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Originally Posted by shuvc  OT - Were you able to check the badging at the rear ? I'd seen one with the Esteem badge - that's the name of the car there. Looks pretty odd to Indian eyes 
The Suzuki Cultus did have a hatch version. |
Suzuki Esteem, Cultus, Cultus Crescent and Baleno were all names applied in different markets to this elegant car.
The
Suzuki Cultus was the Indian Maruti Esteem, also sold under the name Suzuki Swift in some markets. It was also called the 1988-94 Holden Barina.
The Japanese even had a cute two-door convertible. Imagine having that in India!
BTW the 1994-2005 Holden Barina was the Opel Corsa
and the 2005 onwards Holden Barina is the Chevrolet Aveo/Daewoo Kalos.
The
Suzuki Cultus Crescent was the Indian Maruti Baleno, also called Suzuki Esteem in Singapore.
It was meant to fight the Toyota Corolla.
There was a GT version, powered by a Mazda-BP 1840cc engine, putting out 135 bhp.
There was even a Diesel Baleno sold in Europe with a Peugeot XUD engine.
And of course Balenos in Europe could be ordered with ABS, Airbags and full time all-wheel-drive.
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Airbags in the Baleno
The all-wheel-drive Suzuki Baleno Altura had EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution). EBD regulates the brake-fluid pressure to the rear wheel brakes, based on signals from rear-wheel transducers. The algorithm accounts for varying loads that the Altura Wagon may be subjected to.
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All-Wheel-Drive Baleno
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ABS in the Baleno
The all-wheel-drive Balenos with ABS also had an inertial "G"-sensors for sensing deceleration. This G-sensor was bolted to the floor under the console, in an all-wheel-drive Baleno.
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