Maruti Suzuki WagonR has once again become the top selling car of the country and it was bought by 19,412 people in February last. With a starting ex-showroom price of just Rs 5.54 lakh, this car is liked a lot by the customers buying budget cars due to its affordable price as well as good cabin space, features and good mileage. People who buy their first car and have a budget between Rs 6 to 8 lakh insist on buying the Wagon R.
In India, the SUV market is fuelling demand for automobiles. Its market share is growing, especially at the hatchback segment’s expense. Still, hatchbacks have dominated the home market for a very long time; in FY24, they were named the best-selling vehicle in the nation for the third year in a row. Maruti Suzuki WagonR is what it is.
In FY24, the hatchback segment fell to 27.8% of the domestic market, while the SUV segment increased to 50.4%. India surpassed China and the United States to become the third-largest automobile market globally in FY24, with a volume of 4,229,566 units sold. Additionally, it was the first time in a fiscal year that the wholesales had exceeded the noteworthy 4,000,000 unit milestone.
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Total variants and colors of WagonR
A total of 11 variants of Maruti Suzuki WagonR are sold in India, of which 9 are petrol and 2 are CNG variants. These have been introduced in 4 trims like LXI, VXI, ZXI and ZXI Plus. Maruti Suzuki has introduced this family car in two dual tone and 7 single tone color options, which are Red, Blue, White, Brown, Silver, Black and Magna Grey.
Engine and Power of Wagon R
Maruti Suzuki WagonR has been introduced in two types of engine options. Its 1 liter petrol engine generates 67 PS power and 89 Newton meter torque and 5 speed manual or 5 speed AMT transmission option is given with this engine. At the same time, the 1.2 liter petrol engine option provides 90 PS power and 113 Newton meter torque. 5 speed manual or AMT transmission option is also available with this engine.
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The mileage of petrol and CNG variants of Maruti Suzuki WagonR is up to 25.19 kmpl and 34.05 km/kg. This hatchback car has a boot space of 341 litres. At the same time, if we talk about the features, it has other features including 7 inch touchscreen display, 4 speaker sound system, steering mounted audio and phone controls, dual front bags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensor, hill hold assist.