Suzuki Wagon R Smile
{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}
{{Short description|Minivan classed as a kei car produced by Suzuki}}
{{for|the origin model|Suzuki Wagon R}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Suzuki Wagon R Smile
| image = 2021-2024 Suzuki Wagon R Smile G.jpg
| caption = Suzuki Wagon R Smile G
| manufacturer = Suzuki
| model_code = {{flatlist|
- MX81S
- MX91S
}}
| aka =
| production = 2021–present
| class = Kei car
| body_style = 5-door minivan
| platform = HEARTECT platform
| related = {{ubl|Suzuki Spacia|Suzuki Hustler|Suzuki Alto|Suzuki Wagon R}}
| engine = 658 cc R06D DOHC I3 (petrol/MHEV)
| motor = WA04C
| transmission = CVT
| wheelbase = {{convert|2460|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3395|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1475|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1695|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{ubl|{{convert|840–870|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} (FWD)|{{convert|890-920|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} (AWD)}}
}}
The {{Nihongo|Suzuki Wagon R Smile|Japanese: ワゴンRスマイル}} is a kei car manufactured and sold by Suzuki. It is a different series model based from the Wagon R, with which it is sold in parallel as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=Suzuki Car Lineup |url=https://www.suzuki.co.jp/car/lineup/index.html |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Suzuki Cars Website |language=ja}}
The Wagon R Smile was announced on 27 August 2021 as a retro-styled kei car with sliding doors, expanding the Wagon R range.{{cite press release|url=https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/a/2021/0827/|title=スズキ、新型「ワゴンRスマイル」を発売|trans-title=Suzuki launches the new "Suzuki Wagon R Smile"|date=27 August 2021|access-date=4 September 2021|language=Japanese|work=Suzuki Japan}} The name Smile was originally trademarked by Honda in 1995 and had been used on a scooter in the 1980s, but Honda consenteed to Suzuki using the name as long as it is in conjunction with "Wagon R" - meaning that Smile cannot become a standalone model name for Suzuki.{{cite web | url = https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/03349feeb0a466e29f3f36a8b3ed3e8a60deecb7 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210828223506/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/03349feeb0a466e29f3f36a8b3ed3e8a60deecb7 | archive-date = 2021-08-28 | title = ホンダの商標とバッティング!? スズキ「ワゴンRスマイル」のネーミングの顛末 | trans-title = A clash with Honda's trademark? The story behind the naming of Suzuki's "Wagon R Smile" | language = ja | date = 2021-08-27 | work = Yahoo Japan News | publisher = Yaesu Publishing Co., Ltd. }}
Overview
Unlike the regular Wagon R, the Smile has sliding doors on both sides and a distinctive exterior design. The Smile model was created in response to the fact that about 40 percent of Wagon R users requested a model with sliding doors in surveys.{{Cite news |date=2021-08-28 |title=Suzuki Announces "Wagon R Smile" Aiming to Expand in the Light Sliding Door Car Market |language=ja |newspaper=Shizuoka Shimbun |url=https://www.at-s.com/news/article/shizuoka/952019.html |accessdate=2021-09-05}}
While the model number of the Wagon R series has typically been "MH" since the third generation model and up to the current sixth generation, this model receives the "MX" model code. The Smile is the first derivative model from the Wagon R since the Wagon R Wide, the predecessor of the standard passenger car tall wagon Solio. The mild hybrid R06D engine is familiar from most of Suzuki's contemporary kei car range and produces {{cvt|49|PS|kW bhp|0}} and {{cvt|58|Nm|lbft|0}}.
To cut development costs, the Wagon R Smile uses various parts and substructures from other cars: the front doors and sliding doors share parts with the second-generation Spacia (MK53S), a kei "super high wagon", and the tailgate is derived from that of the sixth-generation Wagon R (MH35S/55S/85S/95S models). According to Masashi Takahashi, chief engineer, combining parts from different vehicle models is unusual for Suzuki.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-03 |title=Suzuki's Chief Engineer Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Details of Sliding Doors |url=https://newswitch.jp/p/28642 |accessdate=2021-09-05 |website=Newswitch.jp |publisher=Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun}}
File:2021-2024 Suzuki Wagon R Smile G rear.jpg|Rear view
File:Suzuki WAGON R SMILE HYBRID X 2WD (5AA-MX91S-SBXB) front.jpg|Suzuki Wagon R Smile Hybrid X
File:Suzuki WAGON R SMILE HYBRID X (5AA-MX91S-SBXB-ZN3).jpg|Facelift
File:Suzuki WAGON R SMILE HYBRID X 2WD (5AA-MX91S-SBXB) interior.jpg|Interior
Sales
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year |
| 2021
|30,675 |
| 2022
|82,213 |
| 2023
|72,235 |
References
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{{Suzuki vehicles}}
{{Suzuki timeline 2000 to date}}
Category:Cars introduced in 2021