Internally the car has good space, eventhough it looks like a match box. Drivers seat is comfortable with high head room along with leg room- gives a tall boy image. The high seating position gives good view of the road and makes you feel that you are in command. Even after sliding the seat back the rear passenger gets enough space. It is often regarded as a 4 seater, but believe me when I and my family sat with the dealer's representative 5 could seat easily. back seats are quite spacious.
The 1065 CC engine gives great power and the pick up and handling is very well. The saleman actually showed us how easily she could go up the hill even in the third gear at low speed. Pressing the accelerator actually gives you a great sense of power underneath you.
The AC cools well and it actually started to feel cold in 10 mins. Being a tall boy design the AC cooling is not affected as suggested by many and reaches to every corner.
The body is strong and well built. The interiors are a bit dull in LXI but are better in VXI models. The new work done on the rear section of the car has improved the exteriors well.
The power steering works well and drivability is good. This car can snake through heavy traffic easily. I have learnt and done all my driving on a santro and when i first laid my hands on wagon-r what astonished me was that it is a very light vehicle to drive. Power steering works well and is very light. A pleasure to drive.
On the down side I would have liked parcel tray & room for rear speakers which have to be fit in unconventional places. The color choices are less and you have to sacrifice with the common colors.
All in all this car is good value for money and is a good car for small families.
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Suzuki Wagon R
The Suzuki Wagon R is a kei car first introduced in Japan in 1993. The R stands for recreation. It is one of the first cars to use the "tall wagon" design in which the car is designed to be unusually tall with a short bonnet and almost vertical hatchback and sides in order to maximise cabin space while staying within the kei car dimension restrictions. The first generation Wagon R is 1640mm (64.6in) high, or 255mm (10in) taller (170mm (6.7in) internally) than the JDM Suzuki Alto sold at the same time (which was the exact same length and width).
1998 saw the introduction of the second-generation Wagon R in Japan, with the Wagon R+ replacing the Wagon R Wide in 1999 - this was brought to Europe in 2000. This is also produced in Esztergom in Hungary and Gurgaon, India. The Opel Agila is a badge engineered version of the Suzuki Wagon R+, also introduced in summer 2000.
A third generation Wagon R was launched in Japan in September 2003 for their 10th Anniversary, but only as a K-car - no oversized version (like the previous Wide and +) was developed in either Japan or Europe. The third generation was facelifted in September 2005.
The fourth generation Wagon R was launch in Japan in September 2008 along with 3 variants, Stingray Wagon R, AZ Wagon and AZ Wagon Custom. The main difference between this new generation is bigger door and the absence of the C-pillar of the car. Powertrain options include naturally aspirated and turbocharged 660cc engines with the latter developing an output of 64 HP, mated to a 4-speed automatic, a 5-speed manual or a CVT transmission. As with many other Japanese market models, customers can choose between front-wheel and all-wheel-drive versions.
The Wagon R has been the best-selling kei car in Japan since 2003;[1] and in 2008 Suzuki expects to produce its three-millionth Wagon R.[2]
Wagon R Wide
The Wagon R Wide, introduced in 1997, is a slightly larger car, exceeding the kei car specifications, with larger 1.0 and 1.3 litre engines - this is what was sold as the Wagon R+ in the European market (also introduced in the same year). The only other tall wagon style car sold in Europe around the time of its introduction was the Daihatsu Move.
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