This tiny tall-wagon kei car pulled off the unthinkable: it occasionally outsold the Toyota Corolla in Japan, moving 900,000 units and catching Suzuki completely by surprise.
Median 63 hp across 178 similar cars
Lead trim: 657 cc F6A SOHC · up to 63 hp
Suzuki Wagon R first generation CT21S / CV21SCT21S/CT51S/CV21S/CV51S · 1993–1998
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FactThis tiny tall-wagon kei car pulled off the unthinkable: it occasionally outsold the Toyota Corolla in Japan, moving 900,000 units and catching Suzuki completely by surprise.
The original tall-wagon kei car, introduced at the 1993 Tokyo Motor Show 255 mm taller than the Alto it shared its length, width and 660 cc F6A three-cylinder engines with, developed with low-cost manufacturing in mind and 70 percent parts commonality with the Alto. It began with two doors on the left and one on the right; a symmetrical five-door setup arrived in August 1996. It won Japan's Car of the Year award for model year 1994, and 900,000 first-generation cars sold at home, at times outselling the Toyota Corolla. Also sold as the Autozam / Mazda AZ Wagon.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 657 cc F6A SOHC | 1993–1998 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | 60 hp | 67 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 657 cc F6A SOHC turbo | 1993–1998 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | 63 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 658 cc K6A DOHC turbo | 1993–1998 | 0.7 L Inline-3 | 63 hp | 76 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The sixth-gen Wagon R's hybrid system can creep along on nothing but battery power — up to 10 seconds of electric-only driving, as long as you keep it under 13 km/h (8 mph).
This kei-class Wagon R squeezed a mild-hybrid system into a tiny car and still hit 28.8 km/L on Japan's test cycle — nearly 68 mpg from a car the size of a phone booth.
This Wagon R redesigned its rear doors specifically to kill off the D-pillar — bigger doors with built-in quarter glass solved what earlier generations needed a whole extra pillar for.
The turbocharged Stingray version of this generation sprinted 0–100 km/h in about 15 seconds — quick work out of a 660cc kei car.
This generation's wider Wagon R-Wide crossed into Europe wearing a different badge — it's sold there as the Opel/Vauxhall Agila.
This tiny tall-wagon kei car pulled off the unthinkable: it occasionally outsold the Toyota Corolla in Japan, moving 900,000 units and catching Suzuki completely by surprise.
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