Had absolutely nothing to do, so came up with this conspiracy theory.
MS has played very smartly here and adapted very well to the response of the S-cross.
First it feeds the media the concept of a premium offering. (might have been the initial intention.) Announces sale through premium outlet (Nexa).
Build a high price expectation. I remember reading it being a "C segment hatchback".
Some expectations from fellow members;
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Originally Posted by suhaas307 I'd expect the automatic to be around 8 lakhs ex-showroom, which would mean just under 10 lakhs on the road. |
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Originally Posted by romeomidhun Seeing all the hypes, I guess the base version will be priced around 6L, against my expectation of 5.5L. If so, it will be a disaster.
Consider this: Ritz VXi ex-showroom after discounts: ~ 4.5L
Extra features in Baleno: ~ 50K
Extra premium for Nexa ( ![Shockked](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/Shockked.png) ): 50K
Total for Baleno base: 5.5L!
But if you start with Swift, it goes to 6L! |
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Originally Posted by Rajeevraj +1. The Jazz S CVT itself is ~7.1 L Ex-Showroom (And it does not even get Airbags). The Jazz V CVT is ~7.9 L Ex-Showroom.
Am pretty sure that Maruti has set its sights on the Jazz V CVT. Looking at the leaked Baleno Delta CVT specs, the Delta seems closest to the Jazz V.
So expect the Delta CVT pricing to be very close to the Jazz. So I would predict something between 7.7-8.2 for the Baleno Delta CVT
depending on whether they want to undercut the Jazz or give it a slight premium over the Jazz.
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Originally Posted by hybridpetrol a) Top end Swift comes at about 7L OTR for petrol, and the low end can be bought at as cheap as 5L OTR. Add another 50K, you will have the Dzire.
I do not think Baleno will be placed anywhere closer to this. The lowest version of Baleno would be placed most likely closer to the top version of Swift.
But due to cost factor, those who want a hot hatch for 5-6L would still prefer Swift / Dzire Lxi, Vxi versions. |
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Originally Posted by AtheK 6 lacs for base petrol version, 6.75 for delta, 7.75 for delta CVT, 7.5 for Zeta and 8 lacs for alpha, all exshowroom prices will be my guess as per the speculations. |
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Originally Posted by MetalBuff With the updated speculated pricing out, this means that the Baleno will be priciest of the trio(i20, Jazz and Baleno).
Will be interesting to see how it would manage to come up victorious in this segment especially with the i20 being a tough nut to crack (even more so with the rumored pricing of the Baleno). |
Sorry for digging up old irrelevant posts, just wanted to show how the car was portrayed.
But With the same engine specs of the Swift (Different performance and efficiency though), 99 % localisation,
a design which makes it look like the next generation of swift itself, this is quite rightly priced. It could have been priced more had the S-cross done Creta numbers.
The best part of the Baleno episode being the safety features added across variants. While Mahindra offered safety as optional in lower variants,
Ford made a start with Dual airbags standard, with airbags, ABS+EBD, MS countered that very well and looks threatening across segments.
Even the base variant makes a good case for itself.
Spare a thought for the Tata Zest/Bolt, Design with resemblance to vista, It had most of the technology when launched, Safety though not standard , was available in a mid + variant (XMS).
Better tuned diesel (90ps) decent quality levels etc. But still sales below expectations.
MS does the same things, Design Similar to Swift, Lots of tech, Well priced, Standard safety features across variants, Lower tuned diesel (75ps) etc.
Will have a decent "maruti standards' start in all modesty and might be a bestseller too.
Talk about Brand perception and the role it plays.
MS has gone all out aggressively attacking the Premium hatch segment ruled by the i20 till now. The Jazz looks much overpriced already.
The safety norms coming into place by Oct 2017 I guess, MS is already preparing for it. Shows a lot why it is the market leader.