Maruti Wagon-R

The Maruti Wagon-R is a made for India version of Suzuki Wagon R.

The Wagon-R was born out of Japanese kei-jido-sha restrictions which dictated a limited length and engine size. This boxy, tall-boy design has now completed five years of presence on Indian roads.

Maruti's launch of the car was ill-timed. Despite being one of the world's first tall-boy designs (along with models from Daihatsu and Daewoo), the Wagon-R was not first-to-market in India.

The Hyundai Santro, a less avant garde version of the Hyundai Atos was the first tall-boy design to hit the Indian roads. It preceded the Maruti-Suzuki Wagon R by a two year lead.

The Wagon R's bread-box shape did not immediately cut ice with the Indian consumer and the car saw slow sales initially.

The car is powered by a 1061 cc four cylinder, sixteen valve, multipoint fuel-injected engine producing 64 bhp (47.7 kW) at 6200 rpm and 84 newton-metres (62 ft·lbf) of torque at 3500 rpm.

The car comes with a variety of trim levels. These include the LX (sans power steering), LXi (power steering), VXi (fully loaded) and the AX (automatic). The car normally comes with a 5-speed manual transmission and seats 4 (including the driver) comfortably. Light kerb weight (750–775 kg) makes for a nimble car with good acceleration and a top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). The car's fuel economy is somewhere in the range of 13 to 14 km/l (7.7 to 7.1 l/100 km) in city driving and 18 to 20 km/l (5.6 to 5.0 l/100 km) on the highway.

The car is priced between Rs. 350,000 (LX) to Rs. 485,000 (AX).

Now the car has found a market for itself, especially among young Indian urban professionals who don't mind its boxy slab-sided looks, but value its Maruti lineage. The car is currently among India's top five best-selling cars.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has recently revamped its looks and introduced a new look WagonR which sheds the boxy look at the back. Also has been introduced the LPG version christened DUO which runs on petrol as well as LPG. Also the internal controls have been given a more sportier look with bright metal finish. Other features new in the Vxi (the top end manual transmission model) are Electrically adjustable outside Rearview mirrors. This is the first on any B-Segment car in India.

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Recent Changes
Maruti Suzuki has appointed film actor R Madhavan as the brand ambassador of WagonR with the goal to increase its sales in South India.

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Engine and Transmission
Maruti Wagon R, the blue eyed boy is a very dynamic performer with number of changes made to its design and technology. The revolutionary K series present in Maruti Wagon R is known quite well as a very extraordinary performer. The all new Maruti Wagon R is packed with an engine capacity of 998cc displacement.

This K series petrol engine is endowed with 5 speed manual transmission gearbox that helps to perform the engine very smartly without any vibrations even at high speed. The aluminum KB10 engine of Maruti is very light and produces a power of 68 PS at 6200 rpm and a torque of 90 Nm at 3200 rpm.

Performance
The all new Maruti Wagon R is powered by the 1.0L, 998cc, KB series petrol engine. The aluminum light weight KB10 petrol engine of Maruti Wagon R delivers superb performance and also it satisfies the BS IV emission norms.

The acceleration of a car is dependent on the Power and torque, and the all new Maruti Wagon R is here with a greater power of 68 PS and a torque of 90 Nm with a 5 Speed Manual Transmission gearbox, that helps in easy shifting of gear without making any noise and this high power engine offers a very smooth and hassle free drive without any vibrations.

The new Maruti Wagon R provides a dynamic acceleration and crosses a barrier of 100 kms in just 15.9 seconds and a top speed of 148 kmph.

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Safety
Maruti Wagon R comes with the advanced safety features that include : Dual Front SRS Airbag, ABS (Anti Lock Brake System), Collapsible Steering Column, Energy Absorbing Body Structure with Side Impact Beams, Front and Rear ELR Seatbelts, halogen Headlamp with headlamp leveling device, Front and Rear fog lamps, Front Wiper (2 Speed and Intermittent), Rear Wiper, Rear Washer, Rear Defogger, Driver Seat Belt Warning Lamp, Child Proof Rear Door Locks, Unique High Mount Stop Lamp, Security System, inteligent-Computerized Anti Theft System (i-CATS), Ability to diagnose breakdown, Dual Horn. As per the details available at Maruti Wagon R Features

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Colors
Maruti Wagon R is available in seven colours which incudes superior white, midnight black,silky silver,fire-black red,breeze blue, baker’s choclate and blistering grey

Main Competitors

 * Chevrolet Spark
 * Hyundai i10
 * Tata Indica

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