Maruti Baleno is a premium hatchback from Indian manufacturer which is quite popular among buyers. It is a popular car in the modification circle as well. Earlier this year, Maruti launched the facelift for the premium hatchback. Maruti Baleno competes with cars like Hyundai i2, Honda Jazz in its segment. We have featured several modified Maruti Baleno’s on our website in the past. Some of them focus of flashy exterior modifications while the others looks for modifications to enhance the performance. Here we have a pre-facelift Maruti Baleno hatchback that has been neatly wrapped in Blue colour along with other modifications.
The video has been uploaded by Vashu Singh on his YouTube channel. In this video, the vlogger speaks with the owner of the Baleno to know more about the modifications done on the Baleno. The owner of the car has a car detailing studio and he has done most of the modificatios himself. This is the top-end diesel Maruti Baleno hatchback. Starting with the front, the car gets aftermarket projector LED headlamps that are more powerful than the stock ones. The headlamp has been blacked out and a blue colour eye lid has also been placed.
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The front grille on this hatchback has also been dechromed. The original grille and Suzuki logo has been replaced with a mesh grlle. The lower part of the bumper gets a body kit which is offered from Nexa dealership itself. The fog lamps are also aftermarket units. There are strobe lights on the lower part of the bumper. Coming to the side profile, you would notice that the car is sitting lower than a regular Maruti Baleno. That is because, the owner has installed lower springs in the car. This has completely changed the stance of the car. To complement the lowered look, the owner has also installed aftermarket all-white alloy wheels with 14 inch tyres wrapped around it.
The whole car has been wrapped in Bahamas Blue shade and panels like the ORVM and fenders get forged carbon wrap. The roof has been blacked out as well. As we move to the rear, the stock tail lamps on this car has been replaced with an all-LED aftermarket unit. It gets a slightly smoked film wrapped on it. Other than the tail lamps, there are aftermarket reflector LEDs installed on the bumper on the car as well. The rear skid plate is wrapped in gloss black and the duck spoiler on the tail gate gets forged carbon finish. There is a large custom made roof mounted spoiler installed on the car as well.
Overall, the car looks different on the road and the owner mentions that he has not done any performance upgrades on this car. The interior of this Baleno also have been slightly customised. It gets all-black roof liner and damping has been done for better audio experience. The owner of this car has installed audio system worth Rs 1.5 lakh in this Baleno. He mentions that, he is still using it with the stock touchscreen unit of Baleno. Other than the audio or speaker system, the owner has spent almost Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh on modifications.
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