car that is uglier than a Boxster or a S2000 with Boxster S HP?

 

[heySkippy]

Roadster fail, engine in the wrong end.

 

[Tom239]

I wouldn't buy one of these things but I find some of the tradeoffs
they made interesting, like making the car wide enough to mount
an inline six sideways.

If the NSX had an inline six, I could enjoy adjusting the valves.