Another pussifed SUV. We need a succesor to the LM002.

 

I'll wait for the diesel.

 

It should be awesome.

 

You have point, my question is: ridiculous as in Panamera or as in Cayenne ?

 

From GTSpirit:



Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the Fiat-Chrysler group has unveiled a few details about Maserati’s future indicating that an SUV will be on the market for 2012 alongside several other key products. The low-key announcement came at this weeks Detroit Motor Show during a radio interview with journalists.

The SUV will most likely be built on a Jeep platform with the Grand Cherokee being the most obvious example. The car will be manufactured in the US alongside other Jeep models and should be ready for market in 2012. The platform will be significantly different to the Grand Cherokee though, spawning a new seven-seat luxury Jeep model alongside it.

Marchionne revealed that the SUV will have Ferrari power either in the form of a V8 or V12 power unit. Price will likely be in the € 70 – 90,000 range.

Maserati also have plans for a Quattroporte replacement and a smaller saloon to compete with the BMW 5-Series and Audi A6.

 

As jox mentioned it's as sacrilege as a Porsche SUV or sedan and in my opinion even more so. Porsche is far more mainstream than Maserati, they produce at least 25k vehicles per year more than Maserati. This is completely against the grain of the brand. Internally, Maserati stresses over and over that they build front engine, rear drive, V8 autos that are designed to get the driver from point a to point b very quickly and in great comfort. Save for the MC12 of course but that was more of a limited edition vehicle.

 

Real original.

I realize purists feel this way. But Porsche already introduced the Cayenne, it was a natural path for them to do a sedan.

Jox said he likes the idea

 

Ewwwww, that makes a Murano look good.

 

You've not driven the new 2011 Cayenne yet, have you?


- It WON'T be better than the new Cayenne. Flame all you want. I could give a flying you know what LOL

It's a car on steroids, and it'll shit all over this monstrosity of a SUV- if it see's the light of day.

 

Whoopsies - I got confused and went by avatars thinking icruze was jox . I don't mind the "idea" for Porsche but I think it deviates from the core of the brand. I do mind the "idea" for Maserati.