Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 "Maserati could be squaring up to Porsche and BMW in the rapidly expanding performance SUV market with a new concept shown in Detroit this month. Named after a Javan wind, the Maserati Kubang concept has been designed by legendary Italian stylist Giorgetto Giugiaro as a not-so subtle blend of practicality and performance. The practicality part comes from the Kubang ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDIzen Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 Hmm, Kubang sounds like a Malay term or something hitting another thing... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Sounds like a model from Proton.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 (edited) ...or Perodua.... Think about it: "Presenting, ladies and gentlemen....the replacement of the Kancil.....the Perodua Kubang !" Edited January 9, 2003 by Renegade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Sounds apt dont you think?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 (edited) Quite. And even more so if you consider the name they give to their option of purple - it's called "Pelangi Purple". Hmmmm....I can imagine this conversation actually going down: "So, what do you drive" "Oh, I drive a pelangi purple Perodua Kubang" Just rolls of the tongue so easily.... And, say, isn't there some place up north in Kelantan (or was it Kedah ? Hey, gimme a break ,ok ? I flopped 'o' lvl geog ) called Kubang Pasu ? Edited January 9, 2003 by Renegade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 ...or the name of their new airport... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 I don't know... it looks way too low to be able to do any off-roading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 (edited) KLIA - Kubang Lumpur Int'l Airport ? And who said anything about off-roading ? Edited January 9, 2003 by Renegade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Does Maserati have any ties in M'sia??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 You mean sarong ties? Black ties? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Wonder who came up with that name actually... For a Maserati, it should sound more glamorous... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroader Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 Like Lotus?... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 Well, to ang mors I'm sure it sounds really exotic and glam, like saying 'jamban' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seansene 1st Gear January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 Maserati and Lotus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Does Maserati have ties with Lotus? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magfocus 5th Gear January 9, 2003 Author Share January 9, 2003 Hmm..meaning it wouldn't sell well in this part of the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Neutral Newbie January 9, 2003 Share January 9, 2003 In the car-world of cross-owning, anything's possible, I guess....maybe one day Perodua may end up owning some Marcos or something, too ? Not ! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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