The dominance of SUVs in the Indian market is increasing. This can be gauged only from the fact that the number-1 car in March 2024 is an SUV. Not only this, 4 cars in the list of top-10 best-selling cars were SUVs. The sales of many of these SUV cars were more than the best-selling hatchback cars in the market. Now people are preferring to buy compact SUVs rather than buying premium hatchbacks for Rs 8-10 lakh.
If we look at the sales list, last month (March 2024) Tata’s Punch mini SUV was number-1 in sales. A total of 17,547 units of this car were sold in March 2024, while 10,894 units were sold in the same month last year. Punch has also beaten Maruti’s top selling car Wagon R and Dzire in sales. At the same time, Hyundai Creta was at number two in the sales list with 16,458 units, which is a big achievement for the facelift model of this SUV. This time Maruti WagonR slipped from number-1 to third place. However, the company managed to sell 16,368 units of it. Talking about Mahindra Scorpio, a total of 15,151 units of this SUV have been sold.
Tata Punch
What is the price?
The price of Punch starts from Rs 6 lakh and goes up to Rs 9.52 lakh (ex-showroom). Tata Punch is powered by a 1.2 liter 3 cylinder petrol engine. This engine generates maximum power of 88 bhp and peak torque of 115 Nm. It also has the option of 5-speed automatic gearbox along with 5-speed manual gearbox. Tata Punch offers a mileage of 20.09 kmpl in petrol and 26.99 km/kg in CNG.
The features are also great
Talking about the features, the Punch gets 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 features like dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, rear defoggers, rear parking sensors, rear-view camera and ISOFIX anchors. Tata Punch has also received a 5-star safety rating in the Global NCAP crash test.
Tags: Auto News, Tata Motors
FIRST PUBLISHED : April 9, 2024, 16:51 IST