Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is gearing up to introduce the Grand Vitara in the domestic market next month and only a few days ago, the new generation Alto K10 made its way to India with a starting price of Rs. 3.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The largest car producer in the country is working to further expand its SUV portfolio as a compact SUV coupe is also under development.
Codenamed YTB, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno Cross has already been spotted testing a number of times revealing its exterior details. It is underpinned by the lightweight Heartect platform in a similar fashion to the Baleno. The clear spy image of the rear section of the Maruti Suzuki YTB has now been spied in Gurgaon giving us an in-depth look into what is about to come.
The rear has a wide stance as the Baleno while the coupe-like roofline, heavily raked front windshield, sculpted bootlid, blackened alloy wheels identical to the Baleno, shark fin antenna, a prominent roof integrated spoiler, etc can also be seen in the latest spy image. Up front, it gains LED headlamps and LED Daytime Running Lights almost identical to the soon-launching Grand Vitara midsize SUV.
The inverted trapezoidal front grille adds a unique flavour as well and the Outside Rear View Mirrors have been borrowed from the Baleno along with a number of body panels. The styling of the Maruti Suzuki YTB has been influenced by the Futuro-e concept showcased at the 2020 Auto Expo and the production version will likely debut at the 2023 edition of the same show in January.
The five-seater will be exclusively retailed through the Nexa premium dealerships from February or March 2023 onwards and it will be positioned above the Baleno. It will spawn a Toyota version most likely next year. As for the performance, the 1.0-litre three-cylinder BoosterJet turbocharged petrol engine could be offered.
The same powertrain was previously found in the Baleno RS while the lower variants could use the now-familiar 1.5-litre four-cylinder K15C mild-hybrid petrol engine that develops a maximum power output of around 103 PS and 138 Nm of peak torque.
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