Maruti Suzuki has the image of being an affordable vehicle manufacturer in the domestic market, and the brand is probably the most preferred by the customers for this reason. Maruti Suzuki is the first choice for the middle class family of the country. The company has also introduced its models keeping in mind the needs of the customers in almost every segment from hatchback to SUV. Although there are always changes in the list of the company’s best selling, but in the month of January, Maruti Wagon R has emerged as the leading model.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R was introduced by the company for the first time in the Indian market on 18 December 1999. For almost two decades, this car has been performing well on Indian roads. Due to heavy demand and better performance, the company has updated it many times so far. The biggest change was seen in the styling of the second generation model, which was inspired by the Karimun Wagon R introduced in the Indonesian market.
After this, the third generation model of WagonR was introduced by the company in the Indian market on 23 January 2019. The most important thing about this car is that it has been prepared on the company’s latest Heartect platform. Which makes the car lighter and also strengthens the body. In the global market too, this car is sold under different names. Suzuki Pakistan sells the second generation model of this car.
What the sales figures say:
If we look at its latest sales, the company has sold 20,334 units of this car in the last January, which is 18% more than 17,165 units in January last year. You can guess the popularity of this car from the fact that the company has sold a total of 1,83,851 units of this car in the year 2021, which is 24% more than the total 1,48,298 units in the year 2020. . It has also been the best selling car of the last year.
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Maruti’s tall boy WagonR is very popular among the customers due to its superior mileage and space. If we talk about the mechanism of this car, then this car is also available with two petrol engines (1 liter and 1.2 liter) with CNG kit. Equipped with 5-speed manual and automatic gearboxes, its petrol variant gives a mileage of 20 to 21 kmpl and the CNG variant gives a mileage of 32 kmpl.
As far as features are concerned, it gets a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, manual AC, all four power windows, keyless entry and steering-mounted audio and calling controls. Safety has also been well taken care of in Maruti Wagon R, its safety kit includes dual front airbags, ABS with EBD and rear parking sensors. The price of Maruti Wagon R ranges from Rs 4.93 lakh to Rs 6.45 lakh.