Maruti Suzuki Wagon R History
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History
Launched on 18 December 1999, the Maruti Wagon R introduced the tall-boy packaging concept to Indian buyers — a short footprint with a high roofline that delivered class-leading headroom, making it accessible for taller passengers and easier to enter and exit. Features like power windows were near-luxuries in a budget car at the time.
The second generation arrived on 23 April 2010, and the third-generation Wagon R was launched on 23 January 2019, riding on the lightweight Heartect platform with a more contemporary exterior and improved safety. Across three generations and roughly 880,000 first-gen units alone, the Wagon R has been one of India's best-selling cars for over two decades.
Generations
First generation · AZ
The original tall-boy that introduced high-roof packaging to India; ~880,000 units sold.
Second generation · RB
Revised styling and improved equipment; launched 23 April 2010.
Third generation · Heartect
Launched 23 January 2019 on the lightweight Heartect platform; India's top-selling car in multiple fiscal years.
Body styles
- Hatchback (tall boy)
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