Suzuki has unveiled its entry for the Indonesian Low Cost and Green Car (LCGC) brigade, a small and boxy ‘tallboy’ hatchback named the Karimun Wagon R. Kei car aficionados will already be familiar with it, as it’s based on the Japanese-market fourth-generation Suzuki Wagon R (which has been replaced by a newer model in 2012).
In looks, it has more in common with the current Indian-market Maruti Suzuki Wagon R, with large headlamps and a long double opening grille dominating the front end. It sits upright to maximise interior space, which is at a premium, since it sits on such a small Kei car platform. Overall length is 3,599 mm, and it’s less than 1.5 metres wide.
Also shown at the Indonesian International Motor Show 2013 is a Stingray version of the same model. It sports various styling variations, including a completely unique front end. The rear features clear lamps and a large chrome panel with ‘Stingray Wagon R’ lettering.
Under the hood is a three-cylinder 1.0 litre engine that makes 68 PS and 90 Nm of torque. With a low kerb weight of under 900 kg and a new electric power steering system, the new Karimun Wagon R should have a decent range even with its small 35 litre fuel tank.
In the Indonesian market, it succeeds the previous-generation Suzuki Karimun Estilo (a rebadged first-gen MR Wagon) that had been discontinued a year ago. The company had planned to introduce the new model earlier, but a late finalisation of the LCGC programme forced a costly year-long gap in Suzuki’s small car range, which struggled with the more expensive Splash.
With its LCGC status (the standard Karimun Wagon R at least, not the more premium Stingray), it will go up against the Toyota Agya and Daihatsu Ayla pair, the Honda Brio Satya, as well as the new Datsun GO. If given the same choices, which one would you pick?
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When I said I wanted to see a Stingray, I didn’t mean a Suzuki with a stingray badge
hahhahahahahahahaha saya tidak memboleh lah memberhentikan ketawa melihat rekabentuknya…
Laugh as much as possible while you forget we used to had Kenari and Juara before.
skrg 2013 ma…
I know it is Low Cost and Green Car, but y cant they give better design… kereta murah design pon nampak murah
this is a completely different car with the kei car version in Japan. the kei car counterparts is much more nicer.
Wak Karimun at Parit Raja will buy this!!
Let us Malaysians laugh at the design,
and let the Indonesians laugh louder at us for paying a premium price for “el-cheapo inferior” cars with 9-years-loan.
Karimun R is the worst name for a car. The design is also very uninteresting. Even Cangan Era from China and Renault Kangoo looks better.
We are going to have Keliwon Suzuki after this?
The wheel arch so big one can see through the other side. A whole family of cats & rats can fit in there.
Karimun was taken from a beautiful island in that country.
maybe for us is weird because its boxy style, but with boxy style mean more room for user, and for family type car , roomy is one design aspect that first considered
uiihhh, jelekknyaa….. ngga ah!
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