Here's what you can expect from the Maruti Suzuki Baleno RS

The Baleno RS is going to be most powerful hatchback ever offered by Maruti Suzuki in India It also will debut the Boosterjet series of engines ndash making it the first turbocharged petrolpowered Maruti Suzuki ndash in the country A lot is riding on this gofast version of the Baleno which is most likely to be launched around the upcoming festive season Let us see why this hatchback is generating so much anticipation ever since its Indian introduction as a concept at this yearrsquos Indian Auto Expo in FebruaryMechanicalsLast year Suzuki introduced its first ever downsized turbocharged engine family ndash Boosterjet ndash and the debutant motor ndash 10litre Boosterjet ndash and these will power the Baleno in India Though it is available as an option in the stock Indiamade Baleno globally it will be christened as the lsquoBaleno RSrsquo in the countryThe Baleno RS will go up against the likes of the Polo GT TSI and the Abarth Punto Among all these hot hatches the bonkers Abarth Punto is the fastest one clocking the 0100kmph sprint in 88 secondsThe Baleno Boosterjet in the European market clocks 0100kmph in around 11 seconds However the Indian lsquoRSrsquo version is expected to be lighter than the European Baleno powered by 10litre Boosterjet so it might match the GT TSIs figure of somewhere around 10 secondsSpeaking of the powertoweight ratio the Indian version of the Baleno Boosterjet will likely to have a powertoweight ratio between 115120 PSton The Punto offers a figure of 122 PSton while the Polo GT TSI is at 95 PSton all approxBesides the new engine Maruti Suzuki will also improve the braking ability of the Baleno RS It will be the second hatchback in its segment to come with allaround disc brakes after the Abarth Punto Speaking of the transmission the Baleno RS will most likely to comes with a 5speed manual gearboxRecommended read Fiat Abarth Punto vs Polo GT TSI Comparison ReviewGofast stylingIt is expected of Maruti Suzuki to go subtle with the Baleno RS appearance like Volkswagen The Abarth Punto on the other hand screams out loud that it is is the fastest one in its segment with its pop colour highlights and Abarths Scorpion decalsAs seen in the productionready concept of the Balneo RS from the Auto Expo the automaker is likely to add body skirts in the RS version and that probably will be all Apart from this the Baleno RS test mule has been spied a lot of times flaunting the lsquomidnight black pearlrsquo shade which is not available in the stock Baleno as of now Maruti might be saving this colour for the RS version of the hatchbackFeaturesThe Baleno RS is most likely to borrow features from the topspec variant of the stock version The latter is pretty wellloaded for its segment ndash and even more than the RSs competitors ndash with features such as the 7inch touchscreen supporting navigation and Apple CarPlay UVcut glasses bixenon headlamps with daytime running LEDs among others Having said this Maruti might surprise us with sportier leather upholstery with the Baleno RS which is presently not offered with the BalenoPricesSince India is the only manufacturing hub of the Baleno the localization content is extremely high However it will all depend on how localized the new 10litre Boosterjet is in India and that will play a crucial factor in the pricing of the Baleno RS Having said this the RS version is expected to come solely in a single variant which will be slightly costlier than the topend petrol version of the Baleno undercutting both the Polo GT TSI and the Abarth Punto Stay tunedRead More on Baleno reviewRead the full article on cardekhocom