India's largest passenger car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), on Monday, announced the launch of a new 1.2 litre Dualjet, Dual VVT BS-VI engine with next generation Smart Hybrid technology in the Baleno, priced between ₹5.58 lakh and ₹8.90 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

The new BS-VI compliant Baleno (Petrol) with Smart Hybrid will soon be available at Nexa showrooms across the country, the company said in a statement.

The technological advancement leads to improved fuel efficiency while reducing vehicular emissions. The existing 1.2L VVT petrol engine variants will also be BS-VI compliant and available in all variants including CVT, it said.

“Baleno has been a blockbuster car from day one. We have over 5.5 lakh happy Baleno customers since its launch in 2015, and sold more than two-lakh units in the last fiscal year. We recently upgraded Baleno with latest design and technology," RS Kalsi, Senior Executive Director, Marketing & Sales, MSIL, said.

“The Lithium-ion battery is compact and designed for long service life. The updated power train with Smart Hybrid technology will continue to excite discerning Baleno customers,” he said.