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ROADSTER
Hopping from a fire breather of an SUV into a smallish two-seater isn't
something I would have greeted with enthusiasm. I needn't have worried
because it was a classic roadster from Porsche, the creator of the Cayenne.
While it wasn't the supreme 911, it was the infinitely more modern mid-engined
Boxster, the car which spawned a new breed of Weissach thoroughbred when
it was launched in the last decade and one which has proved to be as big
a success as the Cayenne is shaping up to be.
The Boxster is one of the cars which has an Indian future writ large
on itself. And it is natural considering the fact that Porsche had indicated
that its pricing will be ultra competitive, being priced on par with international
prices for the importers before tax and duty. I think that this is the
way to go and could severely shake up the market for exotic cars, forcing
maybe even the redoubtable Mercedes-Benz to have a relook at prices for
its SLK, CLK, SL and M-class cars. (For more details on the same get in
touch with Ashish Chordia of Shreyans Motors at 022-56604833).
July 2004
