Looking to buy a budget car? Maruti Suzuki launches new version of WagonR
Team Udayavani, Jan 23, 2019, 11:08 AM IST
New Delhi: The new WagonR comes with a new 1.2-litre petrol engine option along with another choice of 1-litre powertrain. It also comes with an automatic gear shift variant.
The one-litre manual versions are priced at Rs 4.19 lakh and Rs 4.69 lakh while the automated gear shift trim is tagged at Rs 5.16 lakh.
The 1.2-litre variants are priced between Rs 4.89 lakh and Rs 5.69 lakh (all prices ex-showroom).
“I am sure, the all-new WagonR will become a preferred choice just not for families but also for young and dynamic buyers,” MSI MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa told reporters here.
The vehicle has been developed on the Suzuki’s fifth-generation HEARTECT platform and is wider and longer than its outgoing version.
As a result, the boot space has also gone up in the new model to 341 litres.
The company said the use of high tensile steel has improved the overall safety, rigidity and NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) performance in the new offering.
The third generation WagonR comes with various safety features like driver airbag, ABS (anti-lock braking system) with EBD (electronic brakeforce distribution) and front seat belts reminder, speed alert system and rear parking sensors.
The company has already received 12,000 bookings for the model.
MSI has sold around 2.2 million units of the model till date in the country.
According to the company, the new WagonR with one-litre engine will deliver a fuel efficiency of 22.5 km per litre while the bigger 1.2 litre petrol powertain would return efficiency of 21.5 km per litre.
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