I own one for nearly 3 months. Drove it like 2200 miles already and can provide first-hand impressions :) I have the 1.2 petrol, 90hp, manual gearbox. It's sold without the "mild hybrid" in my country, which I preferred. The positives: 1) The price of buying and using. Car is cheap to buy and by far the best equipped for the price in it's class. Here (Bulgaria) it comes with Nav system, rear-view cam, adaptive cruise control and auto A/C at 13 500 euro. Only Skoda Rapid hatch offered something close in equipment/price (it was still like 10-12% more expensive), all other brands wanted way more money for these gadgets ;) It's also cheap to run. The tax is small (guess it varies in other countries). Driving at 80-90 km/h on 2-lane roads gave me actual fuel consumption of 4,0l/100km, which I find very impressive. On the highway, driving 120-130km/h with A/C on full time, the consumption was 5,1l/100km, still very good. In the city it burns 6,0l/100km, which i find reasonable. 2) Legroom. It has very good legroom for the back seat passengers. I'm nearly 6'2" (187 cm to be precise) and my brother, who is 6'0" can sit behind me without touching the back of driver's seat. I went in several showrooms and tested the space in other models in Segment B (the Supermini) like Skoda Fabia, Ford B-max, Hyundai i20 Active and even Mazda CX-3. All had less legroom at the back. I find this very impressive and a strong selling point for the Baleno. (A note here - the headroom at the back is OK, but not as impressive). 3) The size. The car is very compact at a notch under 4m. I find this an advantage in the city, especially when parking. (But it really NEEDS it's rear-view camera, because the back-window is so high and so tight, one can see nothing through it.) 4) Ease of use. The controls are logical and simple enough, the touch-screen is not laggy (I have the 7-inch one), the adjustments of driving position and things like brightness of the dash are more than adequate. I drove it at night numerous times and find the headlights to be good. In all - I had no trouble adapting from my previous car to the Baleno. The negatives so far: 1) Used materials. The plastic in the cabin is hard and scratchy. I already have some permanent scratches at the inside lower portion of the driver's door from my shoes. And the other material I do not like is the thin metal the whole exterior is made of. Alas - a weakness of most modern cars in my opinion 2) Noise in the cabin at high speeds. The Baleno is very light (about 950kg) and I believe some of the weight was saved on noise insulation. It is not unbearable, don't get me wrong. But I find 130-135 km/h to be the limit in terms of comfort, a subjective, individual assessment, of course. (A note here - a lot of the noise is made by the tires it comes with, a budget model by Bridgestone. So this part is "improvable" by the user). As a conclusion - sorry for the long post :) I tried to be objective. So far I do not regret choosing the Baleno. Hope all this is helpful to anyone :)

Phenomenally awesome daily driver! I love my one!!! I never used more than 6L/100km and my best was 3.5L driving long distance.

A good report, Autogefuehl! As a UK-based motoring journalist, who also created a video (the launch programme) for Suzuki, which you can find on You Tube, I became so enamoured by the car that I bought one! I can tolerate the plain appearance. I can live with the low-rent plastic trim (at least it wipes clean easily!). However, I love its 60mpg fuel economy and incredible speed potential...135mph (indicated) and 0-60mph in around 8.8 seconds....despite the very conservative claims by Suzuki. The engine is a gem and it works very well in the new S-Cross model too. In 1.4-litre form, in the Vitara S, it is more like a rally car for the road!

I purchased a suzuki alto in 2009 and it has 150 000km on the clock. For some reason that i cannot explain i am severely attached to this little car and i just do not want to give it away. It has never disappointed me, yet i never seem to take good care of it. What a small machine.

Best review of the baleno I have watched. I’ve owned one of these for just over a year now and I think it’s a great car for the price.

Simple, cheap and it will be reliable over time. As ever, nice in-depth look, Thomas.

Yes, only Full HD, Full screen and full length. Great review again

What a good review..Going to test drive one soon.Seems very good value..

Great review. We're going to see one tomorrow hopefully for our next family car ❤️

Thank you Thomas, for your attention, you emphasise everything in details. Although the design is not good, i like its engine and other properties as infotainment systems

Excellent review. Best I have found. Thank you.

Thanks Thomas! I kinda like this car. It may not be anything special, but the engine does sound nice and it does have a lot of options (like the navigation, safety systems etc.) that seem to work quite well. All together that makes for a fairly nice and comfortable car for a very decent price. And Suzuki usually builds good quality cars, as far as I know. You may not make anyone jealous when you buy one, but you may quietly enjoy it for years! :-)

An other excellent review as always! Thank you and keep up the great work!

Thorough review of a fairly plain car. But reasonable for the price. Hope you recover from your cold Thomas.

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Very good review

I'm glad he took it on the Autobahn.. often times these small cars are great around town, but crap on the highway. This Baleno looks like it can hold its own on the highway, which is great here in Australia, where we have mostly single-lane roads and must overtake a truck quickly if we don't want to die. Although it looks like it rides pretty rough at 100kmh. Oh BTW, the Suzuki official figures for the turbo state 0-100 in 11 sec, but every review I've seen they get 0-100 under 10 sec, and that's even for the auto.

The rapid centering of the steering wheel after you let it go is caused by the high caster angle of the suspension. In most sport/racing cars very high caster angles are used because it also helps with increasing camber in the corner (the contact of the tyre with the road when turned).

That was a super review and because of you i was for Test Drive with the 1.0 boostjeet engine.Really cool little Thing for Family that have Others Plans in life and a car ist Just to take us From A to B.

Nice to see your presentations

Thomas will you maybe be reviewing new Renault Grand Scenic anytime soon?

The best reviewer

Suzuki make good,honest,unpretentious and reliable cars that will stand the test of time.

I want to buy a car which have good space and lots of features and it should look good both in exterior and interior and have a good handling too, can u please suggest which I should go for. Budget around 13000 to 14500 euro

Very good review, car is nice to.

Great review, as always Thomas! Really like these reviews of a "normal" affordable, everyday car. Can you please do a full-review of the new Hyundai i20?

great review, nice and thorough. I own a suzuki swift and I just ordered a baleno. I like that I will get a bigger boot and new safety features. When I did the testdrive it felt like I was driving my swift whitch i very much like to drive :o) I know a lot of people think it looks boring but i like that it looks conservative and that it comes at an affordable price

how can i buy these alloy wheels ?? i am from india. is there any online site?

I suspect with having a turbo the compression ratio will be lower and so less blow back past the pistons will if at least not pushed too hard in the higher rev range might use less oil consumption unlike a lot of these modern day engines are reputed to do unless frequent oil changes are carried out. Anyone??

This guy doesn't go normally in a car. He stretches and goes 😂

This is my kind of review.

What is the color of the tested car? Silver metal ?

Hi, Thomas. Amazing review as usual. Does Suzuki Baleno share the same body with Opel Astra? You know Suzuki rebadged Daewoo models and sold as Suzuki in the USA.

Steering wheel jump back - is Suzuki tradition, my 2002 Swift without power steering have the same effect, after a wile this auto correction can be very good on open roads and in the city to, if you want to drive with more sport style.

Would have loved station version of this car like they do with the Renault Clio.

What is the location where this video was shot?

in indonesia only one type baleno with 1500 cc naturaly aspirated engine with exterior design like sport edition in india.

Greetings from Italy! Here we had problems with suspensions. Suzuki has only replaced some components of the rear suspension system, regardless of the car stet-up and production year. The result is that now to suffer is the front suspension system. Do you have any experience to share?

I know it's a long time ago you made this video but do you remember how the suspension felt? A smooth ride is very important to me, I don't want to feel all the bumps. I notice a view from one of your cameras (from your left rear) was vibrating a lot, but that might have just been the camera connection. I didn't notice that vibration from the other camera.

Get well soon my friend.

I think the EU should force car manufacturers to advertise what they got in the Euro Ncap tests. I think in this day & age its ridiculous not to get the maximum 5. This car & the FIAT Tipo both only got 3 stars in basic form. Even more scarier is that both were given 4 stars if you payd more money & got a higher spec version. I think crash test results are important & car companies shouldn't be able to do poorly & get away with it.

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Suzuki's 6 AT is 100% much better than VW, Audi 1.0 DSG or Ford 1.0 powershift series, at least you won't stuck on road and spend a lot of money and time to get repair. fuel efficiency and economical reliablity is everything.

Its a pity this car didnt take off in Europe(people either bought a Swift or a Fieista because the turbo goes BrRRRR)its a good small car thats easy to drive and gets great fuel economy and the new one is even more feature packed with sharper styling. On the used market though these are doing pretty well.

i like the car

Why would anyone buy a Swift when you can get a Baleno ?

Thomas, I like your reviews. I am not getting tired to say that again and again! I like the simple and good infotainment system of the car. I don' t like the middle console and the blue instruments designwise. The styling of the exterieur reminds me also a little bit of the German word "Japan Barock". With my old Peugeot 106 I had the same problem looking out the front window like you ;-) What is really great is the light weight of the car! What I really don't understand, Thomas, is: Why are you several times in the video saying this car was between the small car and the compact segment? With 4 meters in length it is exactly as long as a Citroën C3 or a Honda Jazz, 2 centimeters (one finger!) shorter than a VW Polo or a Peugeot 208 and 6 centimeters shorter than a Mazda 2. Aren't they all cars of the small car segment?

What is its Kerb weight & Gross weight..... How is its built quality. Is safety related to weight and outer build of the car ???? Please advice...

Lol. Thanks for another nice review. I think this car is ment for asian market. That is because they are mostly short people there and not designed for EU where average size is much taller.

When the Baleno first came out I thought 'I want one!'. I liked the looks, the small turbo engine & the low fuel consumption figures. I was truly ready to open my wallet! Then I took one for a test drive when I took my wife's Suzuki Celerio in for its service. Hmmm...after the Celerio, the cockpit felt cramped, like there's not enough space around you. Also, is it me but is the Celerio actually quieter? Lastly (and this was the final nail in the coffin) the steering wheel is IMO too off set. I had this in my old Corolla and you sort of have to shuffle your bum over and sit (uncomfortably) on the edge of the seat to get properly behind the wheel. So I changed my mind and bought myself a Celerio instead and I think I made the right decision...

Thie standard(non-booster) sells like hotcakes back in India!

it's no too bad the new swift is made in Japan and has the same engine turbo 1.0 ports boosterjet looks better

To be honest. I just hate the design. What seems to be larger maybe smaller in the rest of the world. Z.b a larger Honda crv in Deutschland is mid in US. The same goes with Affordability. What do you think? Mit freundlichen Grüßen Sree

Baleno is made in India. Good or bad?

Another low segment car after the Mitsubishi Space Star, so I am happy! I am a huge low segment car fan. Why? Because the manufacturers are really pressed in that segment to give most for your Euro. I think building a good low segment car is far more challenging than a good expensive car. By the way, the Space Star is almost 150 kg lighter than the Baleno and not much smaller.... It also uses less fuel and is not prone to carbon build up in the inlet valves. So if I would chose the Baleno, I would go for the 1.2 normally aspirated engine.

Is it possible that this design is selling in 21st century, together with Citroen C3, Peugeot 3008, BMW i8...

is this French accent-English or German one ?

Ich habe den Baleno. Nach knapp 3 Jahren ist mir der Gebläselüfter für den Innenraum durchgebrannt (zum Glück noch Garantieleistung). Nach 3,5 Jahren ist der Klimakondensator durchgefault. Von der sprichwörtlichen japanischen Qualität bin ich da eher enttäuscht. Ansonsten bin ich mit Fahrverhalten und -komfort des Autos total zufrieden. Fahrspaß ist, dank des wirklich agilen Boosterjet-Motors garantiert

Sad that Europe did not accept it just because it is made in India.. But actually it is a value for money car..

Sieht irgendwie ganz cool aus. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass er tief gelegt mit einer maske vorne und an den Seiten ganz cool sportlich aussehen würde 😂 Wie ein… Schwacher kleiner GTI 😂 und mit dem großen Bildschirm und dem Blauen Akzent aufm Tacho erinnert er auch bisschen daran. Ne ohne Witz, der sieht schon süß aus, trotzdem immer noch für das was es ist- zu teuer.

kia rio 1.2 or baleno 1.2 petrol?

This car is invincible car ,buy this and not think about car but travel the world top strong car for bad roads

It seems lika a fiat bravo,comsuption is incredible

I can imagine an older couple driving this car for shopping. However I know a marriage couple above 70 who drive red Honda Civic :) so who is this car for?

Suzuki is just as good as Honda, but not so brag about.

Build quality of maruti suzuki in india is considered the worst and still 50% market of india is occupied by maruti.

Why buy this over a good used car for the same budget?

I really like the new Ignis. This however.... I can't forgive the exterior. It's so ugly. Even for a budget car, it doesn't have to look that bad.

Budget car, but good car...it seems

This car look good outside but interior look dated and front glass roof line is low. Regard to size this car suffered being to close to Swift size that they stop selling Baleno in my country. People just prefered Swift.

That hard plastic is cheap i own one full of scratches on driver side .

If you have suspension issues on Baleno/Ignis/Swift, please sign this petition. Also, join our FB group www.change.org/p/suzuki-italia-chiediamo-il-cambio-di-sospensione-in-garanzia-nelle-suzuki-baleno facebook.com/groups/ammortizzatoriSuzukiBaleno/

I unsubscribed from this channel almost a year ago, I just found carwow a lot better, shorter, witty, informative and not so Germany-biased. but having found out that Thomas is a vegan, I tried it and bacame a vegan too. and it's not easy, I'm dying for ice-cream or a piece of blackforest cake, lol. Thomas please start a channel for vegan people - problems, ideas etc. (as for cars, I decided last year to cycle and use public transport, so no interest in buying new cars anymore)

You are very handsome to look at so I forgot about looking at the Baleno

Naja, der Wagen bekommt nur 3 Sterne im NCAP Crashtest. Die 1000kg sind also erkauft mit weniger Sicherheit.

Suzuki got it's butt kicked by Toyota, Honda and Mazda is North America. (so much so they closed shop and don't sell here anymore, unless you want 2 wheels.) A cold Thomas? Stop partying so much!! Get back to work!! Or should I say stop working so much, start partying?? ;)

Suzuki Baleno Has bad rating on Crash test ... That is to bad :(...

Inside the car looking cheap

Not very attractive and don't think will wear well

It would be better to speak German and add subtitles in English for the foreign friends of your channel.Thank you.

this host is handsome. pls be my boyfriend

Very nice and complete review that shows what you do not always see! Suzuki has been deliberately pessimistic about the performance of this Baleno 1.0L to be able to export this car all over the world and to be in conformity with the legislation in effect in each country. You can check the real 0-100 km/h (more about 9.7 sec) in automatic speed here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gM92lNt4rbixnn0.html#t=3m07s

the name boosterjet, a god damn Joke??? Jesus...

Ewwww ....

Both suzuki and subaru they have the worst interior

This car looks ugly.

it's so ugly..