- Will get a brand new 1.2-litre three cylinder petrol engine
- Outfitted with cooled entrance seats and degree 2 ADAS
Maruti Suzuki has launched the Baleno facelift in India at a beginning worth of Rs. 6.10 lakh, ex-showroom. The replace brings mildly revised styling, a contemporary set of options, and a brand new petrol engine.
The largest change below the hood is the swap to the 1.2-litre Z Sequence three-cylinder petrol engine, borrowed from the Swift and Dzire, provided with a five-speed handbook or an AMT gearbox. The identical engine can also be out there with a factory-fit CNG equipment, and for the primary time on the Baleno, this CNG setup will be had with an AMT as properly.
Visually, the adjustments are delicate. The Baleno now will get a bigger entrance grille completed with black horizontal slats, whereas the headlamps and taillights carry over unchanged. The bumpers have been mildly reworked with new fog lamp housings, and the 16-inch alloy wheels get a contemporary design together with a shark fin antenna. Dimensions stay untouched, with the Baleno nonetheless measuring 3,990mm in size and driving on a 2,520mm wheelbase. A brand new Enigmatic Teal shade has additionally been added to the color palette.
Inside, the cabin structure stays acquainted, constructed round a nine-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a semi-digital instrument cluster. The important thing additions this time are ventilated entrance seats, tyre stress monitor, and degree 2 ADAS-based security options, each new to the Baleno. Options carried over from the outgoing mannequin embrace a height-adjustable driver seat, wi-fi charger, a head-up show, computerized local weather management, and a 360-degree digital camera.
With this replace, the Baleno continues to compete with the Tata Altroz and Hyundai i20 within the premium hatchback phase.
