Was Altura A Bigger Flop Than Kizashi? Complete Baleno Generations Story | evo India

The Baleno name goes back 30 years in India! Originally it was a Honda City rival, powered by the rev-happy G16B engine, priced at the top of the range. Then came the Baleno Altura estate which became one Maruti Suzuki’s most spectacular failures. An estate version so rare it was gone before most people noticed it existed. In this episode of Gone But Not Forgotten, we drive all three generations of the Baleno - the forgotten sedan, the super-rare estate, and the hatch you can still buy today. 0:00 Introduction 0:42 The Baleno Sedan and the Japanese engines 2:12 Maruti was top dog in the 90s 2:48 Significance of the Baleno sedan 3:54 The feasibility of an estate 4:31 Baleno sedan styling 5:27 The engine 6:47 The fastest accelerating car in India 7:23 The handling 8:20 Baleno and Honda city in the Rally Championships 9:30 The rally test 10:53 Baleno sedan remained unchanged 11:23 Sirish's rally in the Baleno 11:59 The end of Baleno sedan and estate 12:49 The Baleno Altura driving impressions 13:18 The Baleno hatchback 14:41 The importance of Maruti Suzuki in Indian Motorsport 15:12 Redemption for the Baleno? 15:37 How the cars have grown #GoneBuNotForgotten #MarutiBaleno #evoIndia#evoIndia Want more #ThrillOfDriving videos? Subscribe to the evo India channel: https://bit.ly/2VfzioP Read our stories here: https://evoindia.com/ Buy #EvoIndiamagazine here: www.evoindia.com/magazine Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evoindia/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evoindia/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoindia Official merchandise on 100kmph: http://www.100kmph.com/evoindia