Westfalia
Extra Trunk Space or Bike Carrier – Westfalia Portilo
A bike carrier is commonplace nowadays, and so is the car rooftop box. But what if your needs vary and you don’t have a station wagon that can easily accommodate your rooftop box? The Portilo from Westfalia is an original new approach that can be either bike carrier or extra trunk space, depending on the needs of the moment.
£
499.99
Why It’s Clever and Easy
If you have a trailer hitch on your car that you can use to attach a bicycle rack. But sometimes when planning for a long weekend where you don’t need your bikes, extra storage space to transport your things would be more welcome. The good old and very spacious rooftop cargo box is a nice solution, but it takes some time to fix it to your roof – if it’s possible at all with the car that you have. And even if you decide to make the effort, a rooftop cargo box with the necessary cross bars will mean your gas consumption increases by about 10%.
Therefore, this out-of-the-box thinking from Westfalia. For the trips where you need a bike carrier, you can use it for that purpose, and it can carry two bicycles with a total weight of up to 135 lbs (60 kg). When you decide not to take your bikes on a trip, it turns into a spare trunk that can hold up to 100 lbs (45 kg) payload with a total volume of 7 cu ft (200 liters). It also has the advantage that it’s mounted in the slipstream of the car, with minimal or no impact on your gas consumption (although, admittedly, your parking-space requirements aren’t entirely unaffected). It also swivels down to provide easy access to your car’s trunk.
If you have a trailer hitch on your car that you can use to attach a bicycle rack. But sometimes when planning for a long weekend where you don’t need your bikes, extra storage space to transport your things would be more welcome. The good old and very spacious rooftop cargo box is a nice solution, but it takes some time to fix it to your roof – if it’s possible at all with the car that you have. And even if you decide to make the effort, a rooftop cargo box with the necessary cross bars will mean your gas consumption increases by about 10%.
Therefore, this out-of-the-box thinking from Westfalia. For the trips where you need a bike carrier, you can use it for that purpose, and it can carry two bicycles with a total weight of up to 135 lbs (60 kg). When you decide not to take your bikes on a trip, it turns into a spare trunk that can hold up to 100 lbs (45 kg) payload with a total volume of 7 cu ft (200 liters). It also has the advantage that it’s mounted in the slipstream of the car, with minimal or no impact on your gas consumption (although, admittedly, your parking-space requirements aren’t entirely unaffected). It also swivels down to provide easy access to your car’s trunk.
