2019 Toyota Baleno to be launched during festive season

The 2019 Toyota Baleno is in expected to be in the works by now. The Baleno has been recently updated with a new engine and a Smart Hybrid system as well. Toyota will be more than happy to have all these updated features in a car it intends to sell with its badge on it. The car will also get the new 1.2-liter DualJet engine which is BS6 ready.

The overview of the 2019 Toyota Baleno is that is mechanically going to be the same car. The Baleno has an impressive road presence. The interiors are also roomy and feel quite airy. All these traits are going to be great for a Toyota car. The cars will have some characteristics changed to its appearance. It will be given a subtle but distinctive look.  Along with the current engine and gearbox option offered with the Maruti Baleno, the 2019 Toyota Baleno is expected to get a new 1.5-liter petrol engine with a new six-speed gearbox. The Maruti Baleno was the car which gave the premium hatchback segment a boost. While being spacious and feature loaded, it is economical as well. Toyota has struck a deal with Suzuki which will involve them using the Brezza and the Baleno. This move will help Toyota filling the gap in their line-up. The 2019 Toyota Baleno and the 2019 Toyota Brezza are the types of cars that are needed by the Japanese giant. Suzuki in return is going to receive the Altis sedan. The car that will make sure it has a premium full-size sedan. This car will sit above the Ciaz. We expect this to be sold through the Nexa outlets.

It will be interesting how the Suzuki plant will cope with the added number of cars that it will need to produce along with the Toyota vehicles.

2019 Toyota Baleno Launch Date

The car is scheduled to arrive next year, mostly in the second half. It will be a festive season launch by Toyota.

2019 Toyota Baleno Price

The car is expected to priced aggressively. Toyota will be mindful of launching the car with an aggressive price. It will not want to give the Maruti Baleno a free rein on the market despite selling the same car. The 2019 Toyota Baleno should cost somewhere between, Rs 6 lakhs to Rs 11 lakhs (on-road).

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2019 Toyota Baleno Mileage

The Baleno is a fuel-efficient car. The Maruti Baleno too will be a very fuel efficient car. For the petrol engine, it will return about 13 km/l in the city and about 16km/l on the highway. The CVT will return 11 km/l in the city and about 14km/l on the highway. The diesel engine will return close to 16 km/l in the city and about 19 km/l on the highway. The car is built on a lighter platform thus has a major weight reduction, which results in better fuel efficiency. is a very fuel efficient car. For the petrol engine, it will return about 13 km/l in the city and about 16km/l on the highway. 

2019Toyota Baleno Dimensions

There will not be any changes in the dimensions of the car. It will be identical to the Maruti which is a spacious hatchback and offers good road presence too.

2019 Toyota Baleno Specifications

Two standard engine option with the 2019 Toyota Baleno will be there. There will be the 1.2-liter DualJet VVT Petrol which has 83bhp@6000 RPM and torque at 115Nm@4000 RPM. The second engine is going to be the 1.3-liter DDiS Diesel which has 74bhp@4000 RPM and Torque at 190Nm@2000 RPM. Maruti could also offer the new 1.5-liter diesel engine by then. Two Transmission options are going to be the 6-speed manual / CVT.

There are also speculations that there will be a new 1.5-litre engine introduced in the Baleno facelift. We hope to see it being used in the 2019 Toyota Baleno. This engine is developed by Suzuki and will also power other cars like the new Ertiga and Ciaz. A new six-speed transmission will also make it to the car in all probability. There is a good reason to expect that the 2019 Toyota Baleno will receive this engine too.

The Baleno also comes with the RS variant. Will the booster-jet engine make it to the 2019 Toyota Baleno? We don’t know.

2019 Toyota Baleno Mileage

2019 Toyota Baleno Smart Hybrid

Progressive Smart Hybrid Technology with Lithium-ion battery helps in the following –

• Torque assist function: The energy stored in the lithium-ion battery assists during acceleration
  delivering optimal acceleration and performance without compromising on fuel efficiency.
• Idle start-stop function: The engine automatically stops when idle and silently starts when the
  optimal conditions are met. This helps in increasing Fuel- Efficiency.
• Brake energy regeneration function: When the vehicle decelerates, the Smart Hybrid
  technology intelligently charges the batteries which in turn assist the engine’s idle start-stop and
  the torque assist functions.

2019 Toyota Baleno Interior

The Toyota Baleno will not have any major change in the interiors. The basic black theme from the Maruti Baleno will continue to be there. New upholstery will be seen. The seat fabrics and leather will be revised. The top end variant will get plush leather seats. The leather on the steering wheel and gear knobs will be of better quality. The steering wheel also might see a change. The dashboard layout will be the same. There should be a more advanced touchscreen audio system in place. It will have Car Play and Android Auto additionally, it will also be able to connect with various apps to control a few features of the car.

2019 Toyota Baleno Design

The Toyota will retain the basic design and platform of the Maruti Baleno. Making an all-new platform and design will make the car expensive. Cosmetic changes will be done to the car, though, to bring in some freshness. It will get a new front end. This includes a new front grille. The headlamps will also have new projectors and will probably have better illumination. The LED daytime running lights also will be in a new shape. There will be new alloy wheels and there could be some different color options too.

2019 Toyota Baleno Competition

The car will receive a mixed reception. There is no telling what it would be like. But we do know it will take on it’s Suzuki cousin, the Baleno, the Hyundai i20 and the Honda Jazz. Let’s see what happens.