2020 Maruti Suzuki Baleno vs Honda Amaze - Price, Specs, Features, Mileage Comparison

Baleno 2020 vs Amaze 2020 | Price Comparison - Which One Is Cheaper?

Maruti Suzuki Baleno prices start from Rs. 5.64 lakh and go up to Rs. 7.90 lakh for petrol manual powertrain. The Honda Amaze petrol manual prices start from Rs. 6.10 lakh and go up to Rs. 7.93 lakh.

For the petrol automatic powertrain, Maruti Suzuki Baleno prices start from Rs. 7.77 lakh and Honda Amaze starts from Rs. 7.72 lakh. If you ignore the overpriced hybrid variants of the Baleno, then the Baleno seems to be more affordable than the Amaze. But that gap somewhat narrows down when you add automatic transmission to the mix. The Baleno CVT costs about Rs. 1.3 lakh more than the manual transmission variants. On the other hand, the Amaze only adds Rs. 90,000 or less if you want it with the CVT automatic transmission.

Baleno 2020 vs Amaze 2020 | Dimension Comparison - Which One Is Bigger?

Maruti Suzuki Baleno is 3995mm long, 1745mm wide and 1510mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2520mm. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno has a boot space of 339 litres. The Honda Amaze measures 3995mm in length, 1695mm in width and 1501mm in height. The wheelbase of Honda Amaze is 2470mm and it has a boot space of 420 litres.

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Dimension Review

• The Baleno and the Amaze are equally long.
• The Baleno is wider than the Amaze by 50mm.
• The Baleno is taller than the Amaze by 9mm.
• The Baleno has a longer wheelbase than the Amaze; by 50mm.
• The Amaze has 81 litres more boot space than the Baleno.
• The Baleno and the Amaze have identical ground clearance.

In terms of dimensions, the two cars are evenly-matched. The Baleno is wider but the Amaze makes up for that gap with a bigger boot. One area, where the Maruti Baleno excels is with tyres. It has wider tyres than the Honda Amaze and bigger wheels too - 15-inch standard and 16-inch on higher variants. The Amaze manages with 14-inch on lower and 15-inch on higher variants.

Baleno 2020 vs Amaze 2020 | Engine Specs Comparison - Which One has Better Performance?

Baleno Petrol vs Polo Petrol

Maruti Suzuki Baleno gets a 1.2L petrol 4-cylinder engine that makes 83PS of maximum power and 113Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 5-speed manual and a CVT type automatic transmission. The Maruti Suzuki Baleno petrol manual has a fuel-efficiency of 21.01kmpl while the automatic claims to return a figure of 19.56kmpl.

It also gets a 1.2L 4-cylinder hybrid petrol engine as well, that makes 90PS of maximum power and 113Nm of peak torque. This engine is available with a 5-speed manual transmission and has a fuel efficiency of 23.87kmpl.

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Honda Amaze gets a 1.2L petrol 4-cylinder engine which makes 90PS of maximum power and 110Nm of peak torque. It is available with a 5-speed manual and a CVT type automatic transmission. The Honda Amaze petrol manual has a mileage of 18.6kmpl while the automatic claims to deliver a fuel-efficiency figure of 18.3kmpl.

Petrol Engine Review

• The Honda Amaze petrol makes the same power as the Baleno Hybrid.
• While it has a decent power output, its torque is concentrated towards the top of the rev range.
• The Amaze makes less torque and that too at a higher 4800rpm, which will greatly impact its drivability and in-gear acceleration.
• The Baleno, with or without the hybrid will offer better drivability as it has more torque, which peaks sooner. The Hybrid will do an even better job at this as it’ll have an additional 50Nm of off-peak torque from the electric motor.
• The Baleno petrol manual is more fuel-efficient than the Amaze manual. Even with the non-hybrid engine, the Maruti Baleno beats the Amaze with ease in the mileage battle.

Baleno 2020 vs Amaze 2020 | Feature Comparison - Which Is Better?

Notable top features of Baleno 2020 are:

• LED projector headlamp w/ LED DRL
• Coloured TFT multi-information display
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system w/ Apple Carplay & Android Auto
• Auto AC
• Height adjustable driver seat
• Tilt & telescopic steering
• Push-button start w/ smart key
• Auto headlamps
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Front armrest
• UV cut window glass

Notable top features of Amaze 2020 are:

• Headlamp integrated LED DRL
• Auto AC
• 7-inch touchscreen w/ Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• Cruise control
• 15-inch alloy wheels
• Rear camera w/ guidelines
• Smart Key w/ Push start/stop button
• Steering mounted controls
• Power adjustable & foldable ORVMs
• Height adjustable driver seat
• Rear armrest

Is the Maruti Suzuki Baleno better than the Honda Amaze?

Price of the base variant of Maruti Suzuki Baleno is Rs. 5.64 lakh and Honda Amaze is Rs. 6.10 lakh (both ex-showroom). The Baleno non-hybrid petrol MT costs less than the Amaze but with the automatic, the Amaze has a slight advantage.

In terms of dimensions, the two cars are evenly matched for the most part. The Baleno’s wider tyres, though, with the bigger wheels do offer it a better road presence than the Amaze.

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The Maruti Suzuki Baleno’s normal petrol engine makes less power while the hybrid engine matches the Amaze’s power figure. The Baleno’s torque output is what impresses us as it is marginally better and it comes in sooner than the Amaze’s. So, it’ll offer far better drivability than the Amaze petrol. The other thing impressive about the Baleno is its mileage figure. Even without the hybrid tech, the Baleno easily beats the Amaze in the ARAI fuel efficiency figures.