New Delhi: Tata Motors has announced the one-off edition of its newest SUV Punch which will be auctioned in the upcoming IPL 2022 tournament. The carmaker has released videos and photos of the new Kaziranga Edition of Punch, inspired by the one-horned rhinoceros found in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The Tata Punch Kaziranga Edition will officially debut during IPL 2022.
Tata Motors is the official sponsor of this year’s IPL (Indian Premier League). The company will produce a one-off punch which is likely to be based on the top-spec Creative trim. The special edition Tata Punch will come with an exclusive exterior color scheme, Meteor Bronze. From the outside, the special edition punch looks similar to the regular model. This edition of the Tata Punch comes with a special Rhino badge badging the rear windscreen and glovebox.
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Tata Motors launched the Panch sub-compact SUV in October last year. Tata Motors offers the Punch in four trims which include Pure, Adventure, Exclusive and Creative. The starting price of this car is ₹ 5.64 Lakh (ex-showroom) while the ex-showroom price of the top model goes up to ₹ 8.98 Lakh. It is one of the safest SUVs on Indian roads after the Punch got a five star rating in crash tests conducted by Global NCAP last year.
The Tata Punch Kaziranga Edition will be powered by a 1.2-litre 3-cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine. The engine is capable of producing 85bhp at 6000rpm and 113Nm of peak torque at 3300rpm. There is no information on whether the engine will come with manual or automatic gearbox in this special edition model.
The AMT Edition of the Punch comes with ‘Traction-Pro Mode’. It also gets cruise control and an idle start-stop system. The Tata Punch also comes with two driving modes, Eco and City. In terms of features, the top-of-the-line Tata Punch gets a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, 7-inch semi-digital instrument console, projector headlamps, automatic headlamps, LED DRLs, climate control. Along with other features like Wiper, Washer, Cooled Glovebox, Cruise Control, Reverse Camera.