Finally New WagonR with ABS/AIRBAGS!! - Team-BHP

DCEite · 17th January 2005, 07:54

Just read today's newspaper... and ohhh.. what a surprise... didnt expect this from Maruti at all.....

The all new WagonR!
32bit ecu
Body coloured redesigned bumbers (even in LXI)
3 spoke steering wheel (finally!!...)
redesigned dashboard!!...
dual airbags!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Euro III

GTO · 17th January 2005, 09:07

Thats great news!! Safety features - Finally in small cars. Though you have to credit the Palio with being the first mover.

GTO

speedsatya · 17th January 2005, 10:04

wow,

that is great news.
along with all these ,if only maruti cud give wider tires on its cars and bigger brakes.

bhp · 17th January 2005, 12:14

i think the brakes in wagonR are good enough acc to the power the car has
and in the latest generation version the tyres are an upsize then the previous one 155/70/r13

maedi · 17th January 2005, 12:29

with the crdi santro around the corner, i hope this isn't the end of innovations from maruti...

have they announced a price hike too?

Dippy · 17th January 2005, 13:07

All Maruti vehicles which are Euro III complaint are going to have a price hike..

Dippy

Rtech · 17th January 2005, 13:32

frankly the only maruti model that arouses any interest in me now is the upcoming Swift. I can't wait for that!

But, its good to see safety making its way into the A/B segment cars. So now the Wagon R has airbags, but the larger, faster more powerful Baleno does not....

lamborghini · 17th January 2005, 14:57

just saw the ad in the mid-day today
wonder what the price will be ???
will go check it out later in the day...

johnjacob · 17th January 2005, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtech

frankly the only maruti model that arouses any interest in me now is the upcoming Swift. I can't wait for that!

But, its good to see safety making its way into the A/B segment cars. So now the Wagon R has airbags, but the larger, faster more powerful Baleno does not....

I fully agree about the Swift, but last week's Economic Times article says that the Swift won't be available before the second half of this year. And another ET article says that Skoda auto will launch the Fabia this year. If the Fabia is launched before the Swift, I may just buy a Fabia.

It was three years ago, in 2002, that I first read in BS Motoring that Skoda was planning to launch the Fabia in India. If it takes them three years to bring launch a car in India, no wonder the Euro manufacturers are getting their b****'s kicked by the Koreans. While I don't care much for Hyundai's product line, you have to give it to them that they have consistently introduced their latest products in India, simultaneously or soon after their global launches.

Stratos · 17th January 2005, 19:58

Thats nice!! Hope to see some really loaded hatchbacks pretty soon!

sridhar24 · 17th January 2005, 21:06

WOW!!! thats really a great news, from now we will get international safety features in our cars, thanx to Euro III norms.

X-Machine · 17th January 2005, 21:39

Stunned!!! I surely am.Maruti is finally growing of age.
Thats good news.

X

Deeps · 17th January 2005, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by rtech

frankly the only maruti model that arouses any interest in me now is the upcoming Swift. I can't wait for that!

But, its good to see safety making its way into the A/B segment cars. So now the Wagon R has airbags, but the larger, faster more powerful Baleno does not....

The Baleno does not have airbags?? I am sure that the european model has 2 airbags! Are you sure, rtech?

normally_crazy · 17th January 2005, 23:07

wow!! great news .

but i think the santro A/T was the 1st small car to have ABS.....and wuts with the auto headlamp adjuster thing??

is it the new innovation that car makers are going after ?? the wagon -r and the 2005 limited edition corolla boast of auto headlamp adjusters !!!

i cant understand !!

anyways the santro now be very careful of the wagon-r !!

cheers

DCEite · 18th January 2005, 07:10

Man... if the soon to come Santro CRDI is priced rightly.... we may just have the end of TATA INDICA..(a car as heavy as a truck with no safety features at all..)
so i guess that will make even Tatas think of "safety first"...

17th January 2005, 07:54	#1 (permalink)
DCEite Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (Gur)Gaon Posts: 1,942 View My Garage	Finally New WagonR with ABS/AIRBAGS!! Just read today's newspaper... and ohhh.. what a surprise... didnt expect this from Maruti at all..... The all new WagonR! 32bit ecu Body coloured redesigned bumbers (even in LXI) 3 spoke steering wheel (finally!!...) redesigned dashboard!!... dual airbags!!!!!!!!!!!! ABS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Euro III

17th January 2005, 09:07	#2 (permalink)
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 13,125 View My Garage	Thats great news!! Safety features - Finally in small cars. Though you have to credit the Palio with being the first mover. GTO __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries.

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speedsatya BANNED Join Date: May 2004 Location: bangalore Posts: 1,882 View My Garage	wow, that is great news. along with all these ,if only maruti cud give wider tires on its cars and bigger brakes.

17th January 2005, 13:32	#7 (permalink)
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,982 View My Garage	frankly the only maruti model that arouses any interest in me now is the upcoming Swift. I can't wait for that! But, its good to see safety making its way into the A/B segment cars. So now the Wagon R has airbags, but the larger, faster more powerful Baleno does not.... __________________ He who makes the loudest noise usually has the least to say. Unfortunately they don't realise that and keep at it! ____ Last edited by Rtech : 17th January 2005 at 13:35.

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17th January 2005, 19:58	#10 (permalink)
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17th January 2005, 21:06	#11 (permalink)
sridhar24 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 852 View My Garage	WOW!!! thats really a great news, from now we will get international safety features in our cars, thanx to Euro III norms. __________________ Don't limit your CHALLENGES, challenge your LIMITS!

17th January 2005, 21:39	#12 (permalink)
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,366	Stunned!!! I surely am.Maruti is finally growing of age. Thats good news. X __________________ ------->> X <<-------

17th January 2005, 23:07	#14 (permalink)
normally_crazy Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,834 View My Garage	wow!! great news . but i think the santro A/T was the 1st small car to have ABS.....and wuts with the auto headlamp adjuster thing?? is it the new innovation that car makers are going after ?? the wagon -r and the 2005 limited edition corolla boast of auto headlamp adjusters !!! i cant understand !! anyways the santro now be very careful of the wagon-r !! cheers

18th January 2005, 07:10	#15 (permalink)
DCEite Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (Gur)Gaon Posts: 1,942 View My Garage	Man... if the soon to come Santro CRDI is priced rightly.... we may just have the end of TATA INDICA..(a car as heavy as a truck with no safety features at all..) so i guess that will make even Tatas think of "safety first"...

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