New Wagon R 2019 Expected Price: Will It Undercut Hyundai Santro, Datsun GO, Tata Tiago & Maruti Celerio?
The current gen WagonR has had a long innings and the time is here for it to gracefully retire. How competitively will its replacement be priced? We make a guess
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Apart from a 1.0-litre engine, the new WagonR will also be available with a 1.2-litre petrol engine, which is also available with the Swift.
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It will not be available with a CNG option at launch.
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The WagonR is currently priced below the Celerio
Update: The new Maruti Wagon R has been launched with a starting price of Rs 4.19 lakh and the top variant priced at Rs 5.69 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Read our first drive review of the new Maruti Wagon R here.
The new Maruti Suzuki Wagon R will be launched in India on 23 January. It will be sandwiched between the Alto and the Ignis in the the carmaker’s line-up. Also, the new WagonR will be available with an option of two petrol engines, both with an AMT gearbox, and in five different variants. Both the engines will not be available on all the five variants.
Let’s have a look at the expected prices of the variants of the new 2019 WagonR.
| Variants |
WagonR 1.0-litre (K10B) |
WagonR 1.2-litre (K12M) |
| LXi |
Rs 4 lakh |
NA |
| LXi (O) |
Rs 4.05 lakh |
NA |
| VXi |
Rs 4.54 lakh |
Rs 4.69 lakh |
| VXi (O) |
Rs 4.60 lakh |
Rs 4.75 lakh |
| VXi AGS |
Rs 5 lakh |
Rs 5.15 lakh |
| VXi AGS (O) |
Rs 5 lakh |
Rs 5.15 lakh |
| ZXi |
NA |
Rs 5.65 lakh |
| ZXI AGS |
NA |
Rs 6.12 lakh |
Disclaimer: These prices are only estimates. Final prices are expected to vary.
The current WagonR is offered with a 1.0-litre petrol engine that can also be had with a CNG fuel option. On the new WagonR however, CNG option will not be available at launch. The new WagonR will be available with the 1.2-litre petrol engine as well, which is also present on the likes of Ignis, Swift and Baleno.
Both the engines will be available with a manual transmission as well as an AMT gearbox. AMT is available on the outgoing WagonR as well.
Here are the prices of the outgoing WagonR:
| Outgoing WagonR variants |
Price (ex-showroom Delhi) |
| WagonR Lxi |
Rs 4.15 lakh |
| WagonR Lxi Opt. |
Rs 4.48 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi |
Rs 4.41 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi AMT |
Rs 4.88 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Plus |
Rs 4.7 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Plus AMT |
Rs 5.17 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Opt. |
Rs 4.74 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Opt. AMT |
Rs 5.21 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Plus Opt |
Rs 4.89 lakh |
| WagonR Vxi Plus Opt AMT |
Rs 5.36 lakh |
| WagonR Lxi CNG |
Rs 4.69 lakh |
| WagonR Lxi Opt. CNG |
Rs 4.88 lakh |
Let’s see how the WagonR’s expected pricing compares against the actual prices of its rivals.
| CAR |
2019 WagonR |
2018 Hyundai Santro |
Datsun GO |
Maruti Suzuki Celerio |
Tata Tiago |
| Price range (Ex-showroom New Delhi) |
Rs 4 lakh - Rs 6.12 lakh |
Rs 3.90 lakh - Rs 5.47 lakh |
Rs 3.29 lakh - Rs 4.89 lakh |
Rs 4.21 lakh - Rs 5.40 lakh |
Rs 3.40 lakh - Rs 5.64 lakh |
Keeping expected prices in mind, the WagonR appears to be on the expensive side. But whether it’s still value-for-money or not will depend on how the WagonR is equipped.
What do you think of these expected prices? Will Maruti undercut these or go overboard? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to CarDekho for more updates on the upcoming WagonR.