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The only estate kit car ever!
A surprising rally car, but not in its results, more in the car itself. To be fair, the Baleno never had much chance to shine. Suzuki team boss Monster Tajima was driving the car himself and only on a few rather rare occasions. It all seemed to be just for a bit of fun. The surprise was that Tajima choose the estate version of this car, when a Baleno hatchback version of far more perfect size for this program was available. Maybe the longer wheelbase was an advantage. And well, there was a curiosity effect, which is not a bad idea for marketing. And yes, indeed this was an F2 kit car, however more in terms of engine and suspension rather than body panels.
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Model & Evo. (Activity) |
BHP@ RPM |
Torque (Nm)@ RPM |
Length Width Height |
Weight (Kg/BPM Ratio) |
Trans. (W'base) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baleno Wagon KC (97-99) |
265/8500 | 256/6800 | 4345.1690.1390 | 1000 (3.8) | FWD (2480) |
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This is an unofficial Car Results list and may be incomplete.
| Pos | Event | Driver | Co-Driver | # | Rego | hh:mm:ss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th. |  1998 WRC Rally New Zealand |
 M. Tajima |
 G. McNeall |
#30 | [UNKNOWN] | 0:00:00 |
| 27th. | 1998 WRC Rally Australia (Perth) |
M. Tajima |
G. McNeall |
#23 | [UNKNOWN] | 0:00:00 |
| 20th. | 1997 WRC Rally New Zealand |
M. Tajima |
R. Runnalls |
#17 | [UNKNOWN] | 0:00:00 |
| 13th. |  1997 WRC Rally of Indonesia |
M. Tajima |
G. McNeall |
#26 | [UNKNOWN] | 0:00:00 |
This is an unofficial Car Model Retirements list and may be incomplete.
| Pos | Event | Driver | Co-Driver | # | Rego | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ret. |  1999 WRC China Rally |
M. Tajima |
 . UNKNOWN |
#25 | [UNKNOWN] | SS4 crash |
| Ret. | 1997 WRC Rally Australia (Perth) |
M. Tajima |
C. Parker |
#21 | [UNKNOWN] | SS8 engine |
| Ret. | 1996 WRC Rally Australia (Perth) |
M. Tajima |
R. Runnalls |
#22 | [UNKNOWN] | SS20 electrics |
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