Maserati and Lamborghini Planning SUVs in 2012
The rumor mill is going into overdrive with reports that both Lamborghini and Maserati plan to launch an SUV in 2012, aiming to capitalize on the success of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and BMW X6. Aston Martin's recent decision to move ahead with its Lagonda SUV concept means that there are no longer any barriers to entering a market that may once have threatened to dilute super-luxury brands. Lamborghini's SUV is expected to be a modern revival of its famed LM002, produced from 1986 – 1993. Dubbed the LM00X and modeled on the Audi Q7 platform (Lamborghini is owned by Audi), it's expected to be fitted with the new 4.0 liter twin-turbo V8 set to debut in the Audi S7 next year, Auto Express reports. Maserati's SUV meanwhile will be a refined version of the Kubang GT Wagon concept they unveiled in 2003. The new SUV will most likely take its design cues from the Quattroporte, though Russian designer Andrey Trofimchuk Simeonych has come up with an artful rendering (above) of what it could look like. Both the Lamborghini and Maserati SUVs will initially come in a sporty three-door configuration, with the Maserati most likely priced around $100,000 and the Lamborghini in the $150,000 range.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
oldthudman Nov 11th 2010 6:09PM
Well hopefully Pininfarina will produce an SUV body more fetching than the one shown here.....................Talk about ugly!
carsfind Jan 12th 2011 12:51AM
Lots of luck selling a Chrysler built SUV with a Maserati badge on it! And if it is to have a Ferrari-built engine, imagine the cost of the engine and the cost of bringing it to the USA for assembly in Detroit! Who is going to pay over 100 large for a Chrysler SUV, just curious?
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