Maruti Suzuki Baleno vs Dzire Comparison | by Carcomparos.com



Verdict: The new Maruti Suzuki Baleno is far better value-for-money than the popular Dzire compact sedan. 


Pricing and Features: At these introductory prices, The Baleno, in spite of being a car from a segment equivalent to the Dzire, has been priced immensely cheaper! Take the example of the Dzire ZDi & the Baleno Zeta Diesel, the price difference is read more...

Space and Comfort: This is where the Baleno beats the Dzire by a fair margin. It is a far more spacious and comfortable car than the Dzire. Especially, in the rear of the cabin where there is generous amount of knee-room, head-room and shoulder space for three full grown adults with space left over for read more...

Fuel Efficiency: The petrol powered manual geared Baleno has an ARAI certified mileage of 21.4 kmpl, which is 0.55 kmpl more than the Dzire’s mileage of 20.85 kmpl. In our back to back tests, the manual geared Baleno was barely read more...

Also Read: Behind The 2015 Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire "Most-Fuel Efficient Diesel" Campaign

Performance and Drivability:

#Petrol: Both cars are powered by the same K12 engine, which is one of the best naturally aspirated small capacity engines in the market, free-revving & blissfully refined. However, what makes a big difference is the almost 100 kg difference in their kerb weights. The Baleno feels more read more...

#Diesel: Surprisingly, Suzuki has opted to use the 75PS version of Fiat’s Multijet in the Baleno instead of the 90PS version that it uses in the Ciaz, Ertiga & S-cross. Dzire also uses the same 1250 cc Multijet engine that makes the two cars very similar in terms of overall performance. However, Baleno’s read more...

Ride Quality and Handling: Baleno has a much more grown up setup than the Dzire in terms of dynamics. It has a slightly softer springs which coupled to the long wheelbase has resulted in a pliant and more comfortable ride quality than the Dzire. Even the stability over a series of undulations is read more...

Also Read: 2016 Maruti Suzuki Baleno Is A Trendy Hatch India Can't Wait For

Reliability and After Sales Service: Both cars are backed by Maruti’s legendary service network and like every other Maruti that has been launched in our great country over the past 30 odd years, both these cars are bound to be utterly reliable as well. Both cars are also read more...

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