Suzuki Baleno (2015)

The Suzuki Baleno of 2015 is the hatchback that revived the Baleno name, produced by Suzuki in India and a number of other countries from September 2015. It is built only as a five-door hatchback, unlike the sedan, wagon and three-door hatchback versions that carried the name before it. It rides on the lightweight Heartect platform shared with the Swift and Ignis, and it was the first Maruti Suzuki product to use that platform. Engines are K-series petrol units, including a one-litre Boosterjet turbocharged three-cylinder and a 1.25-litre Dualjet four-cylinder that can be had with mild hybrid assistance, and a Fiat-sourced diesel was offered only in India. A facelift arrived in January 2019, and the car is sold by Toyota in India as the Glanza and in several African countries as the Starlet. It was discontinued in Europe in 2020 and in Japan in July 2020.