Mr C V Raman, the Senior Executive Director (Engineering), in an interview regarding the sidelines of the launch of the 2019 Maruti Wagon R, has stated the following about the launch of the 2019 Maruti Baleno facelift -
“Just yesterday, (on January 22) we started bookings of it (2019 Maruti Baleno). In a week or 10 days, you will be able to see it in the market.”
Since being first launched in October 2015, the compact SUV Maruti Baleno has been on sale for over three years, which means it is due for the mid-cycle action. The facelifted Maruti Baleno will be available with several cosmetic tweaks such as -
New bumper with a revised air dam
New fog lamp enclosures
New chrome applique for the upper grille
Machined alloy wheels
Updated tail lamps
Maruti Baleno was first launched on October 2015
The 2019 Maruti Baleno facelift will be sold in the same grades as the current model, which are -
Sigma
Delta
Zeta
Alpha
The base trim of the facelift will come with rear parking sensors as standard. Meanwhile, the Delta and Zeta trims will get LED projector headlamps. Notably, the Delta model even has a 2-DIN audio system with touch controls on offer.
There are four trims on sales in total
As for the safety package, the new Baleno will come with two additional features, which are co-driver seat belt reminder and the speed-alert system across all the variants.
The safety package is quite standard
In terms of the specification, the facelift Maruti Baleno will also offer the same engine option with the outgoing model. There are 2 engine choices as
K12M 1.2-litre petrol (84.3 PS/ 115 Nm)
D13A 1.3-litre diesel (75.05 PS/ 190 Nm)
Both the engine units come mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. The CVT is offered optionally on the petrol engine.
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