Tata Punch Pre-Bookings Begin At Dealer Level

Select Tata Motors dealers across Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have already started accepting pre-bookings for the Punch micro SUV, for a token amount ranging between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 11,000. Official bookings are likely to commence from October 4, 2021.

By Charanpreet Singh

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Published on September 29, 2021

Highlights

Select Tata dealers are taking unofficial bookings for the Punch
The token amount will vary from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 11,000
The Tata Punch micro SUV will be unveiled in India next week

The Tata Punch is one of the highly anticipated launches for 2021, and it be will be unveiled on October 4, 2021. Ahead of its debut, select Tata Motors dealers across Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai have already started accepting unofficial pre-bookings for the upcoming micro SUV, for a token ranging between Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 11,000. Some of the dealers we spoke to have also told us the mini SUV will go on sale in the coming weeks, and pricing would start somewhere around Rs. 5.5 lakh (ex-showroom). We reached out to the company to get a confirmation on the bookings, however, at the time of publishing this story, our email remained unanswered. Also Read: Tata Punch: 7 Things We Know So Far The Tata Punch will be the first SUV to be built on the ALFA platform The soon-to-be-launched Tata Punch will be the first SUV to be built on the ALFA-ARC (Agile Light Flexible Advanced Architecture) developed under Impact 2.0 design language. When launched, the micro SUV will be positioned below the Nexon subcompact SUV in the line-up. Last month, the Indian carmaker dropped the first official image of the production model and christened it the Punch. Visually, the Tata Punch sports an aggressive front-end design with a signature split lighting setup. It gets sleek-looking LED DRLs positioned above headlamp cluster, tri-arrow grille design, circular fog lamps, squared-off wheel arches, 16-inch diamond-cut alloys, wraparound LED taillights, high-set rear bumper, roof-mounted stop lamp, neatly sculpted tailgate with company branding and more. The new Tata Punch comes with a clean, minimalist dashboard, treated in a dual-tone paint scheme The cabin of the Punch comes with a minimalistic dashboard featuring dual-tone black and white paint scheme. It also gets horizontal air-con vents with body-coloured bezels. The Harman-sourced touchscreen infotainment system will also come equipped on the Punch that looks similar to the one seen on the Altroz and the Nexon. The infotainment system will be compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Some of the dealers we spoke to confirmed that the top-spec model will get the brand's iRA connected car tech. Also Read: Tata Punch To Make Virtual Debut In India Next Month Tata will offer the Punch micro SUV in three mono-tone colours and six dual-tone options The mechanical details of the Punch are yet to be revealed. However, we expect the micro SUV to get a 1.2-litre Revotron petrol engine, which also powers the Altroz premium hatchback. The petrol mill is tuned to make 85 bhp and 113 Nm of power figures. Transmission options will include a 5-speed manual as standard along with an optional AMT unit.