Maruti R3 spied without an inch of camouflage
CarWale.com/AutoBild have posted images of a Maruti R3 caught totally undisguised. There is an image from every angle that reveal the car completely. What does Maruti have on its mind? Will it shock everyone with a Diwali release? Or will it bring it to Auto Expo 2012, the same stage where the concept avatar was unveiled two years ago?
IndianAutosBlog.com brought you a rendering of the car's front end that matches the spyshots very closely. Last week we asked if the R3's tight dimensions will be Achilles' heel on its journey to topple the Innova as segment king.
The change of state from concept to production has not happened without losses. The design pitch of the production model is lowered for the benefit of dragging down price. The raked bonnet and a two-tier grill brings to mind the Ritz. The exposé also reveals that the top-end variant is a six-seater, and the boot is effective only with the third row folded flat.
Codenamed YL8, the R3 MPV uses a 1.3-liter Multi-jet engine. Interiors are constructed using the new Swift's parts bin with the top-end model is getting dual tone interiors.
What do you think about the R3 MPV?
[Source - CarWale.com]
