Maruti Suzuki has unveiled Suzuki-R3 concept car as the multi purpose vehicle (MPV) at New Delhi Auto Expo 2010 . Suzuki’s R3 is one of the small concept cars showcased this year in auto expo,  R3 is totally designed in India with in nine months for the competitive Indian car market in its segment, gives Maruti a boosts against Tata, Toyota,  Nissan,  GM and Honda.

The R3 Concept was based on the needs of the consumers who required a multi purpose vehicle without compromising on the elegance and compactness of the exterior. R3 fulfills there requirements by providing substantial amount of cargo space, which can be enhanced by R3′s fordable seats.

Managing director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi said that the Maruti R3 MPV concept will carve a new segment in the Indian market and described R3 as a family car, six-seater will satisfied the needs of large families.

Maruti Suzuki Executive Officer, Marketing and Sales Mayank Pareek said “Over the years, Maruti Suzuki has ushered in millions of joyous moments in the form of delivering reliable products, offering prompt and careful after-sales services, and forging a long-term relationship with its valued customers. ‘Joys of Life’ as a theme celebrates this long history.”

R3 have stylish rearward opening doors instead of sliding doors to provide more comfort to the passengers.

At the front, high-intensity lighting concealed with aluminum accents on the side, a glass roof and a chrome grille.  The Dual-exhaust pipes provides powerful look from behind wheels.

As there was no declaration about engine, the car could have 1.2 and 1.4 liter petrol engines, and a Fiat-built 1.3-liter diesel engine with five speed manual transmission as shown in the prototype.

Because Maruti R3 MPV concept car will be designed entirely in India, and will also be built in India. So the expected cost should be low .

Maruti Suzuki has not declared any launch date of this MUV, production schedule , technical details and pricing. But it will be launched with in two years.

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After unveiling its A-star concept in the 2008 Auto Expo, Maruti Suzuki is all set to unveil its second concept car at the forthcoming Auto Expo scheduled for early next year. Though the company has not revealed anything, there is speculation that this concept car would be the first made-in-India car by Maruti Suzuki India Limited. India’s largest carmaker, which had earlier reported that it will build a car on its own by 2012, has recently indicated to the media that it will launch the car based on its existing platform for the ‘Made-In-India’ car.

Though the exact reasons could not be ascertained, it has been learnt from well-informed sources that due to insufficient engineering strength from Maruti, it will produce a small car on its existing platform. India’s largest passenger carmaker has, however, yet not revealed anything about the pricing, positioning or other specifics of the model. The made in India car will be another major step in the company’s efforts to achieve its goal of developing products on its own.

“We would unveil the concept of our new small car that is being developed from scratch. This is first time Maruti is developing a new car on its own and the primary aim would be to exhibit our design skills and engineering talent. We may not have new platforms but display some interesting concepts for future cars,” I. V. Rao, the company’s managing executive officer (engineering), was quoted as saying to ET exclusively.

It may be recalled that on the sidelines of SIAM meet in New Delhi, I. V. Rao was quoted as saying to reporters, “We have started the ground work to launch a car which is conceived, designed and developed fully in India. We are hopeful of rolling out the car in the next four years, he added. He, however, declined to comment whether it would be a small car or a bigger one. “We are discussing it internally,” Rao said, adding groundwork such as preparing for manpower, capacity and other related infrastructure has started,” as revealed by Rao more than 3 months back.

“Our ultimate aim is to have products developed on our own,” Rao said.