Amazing SUV! Price is less than a hatchback, safety is many times better, gives the feel of an expensive car at a low price

New Delhi. Due to the popularity of SUV vehicles, people are now preferring to buy taller and more spacious cars. However, the price of SUV and compact SUV vehicles is very high. In such a situation, micro SUV vehicles have now come to reduce the gap between these two segments. These vehicles, which look like SUVs, are now competing with hatchbacks. These micro SUV cars are being liked a lot. Cars like Hyundai Xcent, Nissan Magnite, Citroen C3 are being sold in this segment, but the car we are talking about here is number-1 in sales and has also beaten Maruti cars. People also like this cheap car a lot for its safety features.

The car we are telling you about here is Tata’s Punch SUV. The company is selling it in the micro SUV segment in the country. It competes with Hyundai Exter but it is far ahead in sales. Last month, Tata Punch became the best-selling car in the country with sales of 19,158 units. It has also overtaken Maruti’s top-selling hatchback cars like Wagon R, Baleno and Swift.

SUVs at a lower price than hatchbacks
The most special thing about Tata Punch is its price which is less than Maruti Swift. The base model of Maruti Swift starts at Rs 6.24 lakh (ex-showroom), while the starting price of Tata Punch is Rs 6.13 lakh, ex-showroom. That is, if you buy the base model of Punch, then it will be Rs 11,000 cheaper than Swift. Despite coming at such a low price, Punch is a car with a 5-star safety rating. Let us tell you that no other SUV coming at such a low price gets a 5-star safety rating.

Tata Punch: Engine and Features
The Punch gets a 1.2 liter petrol engine that generates 88 bhp of power and 115 Nm of torque. It also has the option of a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed automatic gearbox. The company has also recently launched its CNG option which comes with twin cylinder technology. Tata Punch offers a mileage of 20.09kmpl in petrol and 26.99km/kg in CNG.

Talking about the features, the Punch has features like a 7-inch touchscreen display, semi-digital instrument panel, auto air conditioning, automatic headlights, connected car technology and cruise control. In terms of safety, it has many features like dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, rear defoggers, rear parking sensors, rear-view camera and ISOFIX anchors.

Tags: Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors