Introducing the Baleno
Dinsdag 15 september 2015 — When Suzuki set out to create a hatchback like none before, it first established a key guideline—hold back on nothing. The result is the Suzuki Baleno, a harmonious combination of styling that flows, superb performance achieved through ground-breaking technologies, and smart packaging.
To create a new, bar-raising hatchback that is fun to drive and engineered to meet today’s consumers’ needs, Suzuki wanted to take the compact car to the ultimate level. Baleno chief engineer Kunihiko Ito explains: “We set our sights on developing the ideal hatchback, one that makes no compromises, giving it an elegant, sophisticated and grown-up character. The Baleno perfectly embodies all the elements expected in a car of this size - design, utility, comfort, manoeuvrability, superior driving performance, and fuel efficiency.”
With its “Liquid Flow” design theme, compact body, spacious interior, and efficient powertrains - all on a new-generation platform - the Baleno offers style, utility, manoeuvrability, driving performance and fuel efficiency. It also offers comfort, including on long-distance journeys, with plenty of space for adults in both the front and rear, as well as generous luggage space.
Sales of the Baleno will start in Europe in the spring of 2016.
Baleno highlights:
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New-generation platform, with increased rigidity and reduced weight, enhances fuel efficiency, handling and stability, while still achieving high levels of safety and NVH performance.
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New 1.0 BOOSTERJET direct-injection turbo engine with high torque output and SHVS (Smart Hybrid Vehicle by Suzuki)*1 with 1.2 DUALJET engine both provide excellent fuel economy in combination with Suzuki’s most-aerodynamic hatchback design ever.
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Sporty profile that is low and wide, avant-garde front section, wraparound windows, expressive character lines and gently contoured, continuous surfaces convey elegance and power.
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Innovative features on the inside include advanced multi-information colourdisplay, active cruise control with speed limiter, and a Smartphone Linkage Display Audio compatible with Apple CarPlay*2.
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Seating for five people features generous shoulder room in front, and generous legroom in the rear.
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Spacious and flexible boot offers best-in-class*3 luggage space.
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Radar Brake Support (RBS) *2 and other comprehensive safety features add to safety and peace of mind.
*1Only for vehicles with 1.2. DUALJET engine. *2Availability depends on vehicle configuration. *3“B-segment hatchback” as defined by Suzuki (hatchback with overall length of 3,700mm-4,100mm)
Meer informatie, de technische fiche en foto's op: Suzuki perswebsite en op de microsite van de Suzuki Baleno.
Nederlandse versie volgt.
