Maruti Suzuki has launched a extra gasoline environment friendly petrol engine with the 2026 Baleno facelift. The beforehand on supply 1.2-litre, 4-cylinder naturally-aspirated engine (K12N) has been changed by the model’s 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder motor (Z12E), which additionally does obligation in fashions just like the Swift and Dzire.
New Maruti Baleno gasoline effectivity figures
| 2026 Maruti Baleno facelift | Pre-facelift Maruti Baleno | Distinction | |
| Petrol MT (kpl) | 23.80 | 22.35 | 1.45 |
| Petrol AMT (kpl) | 24.77 | 22.94 | 1.83 |
| CNG MT (km/kg) | 33.61 | 30.61 | 3 |
The Baleno petrol-manual model now returns 1.45kpl greater than earlier than, whereas the AMT sees an enchancment of 1.83kpl. The Baleno CNG sees the most important enchancment, with a rise of 3km/kg.
What’s attention-grabbing is that Maruti has achieved these enhancements regardless of the brand new Baleno being comparatively heavier than the outgoing model. The brand new Baleno petrol-MT has a most kerb weight of 985kg, which is 30kg greater than the older petrol-MT’s 955kg. Equally, the petrol-AMT is now 30kg heavier at 990kg, in comparison with the earlier model’s 960kg. In the meantime, the brand new Baleno CNG-MT weighs 1,055kg, which is 20kg greater than the outgoing model’s 1,035kg.
New Maruti Baleno powertrain specs
| 2026 Maruti Baleno facelift | Pre-facelift Maruti Baleno | |
| Engine | 3 cylinder, 1.2L petrol | CNG | 4 cylinder, 1.2L petrol | CNG |
| Energy (hp) | 83 | 70 | 90 | 77.5 |
| Torque (Nm) | 112 | 102 | 113 | 98.5 |
| Transmission choices | 5MT or 5AMT | 5MT | 5MT or 5AMT | 5MT |
Whereas the K12N engine had 4 cylinders, the brand new Z12E motor used within the facelifted hatchback has one cylinder much less. It has been tuned to ship higher gasoline effectivity, as mirrored within the claimed figures. The Z12E engine can be comparatively down on peak outputs. Energy is down by 7hp in petrol mode and seven.5hp in CNG mode, whereas torque is down by 1Nm in petrol mode and three.5Nm in CNG mode. Transmission choices stay the identical.
The brand new Maruti Baleno is priced from Rs 6.10 lakh, ex-showroom. The carmaker has not introduced the total variant-wise pricing on the time of writing.