Maruti Suzuki builds & exports Baleno turbo-petrol to Europe

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Earlier this year, we had reported that Maruti Suzuki had started exports of the Baleno hatchback to Europe. The cars exported then, were powered by a K12C (1,242cc) petrol. Later, Maruti started exporting the Baleno to Japan as well, where the car is being sold with a 1.0-litre Boosterjet turbo-petrol engine along with a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol unit.

Now, Maruti has exported a large number of the Baleno turbo-petrol to Europe. According to Zauba, some of the countries that the car has been exported to are Belgium, Sweden, Slovenia, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands. While some of the cars have a 5-speed manual gearbox, some have a 6-speed automatic trasnmission. The declared prices of the exported cars range from Rs. 5.93 lakh to Rs. 7.74 lakh.

The Boosterjet engine is a 998cc, 3-cylinder, turbocharged petrol unit that makes 110 BHP and 170 Nm of torque. It was displayed in the Baleno RS concept at the 2016 Auto Expo. Maruti Suzuki is expected to launch it in India during the 2016 festive season.

India was the first country where the Baleno was launched. Maruti had disclosed that the car would be manufactured in India and exported to more than 100 countries around the world.