Suzuki MR Wagon to hit Indian roads soon

In the next six months or so, a slew of cars are to be launched. The more significant ones being the Suzuki MR Wagon, Fiat Grande Punto, Skoda Fabia, Renault Logan and the New Honda CR-V. Here's a preview of Suzuki MR Wagon.

Maruti is basking in the success of the new Wagon-R Duo, but bigger action for this company in the small-car segment is just around the corner. The ace up the sleeve for Maruti could well be the Suzuki MR Wagon that is rumoured to hit Indian roads as the new Zen.

The MR Wagon will be one of Suzuki's crispest and refreshing small-car designs to be launched in India. After the aggressively young, squat design of the Swift, the MR Wagon will be more universally likeable with its amalgam of jellybean and tallboy designs. The MR Wagon has been withdrawn from the Japanese market and is not widely available in other markets, but in India the car will have novelty value.

However, Maruti, which has also in the past used either the same platform or an existing engine for its new models, could continue to adopt the strategy for the new MR Wagon. The current Wagon-R's platform and engine are likely to be doing double duty in the new Zen. So, the price of the new MR Wagon could well be a surprise, positioning the new car along side the Wagon-R.