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Buying experience was good, no problem there, it's my first car. Before this, I had Tata Nano in my college days (still have it in our garage) The driving experience of Punch is good, except that the engine is amazing. The engine is not very "punchy", lol. I knew this beforehand. Suspensions, ride comfort, dynamic stability, and handling are amazing. It almost feels like this chassis deserves a better engine, like some 1.2TGDi revving juicy engine. Punch looks beautiful in person, on the road. Ratios and wheel sizes are good-looking. (For its size and price) Service & maintenance. The first 3 services were free. First paid service (4th service) cost me around 5k ₹. The worst part about Punch is not its engine, as many people say, because the engine is manageable. The worst part is one simple but constantly annoying thing - it's bad steering and paddle positioning (brake & accelerator paddles). Bad ergonomics for the driver. Steering is too far away, but paddles are too close, so no matter what seat position you adjust, you'll always end up uncomfortable. That's a bigger drawback of the Tata Punch. How can designers make such a silly mistake? Idk. My Swift Gen2 also doesn't have steering telescopic (reach) adjustability, but still, its steering is positioned at the right distance, driver of any height can easily get comfortable. The problem is that the punch steering wheel is given at the wrong distance from the driver to begin with. And till now, no varient of ICE Punch has a telescopic (reach) adjustment in the steering wheel. The rest of the ergonomics on the interior are good or ok, no big problem other than the steering wheel position.

At this price, 11.40 lakhs, you will get almost all the top-end specs in this variant(Creative Plus S manual), where you won't get the same features in any other car brand at the same price. The only thing you need to compromise with the engine is a 1.2 petrol revotron engine, which is good(okay) with the performance and not suitable for high-speed driving. Mileage is very good on highways. Need to compromise with the gear shifting, which is a little hard. Overall the this is a value for money car and I am loving it. People who are planning to buy the Tata Punch car, my suggestion is to go with the dual tone variant, which looks very good compared to the other single colour variant.

Accomplished SR AMT, AMT cars give more mileage with the CRUISE CONTROL MODE on highways. After buying a long trip is a must to enhance the mileage of ur car. I'm getting 17.8 and 20, depending on the roads.

My first car is Tata Punch and I must say it’s incredibly comfortable to drive, considering the price range, it’s the best option out there. The road presence is impressive and the mileage is decent as well, one of the standout features is its excellent build quality, which feels solid and reliable.