The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The first Maruti Suzuki Wagon R was launched on December 18, 1999. The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is one of the most sold hatchback cars in India. It is one of the most affordable cars for buyers in India. The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R has been the highest-selling car in India for the past several years. Maruti Suzuki has sold over 32 lakh (3.2 Million) of Wagon R units in India in 25 years.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
The current generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R received a small update last year. It gets a K10B 1.0-litre petrol engine, carried over from its predecessor, and a new 82hp, K12M 1.2-litre petrol engine. The current generation Wagon R was launched in 2019 and is due for a major facelift.
Besides the petrol variant, Maruti Suzuki also sells the CNG variant of the current generation Wagon R. Maruti Suzuki has claimed that the Wagon R CNG variant is India’s highest-selling CNG car with over 6.6 lakh CNG variants sold to date.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R price
The current generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R is priced at Rs 5.54 lakh and Rs 7.33 lakh, ex-showroom, Mumbai.
The higher trim, the Wagon R ZXI Plus 1.2 AGS Dual Tone is priced at 8.62 lakh, on-road price in Mumbai.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R features
The current generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R gets features such as an idle start/stop system, a 7-inch touchscreen display, a 4-speaker music system, and steering-mounted audio and phone controls. Passenger safety is taken care of by dual front airbags, rear parking sensors, ABS with EBD, and hill-hold assist (in Automatic variants).
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R rivals
The Maruti Suzuki Wagon R rival cars such as the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Hyundai i20, Tata Tiago, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios, Renault Kwid, Tata Altroz, Toyota Glanza, Maruti Suzuki Ignis, Maruti Suzuki S Presso, and Citroen C3.
Upcoming Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
The current generation Maruti Suzuki Wagon R will receive some changes in 2025. Maruti Suzuki recently launched the new and facelifted Swift hatchback and Dzire compact sedan.
For 2025, Maruti Suzuki is planning to launch updated variants of Wagon R, Baleno, Ignis, S Presso, and Fronx.
