2015 Maruti Baleno review, road test

Read the 2015 Maruti Baleno review, road test from Autocar India; Maruti's largest hatchback yet has large aspirations. Does it deliver?

Published on Dec 17, 2015 07:00:00 AM

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Maruti’s new ‘liquid flow’ design language is full of curves and very few angles.

All black Interiors lack premium feel but V-shaped centre console livens things up.

Smartplay is what Maruti calls its new seven-inch touchscreen-based infotainment system. It debuted on the Ciaz and has since found its way into more models, like the Ertiga and S-Cross. In the Baleno though it also debuts Apple CarPlay, which lets you mirror your iPhone’s interface on the screen for much better control. The Google equivalent, Android Auto, will be introduced later, Maruti says. However, even the standard Smartplay interface is one of the crispest and easiest-to-use. There’s no CD player, but you do get aux, USB, Bluetooth, and sat-nav, and it also acts as the monitor for the rear-view camera.