NEW CARS(WagonR Stingray)

WagonR Stingray: The tremendous potential of Indian car market along with its continuously increasing growth rate makes it a viable operation centre for any car maker. Owing to the large base of potential car consumers, every major auto maker have set its eyes on the Indian market in order to achieve better growth prospects. It is not an unknown fact the Indian car market is dominated by Maruti Suzuki India Limited, which has stemmed its roots long ago in 1981 with the launch of its flagship 800 model. Presently, the company sells around 14 models, in the Indian auto market, which are categorised under different segments namely Mini, Compact, Super Compact, Mid-Size, Executive, Utility and Vans.  Stingray's arch-rival Grand i10 will have an advantage over it due to the fact that the competing car will be available in both diesel and petrol variants. The Grand i10 shall be equipped with a 1.2-litre Kappa engine that gives away a peak output of 83 bhp while the 1.1-litre diesel engine can reach a maximum power of 70 bhp. As far as features of both cars are concerned, the Grand i10 is expected to come equipped with an automatic air conditioner, rear seats air vents, steering mounted audio controls and auto folding mirrors, while the advancements of Stingray are yet not announced. However, it is not an unknown fact that the car will be provided with less features as compared to what is given in Grand i10. The main factor that is anticipated to work in the favour of the latest offering by Maruti Suzuki will be its attractive pricing that may gel well against the Hyundai Grand i10. According to reports, the base variant of Grand i10 may be priced around Rs. 5.5 lakh which is somewhere around Rs. 1 lakh more than of what is expected to be the base price of standard model of Stingray.

FACT  SHEET:

Make                 Maruti Suzuki

Model              WagonR Stingray                

Fuel types        Petrol

Price                 Rs 4.10 lakh

Interior,Exterior&Safety  

        While looking closely at Stingray, the car is provided with a sleek new exterior design with sportier new bumpers and tail lights. The car is provided with thin headlamps that have projector beam lights. This striking new feature of Stingray will impress many critics that would not have liked the designing aspect of the car. The car will be seen with a new bonnet that is flat and linear giving it a much more masculine look as compared to previous iterations of WagonR. Up front, the car is provided with slim chrome grille, something which the auto maker should have moulded in a better way. Bumpers of the car are now more elongated and are provided with a bigger radiator grille apart from a chrome option. At the interiors, the car will get a refreshed new look with black upholstery and blue trim accents. Along with seat fabrics, floor mats are expected to be of superior quality. It is also speculated that the new car will be equipped with an enhanced music system that will be compatible with USB, AUX-in and Bluetooth. In addition, it is being said that the company is offering more boot space at the rear end of the car apart from a capacious cabin space and an increased rear passenger room. Maruti Suzuki's Stingray will be offering competition to Hyundai's recently unveiled car Grand i10. With both companies deciding to launch new models based on same platform, rather than phasing them out, it seems that companies are now targeting a whole new audience rather than edging out the market of their existing models.

Key specifications      67 bhp of power at 6200 rpm and a torque of up to 90        Nm at 3200 rpm

1.0-litre K-Series engine