Toyota Glanza: CHEAPEST variant of Maruti Baleno based premium hatchback reviewed on video

Toyota Glanza, the first product to come out from the partnership of Suzuki and Toyota in India is already in showrooms across India. The first-ever premium hatchback from the brand, which is a rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Baleno is available in two trim levels – G and V. Both the trim levels get a manual and automatic transmission. While there are quite a few walkarounds of the Toyota Glanza V version, which is the top-end variant of the model, here is the first walkaround of the Toyota Glanza G variant, which is the entry-level version of the car.

The video by Car Duniya shows the Toyota Glanza from all around. The entry-level manual version of the Toyota Glanza is priced at Rs 7.21 lakh, while the automatic version of the car is priced at Rs 8.29 lakh. It should be noted that the Glanza’s manual base variant is offered with the Smart Hybrid technology, which makes it the most affordable car in India with the system. Maruti offers the system with the Zeta variant, which is priced at Rs 7.87 lakh, ex-showroom. However, the Glanza G offers a lesser number of features when compared to the Zeta variant of the Baleno.

The video shows Toyota Glanza exteriors thoroughly. It gets a chrome grille which is different from the Maruti Suzuki Baleno. The headlamps get LED guide lights, projector lamps and turn indicators. The base variant of the Glanza gets fog lamps, R16 diamond cut alloy wheels, ORVM integrated turn-indicators, chrome finish on the door handles and chrome beltline. The Glanza G gets rear parking sensors, a chrome beltline in the rear, a rear wiper but misses out on the rear parking sensors. The vehicle gets LED tail lamps, defogger and a micro antenna.

Inside the cabin, the Glanza base gets ISOFIX seats and the rear seat can be folded in 60:40 split. The variant also gets the smart key, which looks similar to the Baleno but gets Toyota logo on it. The cabin gets a lot of chrome on the inside, it gets chrome door handles too. All the power windows are powered and can be controlled by the driver. Other features include driver-seat adjustment, start-stop push button, the steering also gets steering mounted controls for the infotainment system. The Glanza G also gets coloured MID that shows various information. The Glanza is the first vehicle in India from Toyota that offers Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

The car showcased in this video is the automatic version. Which means that it gets powered by a 1.2-litre K-Series engine that generates a maximum power of 82 PS and 113 Nm of peak torque. The manual version of the G variant gets the more powerful 1.2-litre DualJet engine with Smart Hybrid system too.