<p>What remains the same is the use of the Suzuki’s petrol and diesel units which is seen on its other cars as well. The petrol powered Baleno comes equipped with a 1.2 litre VVT engine which delivers a decent performing 83 horses at 6000 rpm along with a peak torque of 115 Nm at 4000 rpm. Mated to both 5 speed manual and a CVT auto transmission, the sub-four meter hatch performs quite well on congested roads and on open stretches as well. The other popular option is the 1.3 litre DDiS diesel engine which churns out quite nominal power figures at 74 hp at 4000 rpm with torque figures only touching 190 Nm available only after 2000 rpm. On paper the figures are quite below average but on the road is where its diesel heart pumps quite freely without much shift lag as the power delivery remains linear. The diesel, however misses out on CVT option and comes equipped only with a 5 speed manual transmission. With disc on the front and drums on the rear, the overall handling is quite good for the Baleno riding on Mcpherson strut suspensions at the front and Torsion beams at the rear. Its 170 mm ground clearance is not the best in the segment, but the hatch manages to run through bad sections of road and even on open stretches quite swiftly making the cabin insulated from the outer world.

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