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Tata Punch.ev: My first impressions & comparo points with the Nexon.ev

5th February 2024, 13:10 by Deepankar Sadekar

Punch.EV rear door armrests are all hard tough plastics with no soft touch or fabric inserts

BHPian aman9393 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

So I visited a dealership here in Mumbai today, and could gather almost all the following information, except for the price.

First some technicals:

Punch.EV LR

(Punch.EV MR)

Maximum Power kW:

90 kW (120 HP)
(60 kW (80 HP)

Maximum Torque:

190 Nm
(114 Nm)

Range:

421 km
(315 km)

Max Speed:

140 Kmph
(110 Kmph)

Max Gradability:

17.85 Degrees
(15.48 Degrees)

Ground Clearance:

155 mm (Laden)

Minimum Turning Circle:

Circle Dia. 10m
Clearance circle Dia. 10.65 m
Gross Vehicle Weight (Laden) 1627 kg - 1770 kg
Kerb Weight (Unladen) 1217 kg - 1360 kg

Maximum Power kW:

35 kWh Li-ion
(25 kWh Li-ion)

Charging Time:

3.3 kW AC - 10-100%
13.5 hours
(9.4 hours)
7.2 kW AC - 10-100%
5.0 hours
(3.6 hours)
50 kW DC Fast Charging - 10-80%
56 minutes
(56 minutes)

Other things I could gather:

Features from Nexon.EV missing in Punch.EV:

Rear AC Vents
Larger ICE - 12.30 inch vs 10.2 inch
Mono Stable Shifter over Jewelled Control Knob
JBL Modes with 8 Speakers + Subwoofer against 8 Speakers in Punch
No V2L & V2V
No front parking sensors. Only front camera for 360 degree system
Front Passenger seat height adjustment
15w USB C charger + USB A charger instead of 45w USB C charger + USB A Charger
USB C charger for rear passenger behind front center console
Xpress Colling
60:40 split folding rear seats
No cupholders in the rear center armrest
Slightly better recline in rear seats in Nexon.EV
Additional 12V power outlet behind the rear seat on the left

What Punch.EV gains over Nexon.EV:

Bigger Boot - Marginally
Cup Holders and marginally better shaped front center armrest storage. Although it could not accommodate my S23 Ultra.
Much better wireless charger placement
Shallow & flat rear transmission tunnel
No raised floor at the rear in LR variant.
90 degree rear doors - better ingress/ egress
No orange HV cables running underside the floorboard
Rear seat back pockets

Other pointers:

Although the car at the dealerships didn't have the frunk factory fitted in it, the dealership was confident that customers' will be getting cars delivered with frunk in them as per their training. The PMS motor looked compact and there was some space between the engine cover and the motor lower down.

There was no spare wheel under the boot floor, but again the dealership staff insisted that customers' will be getting cars delivered with spare wheel in them. Although the space under the floorboard did not seem enough, the spare wheel well is present and batteries do not intrude in this space: