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India is facing a situation of sky-rocketing fuel prices which is forcing the common man to burn a bigger and bigger hole in his pocket. The worst hit in this price game is the petrol which has touched almost Rs. 75 per litre in Delhi. 70% of the auto sales in India are hatchbacks and [...]

Maruti Suzuki has a penchant for launching special and limited edition models of its cars in India. The latest from the Wagon R line-up is the Freedom. The Freedom is available on the Wagon R LXi, whereas the Freedom+ is available on the Wagon R VXi. What both these models feature is accessories, which can [...]

Maruti Suzuki has sold 10 lakh units of the Wagon R in India. The Wagon R was launched in 1999 and has taken 12 years to reach this sales milestone. It is also the second highest selling car in the country, after the Alto. The fourth car in Maruti Suzuki’s portfolio to achieve this feat, [...]

Maruti Suzuki has launched the WagonR Duo in the next generation model. The new WagonR Duo is powered by the same K-Series engine which is found in the engine bay of its siblings. The WagonR Duo runs on both petrol and LPG fuels and features a new generation Sequential Injection Kit which is said to [...]

Maruti Suzuki has started Think BIG Challenge 2, a contest which will help people with big business ideas to fulfill their dreams. If you have an idea, a business plan and all the qualities required to make it big in life, but did not know how to go about it, then this is the platform [...]

  Car tested: 2010 Maruti Suzuki Wagon R VXi (ABS-Airbag) Price OTR Mumbai: 4,77,971/- MotorBeam rating: The Wagon R has some history associated with it and has been a favorite small car for many years. The first of the tall boy design from Maruti, the Wagon R has been a success story for almost ten [...]

Maruti Suzuki has resumed selling its old version Wagon R Duo (LPG). Maruti had launched the all new Wagon R in April but has been unable to come out with the LPG version as yet. Considering that Maruti has lost out on its 50 percent market share in recent times, relaunching the old version Wagon [...]

The new Maruti Suzuki WagonR was launched in Mumbai today. Here are some pictures from the launch event. The company has invested Rs. 290 crore to get the latest generation WagonR to our country and it shows. The car has lots of smart storage places and although it looks quite similar to the out going [...]

Maruti Suzuki has launched an all-new WagonR – titled endearingly ‘the blue eyed boy’. The new Maruti WagonR comes with a new and highly fuel efficient 998cc K-series engine (68PS @ 6200rpm, torque of 90Nm @ 3500 rpm), delivering a high fuel efficiency of 18.9 kmpl. It also comes with a new 5-speed synchromesh transmission [...]

Maruti Suzuki will launch the new Wagon R on 23rd April. It will feature an all new platform and is longer, wider and taller. The wheelbase has also increased. All this will equate to more interior room (something which is not at all lacking in the car). The 1.0 liter K-series engine from the A-Star [...]