Just days before the official price announcement, more images of Maruti’s premium hatchback have surfaced online
Maruti Suzuki has already started releasing new teaser images of the upcoming Baleno but these new sets of pictures on the official website reveal its exterior design, cabin and all other details.
Key Highlights
- Facelift model to get significant design changes
- Maruti Suzuki will not offer the CVT automatic
- Only an AMT will be available
- Only one engine option
Maruti Suzuki Baleno facelift gets a new face
Upcoming Maruti Suzuki Baleno hatchback revealed completely through leaked pictures
Even it is a mid-life facelift model, there are going to be major changes in the face of the car. Maruti Suzuki Baleno did not get any major updates for many years. The upcoming Maruti Suzuki Baleno gets a new grille pattern and it has become wider too.
The headlamps are all-new with integrated LED DRL lamps. There are projector headlamps available across the range. The top-end variants will get LEDs while the entry-level variants will offer halogens. There are a few changes in the design of the bonnet as well.
The new Baleno gets a slew of updates inside and outside
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It gets new a chrome stripe and new alloy wheels. The rear gets new C-shaped lamps and new bumpers as well.
Even the base variant of new Baleno will offer premium features like projector headlamps
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Maruti Suzuki will offer the car in six colour options – Pearl Arctic White, Splendid Silver, Grandeur Grey, Celestial Blue, Opulent Red and Luxe Beige.
Big changes inside the cabin
And the new features including AMT transmission
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Maruti Suzuki Baleno facelift gets the biggest changes inside the cabin. The car now comes with segment-first as well. The Zeta variant gets features like LED fog lamps, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, power-folding wing mirrors, a 9.0-inch Smartplay Pro+ infotainment system, a heads-up display, a 360-degree camera and more.
The new images reveal the cabin
Image Source: Autocar
All the variants of the Baleno will offer projector headlamps, dual airbags, rear parking sensors, ABS and a speed limit warning.
The cabin pictures also reveal that the new Maruti Suzuki Baleno will get a new steering wheel that looks very similar to the Maruti Suzuki Swift. There is new switchgear for the automatic climate control and a new instrument cluster as well.
The updated premium hatchback will offer newly designed front seats and the upholstery is new as well. But there is still no factory-fitted sunroof in the car.
Only one engine option
Even the base variant of new Baleno will offer premium features like projector headlamps
Image Source: Autocar
Maruti Suzuki will offer only one 1.2-litre K12N engine with the Baleno. The older 1.2-litre engine will not be available with the car anymore. It means that all the variants of the new Baleno will offer an integrated start/stop system to save fuel.
The car will not offer the CVT automatic transmission as well. The new Baleno will get only the AMT transmission, which will make the variants much more affordable and more fuel-efficient.
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