Maruti Suzuki India on Monday unveiled its hatchback Baleno, priced between Rs.4.99 lakh and Rs.8.11 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The new model will compete with Hyundai i20, Honda Jazz and Volkswagen Polo – all priced between Rs.5.34 lakh and Rs.8.63 lakh.
In a first-ever move, the company will be exporting the made in India Baleno to Japan next year onwards. Maruti Suzuki, in which Japanese automobile giant Suzuki Motor holds over 56 per cent share, plans to export around 50,000 units of Baleno in the first year to over 100 countries, including up to 6,000 units to Japan.
“I am excited that this model will be exported to Japan from India, opening a new chapter in the long history of Maruti Suzuki. It is a global model which would not only satisfy customers in India but global markets as well,” Maruti Suzuki Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said.
The petrol variant of Baleno would deliver a fuel mileage of 21.4 kmpl while the diesel version would deliver a mileage of 27.39 kmpl.
The petrol variants of Baleno are priced between Rs.4.99 lakh and Rs.7.01 lakh, while the diesel trims are priced in the range Rs.6.16 lakh to Rs.8.11 lakh.
The petrol automatic variant, featuring continuously variable transmission (CVT), is priced at Rs.6.76 lakh (all prices ex-showroom Delhi).
