Tata Punch EV scored a complete 5 Stars in the Bharat NCAP Crash test and became the Safest Car in India

Tata Motors has been doing wonders in terms of safety in all of its products. A few months ago the 2024 Tata Safari and the 2024 Tata Harrier proved themselves to be the safest cars in India, surpassing the German SUV-Sedan siblings, Volkswagen Taigun and Virtus. Well, now, Tata Motors has set a new record with its Punch.ev, as it surpassed both the 2024 Harrier and Safari in the crash test ratings of Bharat NCAP. 

The Tata Punch has been Tata Motors’ best-selling SUV for the past few months, surpassing the mighty Tata Nexon. Thanks to the Punch.ev, as it deserves the credit for making the Punch best-selling SUV for Tata Motors. In 2021, the Punch ICE was sent to Global NCAP for its crash tests, and with no surprises, it scored a complete 5 stars in the Adult Safety rating, and 4 stars in the Child Safety. 

Well, in 2024, the Punch EV was sent for its crash tests to the Bharat NCAP, and this time it outscored its own ICE sibling by scoring a complete 5 Stars in both Adult and Child Safety Ratings. This made the Punch EV, the new safest car in India, as it overtook both Harrier and Safari in terms of Crash test ratings given by Bharat NCAP.

To know more in detail about the Tata Punch.ev’s Crash test conducted by Bharat NCAP, here’s the analysis - 

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The Empower + S Long Range variant of the Tata Punch.ev was tested by Bharat NCAP, which also happens to be the top variant of the Punch EV. This variant packs every safety feature that the Punch.ev is offered. 

To talk briefly, the Punch.ev is offered with 6 Airbags as standard in all variants (Front Chest Airbag - Driver and Passenger, Front Side Curtain Airbags - Driver and Passenger, Rear Side Curtain Airbags - Rear Passengers), it also comes with ISO Fix Child seat mounts on the rear seats, it is also offered ABS with EBD, Electronic Stability Control, and Traction Control. 

These are the key safety features that are mandatory for a car to have in order to be crash-tested by Bharat NCAP. Otherwise, Punch.ev packs a few more safety features, like Hill Hold Control, Brake Assist, Hil Descent Control, etc. 

Tata Punch.ev Adult Safety Rating Details - 

The Punch.ev was tested in a total of three crash tests - Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test, Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test, and Side Pole Impact Test. 

Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test - 

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In this test, mainly the post-crash conditions of the Driver and Passenger are examined. These examinations, then, are concluded by stating the particular body parts of the dummy in various conditions, like Good, Adequate, Marginal, Weak, and Poor. The post-crash examination of both Driver and Passenger happened to be very safe, more details - 

• The Head and Neck of both Driver and Passenger have been declared in Good condition. 
• The Chest of the Driver was declared in good condition, too. On the other hand, the Chest of the Passenger was declared to be in Adequate condition. 
• The Pelvis and Thighs of both the Driver and Passenger were declared to be in Good condition. 
• The Tibias of the Driver was declared to be in Adequate condition, whereas, the Tibias of the Passenger was declared to be in Good condition. 
• The Feet of the Driver were also declared to be in Good condition. 

Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test - 

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The Side Movable Deformable Barrier is conducted to see how safe the car is in a Side impact. Usually, the Driver’s side is crash-tested to rate the vehicle. Over here, too, the post-crash body condition of the dummy is examined in order to give the crash test ratings. Overall, the dummy body condition was reported to be in good shape, more details - 

• The Head of the Driver was reported to be in Good condition.
• The Chest was seen to be in Adequate condition.
• The Stomach was seen in Good condition. 
• The Pelvis of the dummy was declared to be in Good condition, too. 

Side Pole Impact Test - 

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The Side Pole impact, too, is conducted to examine the vehicle’s durability in a Side impact. The Side Movable Deformable Barrier test and the Side Pole Impact test are both way different in terms of the intensity of a crash, as the energy transferred in both crashes is different. The examination in the Side Pole Impact test is the same as both the previous tests. In the Side Pole Impact, the entire body of the dummy was declared to be in good shape, more details - 

• The Head, Chest, Stomach, and Pelvis of the Dummy were reported to be in Good condition. 

These three tests made the Tata Punch.ev score a complete 5 Stars in the Adult Safety rating, as it gained 31.46 points out of 32 points, which also happens to be the highest to date in all of the Bharat NCAP Crash tests. 

Tata Punch.ev Child Safety Rating Details - 

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The Child Safety ratings were given by attaching a child seat with a dummy in it, in the rear seat. This seat was present in all three crash tests conducted - Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test, Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test, and Side Pole Impact Test. The scores given for Child Safety are based on the post-crash casualties and the state of the child dummy. Moreover, the vehicle assessment score also adds up to this Child Safety score. 

The Tata Punch.ev scored 5 Stars in Child Safety rating, too, by gaining 45 points out of 49 points. This score also happens to be the most scored amongst all the Bharat NCAP scores to date.

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