Wonderful Mini SUV

A user review on Maruti Suzuki Wagon R. Written by Pradipta on 07 July, 2009

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LXi Minor-06

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Fuel Economy	:	kpl

Good	:	Front look, head space, good boot space, fuel economy, value for money
Bad	:	dark interior, boxy look, gear shifting

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Hi Friends,

It was very difficult to choose between Santro and WagonR, but i found WagonR more value for money hatchback.
i liked the new wagonR looks. It is like mini SUV, with roofrails it looks superub. When ever u enter into car it give u a feel of lot of space than Santro. It is having more boot space then Santro also rear seat is completely foldable.
After a lot of study i saw that technology used in WagonR is more advanced than Santro e.g
(1) WagonR engine is more compact and small but produces the same power as Santro
(2) Wagon R engine is having 4 cylinder 16 valves, which is 12 in Santro. More valves are always good for engines life.
(3) Wagon R have Electronic Power Steering but Santro have old hydrolic PS.
(4) Wagon R is equipped with 32 bit on board microprocessor, since 32 bit processor are having more speed than 16 bit therefore it’s MPFI section is very efficient.

(5)More boot and leg space in WagonR than Snatro.

It is having good stability as high speed. I drove max at 130Km/h(with AC on), in Mumbai-Pune express way.
I found it’s drive extremely smooth. Pickup is too good.

Only drawbacks i found in WagonR are:

(1) Boxy look but still it looks fantastic with roofrails

(2) Gear Shifting is not as good as santro xing

(3) Beige interior is not available.

I hope that i cleared the doubt of many friends who r thinking between WagonR and Santro.
Of course if u want to go for look Santro is more good looking car, but if u go technologically WagonR is far ahead of Santro.

Think and Decide…

Regards
pnb_2k

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Pradipta on 26 Oct, 2009 at 10:01 AM

Completed 3 years with WagonR last Sep, not a single technical issue, vehicle is running as smooth as it was.Now thinking of fitting LPG kit to my WagonR since currently it is Petrol.

Shashank on 25 Oct, 2009 at 07:59 PM

Thanks Pradipta, Biggest motivation to buy Wagon R is the superb Maruti Suzuki after sales service. You are never stranded anywhere and you find someone to repair within the periphery of 150 kms anywher in India. Initially I was not sure of buying the car but once I bought it, it performed lot more thqn waht I expected- agile engine, handling, brakes, AC, Headroom, leg room, Electronic Power steering, looks etc. I belong to Indore and recently Santro has been introduced as Metro Taxi.

Kunjal Panchal on 06 Aug, 2009 at 11:21 PM

Thanks Pradipta for your good technical analysis. I am planning to buy Santro GL as there is good discount on it at the moment(3.35 on road). But now I am giving it a rethought...

Dushyant Arora on 29 Jul, 2009 at 10:34 AM

Thanx for your review about WaganR specially comparistion between santro and wagon r becoz i wanted to buy a car but i am so confused to choose between these two.

Pradipta on 07 Jul, 2009 at 06:35 PM

Dear Friends,

I have written a review on Maruti Suzuki Wagon R and look forward to your comments on it.

Review Link: Wonderful Mini SUV

Thanks.

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