Upcoming Maserati SUV will not use the Kubang name

[Ricky Church]

The production version of the eagerly awaited Maserati SUV will not use the Kubang moniker, which is the name given to the 2003 concept and to a show car that was introduced in 2011. Robert Allan, Maserati director of product planning, said that from the start, the Kubang name was only meant to be used on the concept. They had planned to divulge the official name as the production of this model approaches. It’s believed that the production model will share many similarities with the 2011 show car. Within the past few years, Maserati has trademarked four seductive names: Ghibli, Milia, Cinqueporte, and Levante. It’s not probable that Maserati will apply the Ghibli name to the polarizing SUV, Cinqueporte (“five-door”) would be following the naming precedent set by the four-door Quattroporte at the very least. Many reports have used the Levante name to refer to the upcoming sub-Quattroporte sedan but upon close examination of the trademarked names, it seems likely that “Levante” is meant for the SUV. Some even believe that the name won’t be any of these four. Maserati hasn’t commented on these rumors yet. The Maserati SUV, which is expected to soon make its debut as a 2014 model, will get a Ferrari-built Maser V-8 and will be assembled at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit together with its platform-mate, the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

it's Sexii lookin'

 

[ajkamkel]

it's Sexii lookin'

look like the BMW X6 too me

 

[Ricky Church]

look like the BMW X6 too me

the BMW X6 is garbage breh

if anything, the rear of the Maserati resembles the rear of the Audi Q5.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

ANy shots of the inside breh

 

[Classy X]

Not bad, I like.

 

[Ricky Church]

ANy shots of the inside breh

Interior Concept shots:

 

[Classy X]

Interior Concept shots:

I don't like the interior colors.

 

[Ricky Church]

I don't like the interior colors.

well most likely it won't be this way when it goes into production.

 

[Classy X]

well most likely it won't be this way when it goes into production.

Oh, okay.

 

[ThumpDaddy]

I don't like it. It looks like a toned down version of the Infiniti FX

 

[jalamanta]

Looks like a fukkin hyundai, shyt is almost identical, this cant be life

 

[Brooklynzson]

Looks like shyt

 

[Ricky Church]

UPDATE:

Maserati's first SUV will be called the Levante and its planned mid-sized sedan will be named the Ghibli. The Fiat subsidiary, which announced the names today at the auto show here, is counting on the two new models to help boost the company's global sales to 50,000 units by 2015 from 6,150 last year.

The Levante is set to debut in 2014. The SUV, which was previewed at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show as the Kubang concept, will be produced in the United States by the Fiat-controlled Chrysler Group, sharing a production line and underpinnings with the Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Maserati picked the name Levante, which means east in Italian, to honor its early history. In 1919, the Maserati brothers moved their fast-growing 5-year-old company to a bigger facility on Via Emilia Levante, in Bologna.

The production version of the four-door Ghibli is expected to debut next spring at either the Geneva or Shanghai auto show. Maserati first used the Ghibli name on a two-seat coupe launched in 1967.

The company will keep the Quattroporte name for its four-door flagship large sedan. A redesigned Quattroporte is set to debut in January 2013 at the Detroit auto show.

The redesigned Quattroporte and the new Ghibli will be built at a former Carrozzeria Bertone plant on the outskirts of Turin. Fiat bought the factory three years ago and renamed it Officine Maserati Grugliasco following a 550 million euro refurbishment. The plant is part of Maserati's more than 1 billion euro investment to expand the brand's model lineup.

At peak capacity, Maserati plans to build 20,000 to 25,000 units a year of the Levante, about 20,000 units of the Ghibli and 12,000 Quattroportes. The company's GranTurismo coupe and the GranCabrio convertible, which are made at Maserati's home plant in Modena, Italy, round out the range.

Supposedly they made major changes from the Concept version to the production version. It'll most likely look nothing like the Concept.

we'll see when they drop official pictures.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Whats their next car going to be called. Condaleeza? This is progress

 

[Ricky Church]

Whats their next car going to be called. Condaleeza? This is progress

lol. yeah I prefer when cars have number model names instead, some of them sound retarded.