Maruti Suzuki Baleno, India’s biggest carmaker’s first premium hatchback, was launched today at a starting price of 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The Baleno with a host of well-rounded features steps into an intensely cut-throat segment with cars like the Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz, and Volkswagen Polo. The newest Maruti Suzuki hatchback gets 2 engine options, a petrol and a diesel, along with a choice of 2 gearboxes. Maruti Suzuki Baleno diesel’s price starts at 6.16 lakh and goes all the way up to 8.11 lakh. One must note the aforementioned prices are introductory.
Maruti is offering its newest hatchback in a total of 4 trim levels: Sigma, Delta, Zeta, and Alpha. Colour options on the car will span a total of 7 choices, namely, Ray Blue, Fire Red, Premium Silver, Autumn Orange, Premium Urban Blue, Pearl Arctic White, and Granite Gray. One must note, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno will be sold only via Nexa – the carmaker’s premium dealership network in India.
Engine options offered on the Maruti Suzuki Baleno include a 1.2-litre VVT petrol and a 1.3-litre DDiS diesel. The petrol engine is the retuned version of the same engine as the one that does duty on the Swift. Transmission options for the Baleno hatchback will include a 5-speed manual (petrol and diesel) and a CVT (only petrol).
Talking about features, the range of standard provisions includes rear combination lamps with LED, body-coloured door handles, ORVMs, and bumpers, etc. Inside, the carmaker has provided the bare minimum one theMaruti Suzuki Baleno’s base variant – Sigma; it misses any provisions for entertainment, and gets central locking, front power windows, tilt steering, accessory socket, etc. in the name of comfort and convenience.
With that being said, the remaining variants are amply loaded with comfort and convenience features. In addition to the features mentioned above, the remaining variants also get remote keyless entry, rear power windows, electrically foldable ORVMs, automatic AC, and reverse parking sensors. Nonetheless, the multi information speedometer display (with colour TFT) is available only on Zeta and Alpha.
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