Maruti Suzuki Wagon R could very be available in diesel version as well. The current trend is looked upon as result of the booming fuel prices and the poor automobile sales in the recent past. The company would like to retain its sales figures by comforting the audience with the launch of a diesel variant for its car models.
In this direction the first car likely to get the nod for the diesel variant is the WagonR hatchback which would be powered by a diesel power-train. The move augurs well for the company because currently over ninety percent of the car sales are gobbled up by the hatchback segment and going by the diminishing sales of these giant killers, it looks like a step in the right direction.Even other competitors are following suit with the likes of the Chevrolet which recently unveiled the diesel version of the Chevrolet Beat and the future trend could very well be going the diesel way.
The car is speculated to be powered by diesel engine with a 1.3 Litre and four cylinder engine which will have the maximum power of 58PS and deliver a maximum torque of 150Nm. The expected mileage of the vehicle is expected to be around 25 km.
If all goes well with the diesel version of the Wagon R the company could very well dole out the diesel versions of its other models as well. The future market surely looks well for the diesel cousins. The company already offers the Maruti Suzuki Swift and Maruti Dzire and the Maruti Suzuki SX4 in the diesel version.
The diesel variant will however come with some strings attached to it in the form of a price hike of up to Rs 80,000 or higher. Currently, the Maruti Wagon R price stands around Rs 4.20 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for top-end petrol variant. Meanwhile if you are feeling the pinch of the fuel prices you can have some solace by going in for the Maruti Suzuki WagonR DUO which is a LPG variant of the hatchback and comes at modes price of 3.35 lakh onwards.
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