New Maruti Suzuki Wagon R Launched In India

The country’s leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has announced the launch of the 2019 Wagon R in India with prices starting from Rs 4.19 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R will be available in three variants – LXI, VXI and ZXI; it will compete with the likes of the Hyundai Santro, Tata Tiago, Renault Kwid and Datsun GO.

Now in its third generation, the 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R has been newly built from the ground-up. The new Wagon R will be based on the same 5th generation Heartect platform, similar to the new Swift and Dzire. According to Maruti Suzuki, the new platform increases safety of occupants through effective absorption of impact and dispersion of crash energy and assures stability. Use of 40 per cent high tensile steel provides better strength, safety, rigidity and NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) performance.

On the exterior, the 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R continues to sport a tall boy design, however, it is now lighter by 6 kilograms when compared to its predecessor. The car will get a matte black grille and lower bumper and an entirely redesigned tall headlight. The rear gets a complete re-jig as well, with a new tail-gate along with new elongated tail lamps which look good.

At 3,655 mm in length and 1,620 mm in width, the 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is now both longer by 60 mm and wider by 145 mm. It also has a 35 mm longer wheelbase now at 2,435 mm, all of which translates into more cabin space. It comes with 341 litres boot space, which can further be extended to 710 litres with the rear seats folded.

The cabin of the new Wagon R too gets a major overhaul with a new dashboard and a new touchscreen infotainment system with a classy two-tone finish. It is a definite step-up over the outgoing model. The system is called as SmartPlay Studio by Maruti, and it offers smartphone connectivity, vehicle information, and cloud-based services along with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The car also gets new dual tone brown and beige fabric upholstery with 60:40 split seats at the rear.

Under the hood of the 2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is the advanced K-series engine. The New Wagon R will be available with a new 1.2-litre petrol engine option along with the tried and tested 1.0-litre motor. The 1.2-litre engine produces 83 PS of  maximum power and 113 Nm of peak torque. The 1.0-litre engine churns out 68 PS of power and 90 Nm of torque. The engine options are available with the choice of manual transmission and Auto Gear Shift (AGS).

Safety features including Driver airbag, ABS (antilock braking system) with EBD (electronic brake force distribution), front seat belts reminder, speed alert system and rear parking sensors are standard across variants.

2019 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (ex-showroom, Delhi) are as follows:

1.0-litre

LXi – Rs 4.19 lakh

VXi – Rs 4.69 lakh

VXi (AGS) – Rs 5.16 lakh

1.2-litre

VXi – Rs 4.89 lakh

ZXi – Rs 5.22 lakh

VXi (AGS) – Rs 5.36 lakh

ZXi (AGS) -Rs 5.69 lakh