The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is soon preparing to launch a new facelift model of its famous premium hatchback car Maruti Baleno in the domestic market. According to the information, the new car can be launched for sale on February 23, although the company has already started the official booking of this car. The company has made many major changes in this car which make it different from the current model. The company has not only made changes in the exterior and interior of this car, but some special features have also been added, so let’s know about those features-
New Features of Maruti Baleno:
As the company has revealed some of the special features associated with this car on its official website, the company has equipped this car with inbuilt telematics technology, also known as Suzuki Connect and many more segment-first features. Apart from this, it also includes a new floating 9-inch touchscreen infotainment system with a heads-up display and 360-degree camera as well as SmartPlay Pro+ technology.
It gets voice assistance, Alexa support and an audio system borrowed from Arkamys. The company claims that the Head Up Display (HUD) given in this car will provide the best driving experience to the driver. This technology conveniently displays important speedometer information without the driver taking their eyes off the road. Moreover, the HD touchscreen display offers a seamless connected driving experience with enhanced user interface.
The company is also offering Suzuki Connect technology in this car, which can easily connect smartphones, smartwatches and Amazon Alexa devices. Other features on the car include Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Hill Hold Assist (HHA), Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), 6 airbags in the top-end variant, USB-C And USB-A ports will also be provided.
How much will the premium hatchback change:
As far as the size is concerned, both the models are pretty much the same, there will not be any major variation in the size. According to the information received about the size, the length of this car can be reduced by about 5mm and the height by 10mm, which will be 3,990mm and 1,500mm respectively. Apart from this, this car will have a wheelbase of 2,520mm and its width will be 1,745mm.
The company is also upgrading the cabin inside the car, its dashboard has been given a new design. More colors have been used in this, which comes with a black theme in the outgoing model. Silver accents can be seen on the dashboard, apart from this, some necessary changes will also be made according to the newly added features. The redesigned steering wheel, AC vents, gearknob and upgraded upholstery will make it even more special.
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Talking about the powertrain, the ‘K12N’ petrol engine with 1.2-litre capacity four cylinder will be given in this car. Which will be equipped with Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) technology, due to which the car will get auto engine stop/start feature. This will also help in improving the mileage of the car. In this engine, 5 speed manual and AMT gearbox will be given instead of CVT. After the new updates, the price of this car may increase slightly.