Maruti Suzuki today announced that it has received more than 50,000 bookings for the new Baleno already. It has just been close to a month since the carmaker launched the new age Baleno and now with the overwhelming response, to the car, one can gauge the success of the new car. Maruti Suzuki has launched the 2022 Baleno in India with prices starting at Rs. 6.35 lakh for the base Sigma variant and going up to Rs. 9.49 lakh for the top-end Alpha automatic trim. The new Maruti Suzuki Baleno is an extensively upgraded model and is heavier than the model it replaces. The company has strengthened the car overall, with new body panels and a completely new suspension set up.
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The Maruti Suzuki Baleno sports a new bumper and a slimmer grille
Though the overall silhouette and dimensions of the new Maruti Suzuki Baleno remain unchanged, it sports a new bumper along with a wider and slimmer grille. We told you all about the design in our review already. The grille gets chrome garnish that extends to the angular LED projector headlamps with LED DRLs. The shoulder line is revised and it does looks more contemporary than before. The wing mirrors with integrated turn indicators and chrome door handles have been carried over from its predecessor along with the 16-inch alloy wheels. This is also the first car to get Maruti Suzuki's connected car suite. In fact, we broke the exclusive story of the Baleno being exported from India as the Toyota Glanza and Starlet
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The cabin of the Baleno has been refreshed and it gets an all-new dashboard and connected car suite
Under the hood, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno comes with a 1.2-litre VVT motor which is mated to a five-speed manual transmission as standard while you also have a choice of opting for the five-speed AMT unit.
We wait to know about the split in bookings for manual and the AMT. The company has not yet divulged that information and carandbike has sent across an email asking for this information. We wait for a reply from the company.
