The exterior of the Toyota Glanza has leaked online.
Leaked images show that Toyota’s version of the Maruti Baleno is a far cry from
what media reports had suggested in the past. The Toyota Glanza has only one
noticeable difference from the Maruti Baleno, and that’s the design of the
radiator grille.
Toyota’s version of the sub-compact hatchback has two
horizontal chrome slats in the grille, making the front-end look shinier. The car seen here is in the
top-of-the-line V grade, which is equivalent of the range-topping Alpha grade
of the Maruti Baleno. There will be only one grade positioned below the V
grade: G.
The Toyota Glanza was not expected to have any
sheet-metal changes, but even the bumpers, headlamps, alloy wheels and tail
lamps having no difference from the Maruti Baleno is a little surprising. It
seems like Toyota has gone beyond expectations when it comes to cost-cutting,
and that the interior may completely mimic that of the donor car.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor will offer the Toyota Glanza
with only the K12M 1.2-litre VVT petrol engine. This BS-VI com 83 PS at 6,000 rpm
and 113 Nm of torque at 4,200 rpm. In the Maruti Baleno, it is available with a
standard 5-speed MT and an optional CVT, and it delivers a fuel economy of
21.01 km/l (MT)/19.56 km/l (CVT). The same is expected from the rebadged car.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor will launch the Toyota Glanza
on 6 June. Suzuki is manufacturing this model in Gujarat. The production will
move to one of TKM’s two plants in Karnataka later, though.
