2024 Maruti Swift vs Maruti Baleno - Sibling Rivalry | Comparison | Autocar India

We pit Maruti’s new Swift against the hugely popular Baleno in a head-to-head comparison to find out which is better.
Cameraperson: Sharad Vegada, Roshni Manghani
Editor: Sanil Sawardekar
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[@SumanRo]

Maruti destroyed the legacy of Swift

[@Ullas_A]

Yes correct

[@flow5718]

100% agreed, Swift with an economy 3 cylinder is just bad. 😥

[@n.sivakumarsivakumar5237]

Absolutely correct

[@ferrydaddy]

Maruti or Suzuki?

[@RAYP90]

Not Maruti but Suzuki. Seems like Suzuki wants to tilt everyone towards Nexa so that they can slowly kill off the Maruti name. Typical Japanese thinking

[@rohitroy5632]

I don’t understand what’s the point of launching these both cars? They both fall under the same category, features are same and price also almost same. Poor decision making from Maruti!

[@priyamtolani1480]

They'll soon discontinue Baleno. And then you'll only have Swift. And then fronx

[@shashikantnipanikar860]

I think they'll launch Baleno facelift and then increase it's price

[@abhinavg3514]

Why not one budget car instead of alto espresso One family car instead of celerio wagon r One good hot hatch instead of swift baleno One good small suv instead of brezza fronx Maybe many models work out for them business wise but their portfolio could've been a lot cleaner and simpler

[@abisabis7011]

​@@abhinavg3514 One good MPV instead of Ertiga and XL6

[@Oatmeal4Breakfast]

Mileage

[@mseditz5975]

As a baleno owner comparing to new gen Swift new age Baleno is far way better

[@neeltamhankar5338]

Baleno anytime

[@DibansiusKhardewsaw-ln7hw]

Swift ZXI Plus AMT DT price is10,95,863 and Baleno Alpha AMT price is 11,00,626 but the big difference is Swift lack 1. 360 Camera 2. Head Display 3. 16inch Alloy 4. Boot Space 5. Arm Rest 6. Telescopic Steering

[@johndavidson3424]

You forgot about the "engine" which is a clear upgrade on the Baleno.

[@umrunicorn88]

@@DibansiusKhardewsaw-ln7hw UV cut glass, auto dimming ivrm, extra leg room too

[@SrijitLahiri]

At that price, one can get the i20 nLine N8 manual with a BH registration.

[@johndavidson3424]

@@SrijitLahiri Best idea 💡for a new car at that price.

[@umrunicorn88]

@@SrijitLahiri nothing against i20. But i would consider lot of factors. N line is still not updated and it costs 1.5L more. When you buy top variant with automatic it costs 3 lakhs more than top trim of Baleno automatic. Though DCT is superior its still overkill for this segment. And that's the reason Baleno is selling more as its VFM.

[@Chandanavenger]

Nayi swift baleno ki copy hi lagti hai

[@M4NA5]

Space, features, performance, ground clearance all point towards Baleno >> Swift.

[@hemantkumarmeena6341]

Swift safety and mileage

[@M4NA5]

@@hemantkumarmeena6341 What safety? The Euro spec manufactured in Japan only scored 3 stars. India spec wouldn’t score more than 1 lol.

[@pandeygamer584]

@@hemantkumarmeena6341 safety and maruti dont go together

[@seepranavg]

@@M4NA5 Fronx SUV >>> Baleno hatch

[@baapkastyle]

@@M4NA5 It's the same version for India too, just without the ADAS features.

[@jaydeepmohile]

Maruti took a legendary car known for its ride, handling and driving dynamics and turned it into an economic day to day mundane car 😢

[@adityavpachisia]

But the fact of the matter is Baleno is only available in 300 cities (as it is sold through Nexa) but Swift is available is almost 2000 cities! And for people in those 1700 cities, Swift is the only premium hatchback from the maruti stable. So this close pricing wont affect Swift sales at all, its a win win for Maruti

[@inpursuitofhappiness366]

That is why it's even more disappointing Already we were missing the diesel Again now missing the 4 cylinder petrol

[@Arts11234]

You'd be fool a to buy Swift from your local seller from a very low tier city, I mean even suburbs of tier 3 industrial cities have Nexa. Why not just travel a few KM visit the nearby nexa and register in your local RTO, I'm 100% sure this process is a breeze now as I've transferred my Kushaq onto my father's name in Kanpur without paying a single paisa as bribe, it took me 3 visits but at every step RTO officers were helpful.

[@rajeshr8121]

U are wrong people don't mind traveling before investing in lakhs that too the middle class...so they would be more than happy to travel a few kms to a nexa if they want to...simple.

[@shaktis6877]

8:47 in your earlier tests the baleno cvt did 0to 100kph :13.2 sec, 20-80kph : 7.90sec , 40 -100kph: 9.90sec now maruti shifted from cvt to amt

[@MrDeepakvasudev]

10 Lakhs for a 3 cylinder Swift is simply beyond my understanding. I would rather go for segment above.

[@uvuvwevwevweossaswithglasses]

Baleno is gonna get the 3 cyl very soon. Actually they're gonna replace the k series 4 cyl with this Z series 3 pot in every car soon.

[@asvathg358]

As I own the 3rd Gen Swift, the latest one absolutely is an absolute disaster. In the hope to make it more feature oriented, downsizing the peppy 1.2 K-Series was the worst Maruti could have done. Engine is the main reason Swift was a success, looks like Swift is trying too hard to be like i20, really weird strategy.

[@clintsride]

But the i20 has a 1.2 four cylinder engine

[@aayushmaanjagya811]

1st and 2nd gen are best swift

[@prd2271]

It wouldve made more sense if it was priced way lower than baleno

[@IronmanUKI]

but sales figures are telling something else😂

[@GR-squadX]

​@@IronmanUKI about the customers, yes.

[@prakashpatra2038]

Dono hi bekaar hai

[@umrunicorn88]

9:56, no we don't get wireless charger in baleno. Rather what we get is UV cut glass, telescopic steering adjustment and auto dimming ivrm.

[@pablochacon40]

Here in the USA we don’t get Suzuki and it’s a brand that I miss. The lower price on the Suzuki vehicles make a great vehicle for the price point compared to the high price of cars here in the USA.

[@Arts11234]

The problem is that the version of Swift which is sold in India is of very low quality, body sheet metal, safety, chassis, interior plastic-wise, but the one sold in Japan and Australia is a 5 star rated Swift which costs same as other good cars in US like Mazda 3, BRZ, Miata, Polo, Civic which are way better in every deparyment from Swift, only if suzuki had launched their cars in early 2000 or 90s they would have enough fans to make for the sale.

[@buzzR-y9e]

They are named toyota lookalike as it's a partner and has good sales figures though.reason might be the engines which produces less than 100hp which isn't suitable for us roads which has avg speed of above 110kmph and safety standards as well

[@CodeCoda]

None of car can match city drive comfort with Baleno. Very good car for city drive. "Knowing safety is not good, but for city drive it's very good"

[@ravisr3401]

Lovely video; request a comparison of the Swift and Grand i10 Nios as there's almost a Rs 1 lakh difference between the Swift and the Grand i10 Nios in their top trims...

[@Sourav_Mudi]

Should've included fronx in that lineup as well

[@Praxss]

Ignis as well, so full confusion in buyers mind Frankly speaking swift should have launched 1L less

[@Sourav_Mudi]

@@Praxss ignis is not such a good car... I don't know why it exists.... It's better to buy swift or kwid in that range... It has nothing special to offer.... Too small a car. Just the mileage is good, but that matches with the new Swift as well.... So no USP at all

[@_knox007]

Baleno looks like muscle car 💪🏻

[@iamsansun]

What is the mileage of both?

[@Terika..]

Thanks for bringing up such a good comparison, but why automatic? Should have compared manual for both car...!!

[@suresh-rw6io]

Mileage comparison?

[@jjeremiah81]

Anyone who is thinking of buying the Baleno just rush and do it right now before maruti corrects this pricing glitch!!

[@kumarrahul1982]

Bought it on Wednesday.

[@infotainmentbysg4162]

10 lakh for a 3 cylinder hatch.. 😂😂😂

[@pratikmehendre115]

Bharat NCAP will help to decide which one is better.. hope they do it soon..

[@visordownn]

I'm pretty sure they'll not send any models for testing as both will score zero stars

[@jackrunner88]

We got one last year and it replaced our 10 yr old i20. Though its light years behind in outright performance of the Hyundai it shines in all other areas, grabbing the fuel efficiency trophy whenever we do an intercity run.

[@johndavidson3424]

No offense, but should've bought the new I20 Asta Opt at this point.

[@dashkanishka]

Petition to Maruti to bring back the 04 cylinders on the Swift. Also, please do not change the current 04 cylinder engine on the Baleno which is a well balanced car in my opinion as of now.

[@abhinavsingh.92]

Eventually the Z12 will replace the K12 in all cars.

[@dashkanishka]

@@abhinavsingh.92 Any idea what is the timeline for the addition of the 03 cylinder engine to the Baleno?

[@abhinavsingh.92]

@@dashkanishka I'm not really sure, but I guess it will happen when it's facelifted in 1.5 - 2 years from now, and may also get it in hybrid form. I read somewhere that the Fronx will get it first (as a hybrid) and that's slated for a 2025 launch, so the Baleno will likely follow it sometime later.

[@bibeksaha4284]

Really it is such a shame that suzuki had picked 10:14 a 3 cylinder motor that too for a car like SWIFT

[@gamerdoc7605]

Swift literally sealed its own coffin with that touch screen model and features 😅

[@zacthegamer6145]

Swift for me but Baleno makes more sense. But, I do not purchase economy boxes!

[@NomadBenny]

Its better to buy Fronx base variant.

[@90zkid]

The only point Swift had was a 4 cylinder engine , now its gone. So baleno is better choice. But skip both of them and buy a well built car & safe car.

[@harshvardhanchaudhary2054]

First generation swift and second generation swift were both amazing and fun to drive. Both first generation swift and second generation swift were even heavier then the third and fourth generation swift.

[@muuustaaaang5257]

Why only swift vs Baleno if ignis is still existing with better performance and better engine...

[@pandeygamer584]

that thing is deprived of any feature

[@irshadkamil9947]

Ignis is a very underrated car but needs update.

[@ramkumar026]

Steering feedback of swift in baleno would be great enough to stick with Baleno

[@defensivedrive4552]

Will Maruti increase the price of Baleno in the next few months?

[@Silent_Spark_]

Swift with 140BHP is what enthusiasm compete

[@merajeev007]

Maruti did it again, first with the Zen and now with the Swift. Welcome to the last Gen Swift, unless Maruti changes the engine drastically.

[@Doomprofessor]

they will trim down baleno also with that 3 cylinder engine..! wait for it..!

[@parashborthakur]

Maruti is likely to destroy the Swift, with incorrect pricing, like the way it did with the Jimny

[@deepdcool]

There is no wireless charger in the Baleno Alpha. However, it does have wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

[@IndiaPunjabBharat]

No Swift 3 cylinder for me

[@sudhirn5321]

How dare you comparing Swift with a baleno! It should be compared with Mini Cooper 😅😂

[@786-garib]

swift goes tiago way @ 3 cylenders, so buy tiago wt 2 airbags wt 4 stars crash test ignore swift for 2 stars @ india

[@firozemistry]

Avoid using words like "That car" or "This car" sounds very unprofessional.

[@mohitlalwani19]

So it’s better you only make reviews and teach them

[@kiranjetty]

Baleno old diesel car we enjoyed a lot on long drives, this new petrol car is good, front and rear led lights must be changed, looking ugly...both sides...

[@ramojirao7902]

So Maruti is working on weight reduction by removing the cylinders. So, one day Maruti will have cars with single cylinder 😂😂

[@gauravingale4666]

Both are bad. MS Should launch facelift of baleno as early as possible as the existing look way outdated and simply crappy. Should also make it more safer to get least 4 star in BNCAP.

[@rohankarvande3715]

Driving an AMT please don't expect raspiness from engine 😅

[@robygeorge8735]

my pick will be swift

[@dharmendrasharma256]

Humming engine sound inside Baleno at low speed is very irritating. Rest all is good. I own zalpha ags.

[@anubhavmohanty1736]

It's typical amt nature wish they had CVT 😢

[@nandux586]

Where in Mumbai is this?! Looks really nice and empty too!

[@GhostJulie]

Luckily I went for the older generation swift.... Got on Jan 24... Glad I didn't wait for the new one... 😂😂

[@RJKK]

Same interior for Swift...why?? They could've created a unique interior n more engine options...outside India they're offering a proper automatic which is a delight to drive...

[@theap1607]

what is the logic of existence of IGNIS in 2024

[@quickshiftmotovlogs710]

A value for money refined peppy small car for effortless city commutes

[@theap1607]

@@quickshiftmotovlogs710 yes brother but nobody is buying that car

[@anubhavmohanty1736]

Baleno alpha AMT is very much better option then 3 cylinder swift and in feature wise Baleno is much premium option then swift like armrest UV cut glass, heads up display and 360 camera

[@savukkushankar896]

Baleno for more space ,comfort ,power and premium service

[@chevvakulasrikanth9260]

A question which will not stay relevant for long.. get the benefit while you can..

[@saurabhbapat6962]

Baleno without ny doubt

[@akshaypatil7419]

I think Maruti intentionally paralysed Swift in terms of engine just to shift the enthusiastic customers to Fronx/Baleno

[@NomadBenny]

Yes 😂

[@anuragvr7773]

Without any second thought Baleno is the choice

[@RaghavRoshanRoy]

Swift toh har saal same hi gaadi launch kar dete hai

[@arjitgupta6126]

Baleno vs new i20 ? 🤔

[@OmFreeRadical]

Cannibalism @ its peak 🏁

[@ArunKumar-fg6mk]

Blindly I can say it's Baleno ❤️

[@vachan7069]

Baleno over swift but what both lack is SVHS

[@renjithkr1193]

Baleno...no doubt abt it..

[@suresht.r261]

Baleno looks classy

[@rahilmukudh7619]

Fronx delta plus is another potential value buy than the top spec Swift

[@anubhavmohanty1736]

Fronxx delta plus has lot of missing features at 10 lakhs, no armrest no 9 inch infotainment system no uv cut glass no push button start stop button which ignis Swift gets or even Baleno

[@anantbambawale9276]

I had a choice Swift or Baleno, i chose Baleno.

[@Arpanbaruah123]

3rd gen swift is good than Baleno undoubtedly but new Swift is not good power is lost in that car

[@rakhsiprayogo82]

Suzuki into the Maruti

[@amalalappuzha6495]

Ignis is much more better compare to swift & Baleno

[@gb649]

Compare i10 and swift

[@johndavidson3424]

No need to waste time comparing, ofc the I10 is a clear winner here.

[@technopath8776]

Easy win for Baleno in my eyes just because of the engine

[@manishfoodvlogs4275]

Any day Baleno

[@Economichitman33]

I don't see any point buying new car after 2020.. stick to used cars and change it for 4 years

[@gouravchakraborty8578]

Baleno any day ❤

[@pawankumarcv4767]

Suzuki baleno nexa old model hatchback cars are in my mind permanently and are also in my parents mind permanently too

[@arunkumarmb5034]

I like Baleno

[@vaishak007acharya]

the best Suzuki engine ever was the 1.3L DDiS engine. it gets more lively with few tuning i.e new turbo a performance air filter & free flow exhaust. A slightly modified 2009 swift DDiS can SMOKEEEE almost all modern hot hatchbacks launched in India.

[@ap5218]

3 cylinder i m not buying will advise make this maruti Swift like jimny karido hi maat ....maruti needs to stop 🛑 taking advantage of indian consumer

[@shaktis6877]

Want a comparison between punch and altroz and ( i20 vs exter) to see how altroz defeats punch and i20 defeats exter

[@Rajkummar545]

Baleno

[@vishnurajs8749]

First of there is no Maruti anymore. Its just suzuki. Why everybody calls it Maruti even now.😂

[@unni.m1959]

This maserati grecale is very cheap. Never thought one could buy such a cheap maserati😏

[@souravkain1990]

Just buy baleno sigma in just 6.82

[@herambpatkar]

i20 is making much more sense now 😂

[@souravmodak5810]

Accident k baad "Engine godi pe aayegi" vs "Engine chaati pr aayegi"

[@anubhavmohanty1736]

Still better then tata car service centre pe khadi milegi ya raste mein breakdown hogi 🤣

[@ThatIndian489]

Sees swift Among us tune plays

[@uditnarayan9489]

Baleno in this video doesn't seem to be the top model

[@n.sivakumarsivakumar5237]

Maruti is going to down..totally waste

[@factfilenews]

That old fun efficient swift is dead.

[@maulikace]

Maruti cars ...can compete with maruti cars only

[@manikantachowdary7722]

Both are tin cans

[@nehasharma-yy3st]

3 cylinder engines are really Bad

[@kostinarain7373]

Swift

[@arciful]

What is waste video comparing chota apple vs bada apple..

[@j.sivaneshkumaran819]

Honda Amaze is a better car than both of them....TD and decide

[@anubhavmohanty1736]

Outdated car amaze with no armrest no 6 airbags no digital instrument cluster or projector headlights 😂