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Disregard all that glass in the roof and the lower halves of the door, and you've got a pretty good idea of what the production variant of this two-box compact will look like. It's sized like a Mini Countryman All4 with 10 inches cut off the nose, while a battery pack takes up much of the ground clearance and raises the floor a bit. The rear-hinged rear doors open after the front doors have opened. The construction concept BMW is calling LifeDrive can be considered the first production application of the skateboard chassis concept GM introduced as the AUTOnomy in 2002. It splits the car into a rolling aluminum chassis "Drive" module that bears all

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Disregard all that glass in the roof and the lower halves of the door, and you've got a pretty good idea of what the production variant of this two-box compact will look like. It's sized like a Mini Countryman All4 with 10 inches cut off the nose, while a battery pack takes up much of the ground clearance and raises the floor a bit. The rear-hinged rear doors open after the front doors have opened. The construction concept BMW is calling LifeDrive can be considered the first production application of the skateboard chassis concept GM introduced as the AUTOnomy in 2002. It splits the car into a rolling aluminum chassis "Drive" module that bears all

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The Cayenne’s long-awaited little brother, the Cajun, has finally been given the ’go-signal’ for production

by Porsche, officially confirming what we’ve all known for quite some time.

The confirmation was made through a press release that announced the company’s new multi-million dollar investment towards its production facility in Liepzig, Germany. While that was the main onus of the release, news that the Cajun will be produced in the site beginning in late 2013 is what’s gotten the industry’s attention.

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For all of the Cayenne’s popularity, there were still some people that thought that the Porsche SUV needed a smaller version, a crossover that would appeal to people who thought of the Cayenne as to big and bulky for their liking.The Cajun will answer all of that, as it is being prepared to be an agile crossover that will challenge the likes of the BMW X3, the Mercedes GLK-Class, and the Range Rover Evoque in the crossover market.Details behind the Cajun were not announced, but the popular consensus is that it will carry a wide range of powerplants that will include a 2.0-liter TFSI engine with 223 horsepower, a supercharged V6 that will carry an output north of 300 horsepower, a 2.0-liter TDI (diesel) engine that will see 200 horsepower, a 3.0-liter V6 TDI that will have 314 horsepower, and a hybrid TFSI engine with 211 horsepower to go with an electric motor that produces 44 horsepower.

For those that have long wished for a smaller version of the Cayenne, your prayers have been answered. Production for the Porsche Cajun will begin in 2013.

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Now that Maserati has unveiled the Kubang concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show everyone knows that the production version is just around the corner. The only

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question is: will it keep the Kubang name? Apparently no! It has been reported that the company has just filed a patent application in Europe for the name "Cinqueporte" - that of course will be used for a five-door car.

That make us believe that the future SUV will carry the "Cinqueporte" moniker - unless of course Maserati has something else planned that has managed to keep to itself until now. A very strange choice we might add considering the SUV will be built in the US at Chrysler’s Jefferson North plant in Detroit, MI.

The SUV will be built on a Jeep Grand Cherokee platform and will be powered by a 4.7-liter V-8 unit capable of about 450-hp, coupled with ZF’s eight-speed automatic transmission. For Europe Maserati will also be offering a VM Motori’s 3.0-liter V-6 with power increased to over 300 HP. The Maserati SUV will be launched on the market in 2013.