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The top automotive stories of the day - The Tata Punch officially gets an unveil date. Nitin Gadkari says order to make flex-fuel engines mandatory soon. Ducati Scrambler Desert X global debut later this year. #nitingadkari #tatapunch #ducati #fuelengines #ducatiscrambler #cnbdaily #carandbike 0:00 - Introduction 0:05 - Tata Punch Reveal Date 0:21 - Tata Punch Teaser Overview 0:59 - Flex-fuel Engines To Be Mandatory 1:22 - Ethanol based fuel in India 1:56 - Ducati Scrambler DesertX Reveal 2:18 - Ducati Scrambler DesertX Overview ➡️The Tata Punch is one of the highly anticipated upcoming launches of this year is likely to go on sale around Diwali this year. However, the carmaker will unveil the Punch next month on October 4, 2021 which is when we'll see the micro-SUV in flesh. ➡️Tata Motors confirmed that the Punch will have characteristics of an SUV and is likely to have segment-first features like traction modes (Sand, Rock, Mud), hill descent control and hill start assist among others, giving in more SUV credentials to handle treacherous terrain. ➡️Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari says that the switch to locally-produced ethanol will be helpful for a country like India which relies majorly on crude oil imports for powering the transport sector. ➡️Gadkari said other countries of the world like Brazil, the US and Canada have flex engines which are powered by farm produce and exhorted automakers like BMW, Mercedes and Toyota to develop vehicles running on the alternative fuel. ➡️Ducati has confirmed that it will reveal the production version of the Scrambler DesertX off-road motorcycle in December 2021. ➡️When it was unveiled in 2019, Ducati Scrambler DesertX concept was said to be powered by a 1,079 cc, L-Twin engine that was tuned to churn out about 84 bhp and was paired to a 6-speed gearbox.