Tata Punch-a sub-4 meter SUV from the Tata Motors is one of the hot selling sub compact SUV in India. It is well known for its robust build quality and the 5-Star GNCAP safety ratings in adult occupancy. At present it is the safest compact SUV in India. It is a nice bold creature from Tata Motors. Let's look into details..
From the front it is a pure SUV. LED DRLs and projector headlamps are provided. Fog lamps are provided on the thick cladding. We can see tri-arrow design on the cladding and also on the grill. Big bonnet,thick bumper and air dam all are giving it an SUV style from the front view
From sides you can feel the height of the car. We can see the 16" diamond cut alloy wheels. The thick cladding is flowing from front to the rear giving it an SUV style from the sides.
Front door handles are provided in body colour where as the rear door handles are provided on the C-Pillar of the car.
The car also comes with roof-rails, which is really enhancing its SUV style from sides. Side indicators are provided on the auto-folding ORVMs. Thus it is a nice compact SUV from sides too.
At the rear you can see an integrated spoiler with stop lamp. Tata logo and Punch badging are beautifully placed.
Reverse parking camera is installed just under the Tata logo. It has a unique set of tail lamps, which is matching with the overall design of the car. Two reflectors are provided on the thick rear bumper of the car. It looks good from rear.
When comes to boot space, this car having a decent 366 litres of boot space. It is more than sufficient to make weekend family trips.
Interior
As the Altroz, this SUV also comes with 90-Degree wide opening doors, so ingress and egress is not at all a problem.
The only thing may get hurt is its high ground clearance, which will make elder citizens to get in and out little difficult.
By entering into the cabin you can feel the fit and finish of the dashboard. It is having a nice eye-catching dashboard.
Fit and finish of the A/c controls are excellent. A 7-inch touch-screen infotainment system is provided on the dashboard. It can support AppleCarplay and AndroidAuto.
At the driver side you can find a TFT display. The visual quality of the display is very good. You can access various vehicle related information from thi display.
To enhance its its premiumness, this car comes with leather wrapped Flat bottom steering wheel and leather wrapped gear knob.
Cruise control and volume control switches are provided on the steering wheel. The touch and feel of the steering is excellent.
When come to utility/storage space, you will get a big cool glove box. Also bottle holders are provided on all four doors.
Two cup holders and a 12V charger are provided on the front console.
The Punch is provide with Spacious cabin and well cushioned seats. Driver seat can be adjusted manually.
Two adjustable headrests are provided at the rear row seats,but it can accommodate three people. An arm rest, rear A/c vents and a 12V charging socket are also available for the rear seat passengers.
Drivability and Riding comfort
The Punch is available in Manual as well as in AMT(Automated Manual Transmission) variants. Both Manual and AMT variants are paired with 1199cc 1.2liter 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine, which makes 84.48bhp power and 113Nm torque. You can feel the engine a bit underpowered initially, but it will come livelier once you start to cruise. Manual gear shifts are also not so smooth when you compare it with the competition. The manual variant requires 16 seconds and the AMT requires about 20 seconds to reach 0 to 100km speed. This clearly shows that this car is not made for a spirited driving experience, it is more tuned towards convenience,practicality and for a better fuel efficiency.
It has a well tuned suspension set up. It can handle all the bumps and potholes easily. The Puch having a long wheel base of 2445mm, which makes the ride even more comfortable. Also you can find good driving position easily in this SUV. As it is a tall car you will get good and commanding outside view from it, which will make it easy to park in city's congested parking areas.Moreover this car is comes with Harmann music system which produces best quality audio sound.
This car is made on the Tata's ALFA platform. This platform is known for its robust build quality and higest safety standards.
The car comes with two airbags as standard. Apart from this you will get tonnes of safety features in it.
You will get reverse parking camera with active guide-lines, rear wiper, rain sensing wiper, connected safety features from iRA connectivity, rear defogger, ABS,EBD, Hill-Hold assist(With AMT only), Traction-Pro mode(with AMT only).
Conclusion
If you are in a search of a compact SUV, and don't want to comprise on the build quality and safety, then definitely you have to consider this vehicle.It is a nice compact SUV.
It is having tall stance,190mm ground clearance to tackle any bad road condition,robust build quality and excellent ride comfort. You can get the mileage between 16-20km in real driving conditions too.
The price of the car starts at Rs. 5.93 Lakh and goes up to Rs.9.49 Lakh ex-showroom.
Also you can check the rivals of Punch here itself- Hyundai Venue, Renault Kiger, Citroen C3 and Nissan Magnite .
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Note:All images used in this blog has been taken from Manufacturer's website for presentation purpose.
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