Key facts
- Maruti Suzuki has launched India's first flex-fuel hatchback, the Wagon R Bioflex.
- The Wagon R Bioflex is priced at Rs 7.24 lakh ex-showroom.
- This flex-fuel variant costs Rs 86,000 more than the top-end petrol model.
- The car uses a modified 1.2-litre K12N petrol engine capable of running on ethanol blends up to E100.
- India is actively promoting ethanol-blended fuels as part of its energy security strategy.
Maruti Suzuki has revealed the pricing for India's first flex-fuel hatchback, the Wagon R Bioflex, with prices starting at Rs 7.24 lakh ex-showroom. This new variant, based on the top-spec ZXi+ petrol-manual model, comes with a premium of Rs 86,000. The flex-fuel capability is enabled by a modified 1.2-litre K12N four-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine, which has undergone engineering changes including upgraded fuel injectors, a revised fuel pump, new fuel lines, a recalibrated engine control unit (ECU), and an ethanol sensor. These modifications allow the vehicle to operate on ethanol blends ranging from E20 to E100.