Maruti Suzuki introduces Wagon-R in the year 1999, since then it's a huge success and till now Maruti Suzuki has managed to cross 2 million sales mark in India. Maruti Suzuki has launched 4th generation Wagon-r on Jan 2019.
LOOKS:
Wagon-R continues to have a tall boy design concept in the 4rh generation too. 2019 Wagon-R is going to be all new and not just the simple facelift. There is a complete makeover, both in interiors as well as exteriors. The C-pillar of Wagon-R gets a special black insert. WagonR is the third Maruti car after Swift and Ertiga to get this design element. Maruti Suzuki designers managed to retain its original design language in the new generation model. New Wagon-R will be manufactured on the new Heartech platform of the company which will reduce around 65Kgs of weight than the older version.INTERIORS:
Just like exteriors, the interiors of the car also gets a major makeover and this time comes with the all-new touch screen infotainment system. It gets the 2 tone black and beige interior color theme which gives little airy feel in the cabin. It gets the fabric seats which provides a decent comfort level. The design of the central console is such that it feels integrated into the dashboard just like Hyundai i-10. The cabin will be more practical as usual. One disappointment here is the absence of headrest in the front as well as rear seats.
DIMENSIONS:
Except for height, the new Wagon-r has all the other dimensions greater than the older one. Which means the new wagon-r is going to be more spacious and hence more comfortable than the older generation.
Since the width of the new Wagon-r is more, one can expect the more space in the rear seat.
FEATURES:
Steering mounted controls.
5-inch touch screen infotainment system.
ABS
2 Airbags standard in all variants.
Speed alert.
Seat belt reminder.
Reverse parking sensors.
Internally adjustable ORVMs.
All power windows.
Voice command.
Automatic folding ORVMs.
Voice command.
Automatic folding ORVMs.
ENGINE:
There is a big surprise in this department, The wagon-r will launch with 2 engine options, same 1.0 litter 3 cylinder unit with minor tweaks and a 1.2 liter 4 cylinder unit both are petrol. The 1.2 litter unit will available only in the top variant i.e. ZXI variant. Yes, its the first time the wagon will come in ZXI variant. As the weight of the car has decreased, the car is expected to give more mileage than before. Wagon-r will come with AGS (automatic gear shift) transmission as well.
1.0 Litter Petrol
PRICES:
All prices are Ex-showroom Delhi.
- LXI:- Rs 4,19,000
- VXI:- Rs 4,69,000
- VXI (AGS):- Rs 5,16,000
1.2 Litter Petrol
- VXI:- Rs 4,89,000
- ZXI:- Rs 5,22,000
- VXI (AGS):- Rs 5,36,000
- ZXI (AGS):- Rs 5,69,000
VERDICT:
New Wagon-r comes with a ton of new features and will offer a tough competition in the segment. The main competitor of wagon-r is the Hyundai Santro which has almost similar to wagon-r and hence will have a tough competition between them. Reduction in the weight of wagon-r and the bigger engine will result in more punchy performance, but in the handling department, the older wagon-r was poor. If they improve the handling of new wagon-r then it will be a good package. Because power doesn't make any sense if the car's handling is poor.
