Proud owner of New Baleno Alpha Petrol

Exterior Nice looking car somewhat similar as elder brother of swift specially for lower segment, as the head lamp is standard but Alpha model looks superb mainly coz of projector head lamps & DRLs. Back look is also owesome. Alloy wheels looks very old & outdated, overall a good package compared to Jazz & Elite i20.

Interior Good & spacious interior except the plastic quality. Leg space & boot space is fantastic, bluetooth works superb, touch screen display also works well. Music system is okay types, not as good as i20.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performs well though I have not driven on highways yet. average fuel economy is 10 - 12 in city running. May get 17 - 18 on highways.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is bit poor mainly due to very hard suspension. I dont understand why maruti has chosen such a hard suspension. Its worst than the swift. They says its a premium hatch back so it must give the comfort & not the jerks.

Breaks makes some weird noise in front wheels if applied suddenly in slow speed or if running at the speed of 70 - 80 kmph. The service centre techinician says its due to ABS which is indigestible. I have driven many hatch back & sedan with ABS facility available but havent faced any such issue.

Final Words Overall a good car as maruti products are easy to drive & maintain.

Areas of improvement SUSPENSION, SUSPENSION & SUSPENSION.

Design, looks, interior, spaceSuspension is very bad & so hard that even a minute bump is giving jerks. Plastic is of poor quality