Monday, October 18, 2021
By Kamal Swami
Tata Punch Starts Its Journey in India, Prices Start From Rs 5.49 Lakh
Domestic carmaker Tata Motors today launched the micro-SUV Punch in the Indian car market after a long wait. The price of the Tata Punch base variant starts from Rs 5.49 lakh (ex-showroom price, New Delhi). Before its launch in the Indian car market, the micro SUV has succeeded in receiving a 5-Star rating in the Global NCAP test for adult occupancy, and a 4-Star rating for child occupancy. The company has already initiated the bookings of Punch at the down payment of Rs 21,000.
The new Punch is developed jointly by the teams of Tata Motors located in India, the United Kingdom, and Italy. According to the sources the Punch is the perfect combination of space, safety, features, and performance merged in a unit. It is the first vehicle from Tata Motors that is developed on ALFA-ARC (Agile Light Flexible Advanced Architecture) platform and inspired by the company’s Impact 2.0 design philosophy.
Under the hood, it receives power from a 1.2-litre Revotoron petrol engine, and churns the power of 84 bhp and the torque of 113 Nm, at 6000 rpm and 3300 rpm respectively. The transmission duties are performed by a five-speed manual gear transmission system and an option of a five-speed AMT system. It is available in three trims namely, Adventure, Accomplished, and Creative.
Inside the cabin, it receives the features like a seven-inch infotainment system that supports connectivity to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The top-end trim receives the options of Tata’s iRA connected car technology and a digital seven-inch instrument cluster. The list of other features includes a flat-bottom steering wheel, which is for the first time offered in any vehicle in the segment. An engine start-stop button, electronic folding wing mirrors, automatic climate control, cooled glovebox, automatic headlights, auto-sensing wipers, and a few more features inside the cabin.
The exterior front has a three-layered black garnished front grille with integrated LED DRLs. The projector headlights are placed below the bumper. The black plastic cladding across the body gives Punch an SUV look. The rear portion receives an aggressively sculpted tailgate. The rear bumper receives square-shaped LED taillights. The side-profile receives sixteen-inch dual-tone diamond-cut alloy wheels, and roof rails help in exploring its dual-tone body colour.
