Like the celerio, the Baleno is manufactured in India by Maruti Suzuki bound for over a hundred countries around the world, Japan included. After a first phase of marketing in India, where Suzuki is the market leader, the new global model of Suzuki reaches the Old Continent.
Leveraging its "landing" in Spanish lands, we have tested it to see how it stands up to the competition; all is said, is as large as powerful: Opel Corsa, Hyundai i20, Volkswagen Polo, Renault Clio, Skoda Fabia, Ford Fiesta, Mazda2, Seat Ibiza and Kia Rio (not to mention the crossover variants of many of them) they make it difficult to deal with newcomer this headstrong.