New Maruti Suzuki Wagon R to be launched in India next week

The new Wagon R which will be launched in India next week, will be based on the Japanese-spec car and it just might look like one of the two Wagon R variants above...

According to reports in the media, Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch a new Wagon R on the 23rd of this month. Rather than a mere cosmetic revamp of the existing vehicle, this would be an all-new car, based on the Japanese market Wagon R, and would be bigger than the outgoing version.

While the current Wagon R comes with a 1.1-litre four-cylinder engine, the new car would be fitted with the 67bhp, three-cylinder, 1.0-litre K-Series engine that also does duty on the Maruti A-Star and Estilo. Apart from this major change, the new Wagon R will also get revised, upgraded suspension, new gearbox (with optimised ratios for low-rpm torque delivery), more contemporary interiors and safety features like ABS and airbags.

Maruti Suzuki is said to have invested close to Rs 600 crore towards launching the new Wagon R in India. Stay tuned for more details on this car, soon.