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Maserati has unveiled its answer to the Porsche Cayenne at the Frankfurt motor show

The Maserati Kubang SUV concept will be built at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant in Detroit alongside the Grand Cherokee on which it is based, it has been announced today at the Detroit motor show.

The sleek four-door integrates Maserati's trademark rear haunches into a coupe-esque body with a shallowly raked rear.

Described by Maserati the "the first tangible look at Maserati's future", the Kubang is the firm's first attempt at a sports luxury SUV since the Kubang concept at Detroit in 2003.

Maserati says that the a new generation of engines will be designed in Modena, and produced in Maranello by Ferrari. Power will be transmitted by an 8-speed auto 'box.

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