India, Jan. 20 -- The facelifted Tata Punch has secured a 5-star safety rating from the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) crash tests. The updated version of the sub-4m SUV was launched last week at an introductory starting price of Rs.5.59 lakh (ex-showroom), and it has reinforced its position as one of the safest cars in its class. The latest ratings apply to all variants in the Punch lineup.

The Punch facelift scored 30.58 points out of 32 in Adult Occupant Protection. In this category, it secured 14.71 out of 16 points in the frontal offset deformable barrier test and 15.87 out of 16 in the side movable barrier test. In the Child Occupant Protection category, the SUV secured 45 points out of 49.

The Punch facelift continues...