It has been almost fourteen years since the launch of Maruti Suzuki Wagon R and has been immensely successful in the process. It is astounding to hear, but the company has been able to sell approximately 15 lakh Wagon R models, since its inception in 2000. The interesting part about the car is that the interest for this car still persists. Amongst the huge 15 lakh number, the car witnessed a total of 156300 units in the year 2013-14 alone. The newest variant of the car is the Stingray, which has a significant amount of chrome and ultra-modern design headlamps, thus differentiating it from the standard variant. The hatchback is powered by a 1-litre K-series engine and is available both in petrol as well as CNG models. The model is powered by a 998 cc engine, which is capable of generating a power of 68 PS at the rate of 6200 rpm. The net torque output of the car is slated at 90 Nm at the rate of 3500 rpm.
Manohar Bhatt, the vice president of the marketing section of Maruti Suzuki India, said, “Launched in 2000, Wagon R has been amongst India’s top 5 best-selling brands. With its space, features and comfort, Wagon R has been the choice of the ‘Smart customer’ and consistently remained among India’s most loved car brands.”Maruti Suzuki expanded the Wagon R sector by expanding its range to the CNG trim model in the fiscal 2010-11. Incidentally, Wagon R CNG model accounts for approximately 50 per cent of the sales figures of the metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai.
