The Suzuki Baleno presented in 2015 has been granted a long life. In its seventh year of life, the Baleno gets a second facelift, one that goes a lot further than the previous touchpoint session.
Suzuki cut both the Celerio and the Baleno from the European delivery range in 2019 with a smooth movement. The Baleno (photos 12, 13 and 14) disappeared because European consumers preferred the Swift, but elsewhere in the world the Baleno is still very much alive. For the time being, he will remain so, because the hatchback presented in 2015 is being renewed for the second time.
Suzuki Baleno
The Baleno was developed by the Indian department of Suzuki and so it is Maruti Suzuki that pulls the curtain on the refreshed five-door. The facelift that Maruti Suzuki is carrying out on the Baleno this time goes a lot further than the renewal round that the car already benefited from in 2019 (photos 15 and 16). Although the car can still be recognized as Baleno, the front is completely new. Suzuki gives the down-to-earth hatchback a new, wider grille and all-new headlight units that are both flatter and wider than the ones introduced in 2019. Suzuki even gives the Baleno a new hood, something that is certainly not obvious with a freshen up. At the bottom of the front is a new front bumper, one that is sharper drawn than the previous one.
Suzuki Baleno
More news? Certainly. Suzuki is also taking care of the rear and the interior of the Baleno. On the back of the Baleno, Suzuki also mounts completely new light units, flatter ones that from now on continue visually in the tailgate. You guessed it, Suzuki had to sign a new tailgate for that. The rear bumper is also new, the compartment for the number plate is narrower and is now slightly higher in the Baleno buttocks. The reflectors move up a bit. Suzuki also keeps a close eye on the interior. The entire dashboard is new, including the ventilation grilles. The center console looks a lot tidier and the infotainment screen now protrudes more or less from the center console and is therefore more at the height of the instrumentation. A new steering wheel and a refreshed clock shop are also part of the facelift party.
The Baleno will not return to Europe, but it will be interesting to see how the once well-known model elsewhere in the world holds up in the coming years. Whether the rebadge version of the Baleno, which is carried in South Africa by Toyota as a Starlet, will also go under the knife? Doubtless.
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