Tata Punch EV vs Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder: which should you buy?
The full picture
The Tata Punch EV starts at ₹9.79L against the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder's ₹11.31L ex-showroom, so it is ₹1.52L cheaper to get into.
They run together up to ₹12.99L, where the Punch EV tops out. Past that only the Urban Cruiser Hyryder has anything left to sell you, up to ₹19.99L.
Fuel is a real difference here: the Punch EV comes in electric, the Urban Cruiser Hyryder in petrol, CNG and hybrid.
Same money, which car?
Take ₹12.99L to both showrooms and you come out with the Punch EV Empowered Plus S at ₹12.99L or the Urban Cruiser Hyryder S at ₹12.82L, the Urban Cruiser Hyryder leaving ₹17,000 of that in your pocket.
Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder
S Petrol Mild Hybrid MTOur take
₹17,000 more, and the electric's 129 PS against the petrol's 103 PS, a jump of 25 percent you will feel
- Choose the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder S if
- You would rather keep the ₹17,000 than pay for features you will not missOnly one here withall-wheel disc brakestyre pressure monitor6 speakers
- Choose the Tata Punch EV Empowered Plus S if
- You want the quickest of these and will use the 129 PSOnly one here with360° camerasingle-pane sunroofventilated front seats
Punch EV vs Urban Cruiser Hyryder, on paper
| Spec | Tata Punch EV | Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder |
|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-showroom) | ₹9.79L to ₹12.99L | ₹11.31L to ₹19.99L |
| Variants | 6 | 12 |
| Body type | Micro SUV | Midsize SUV |
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Fuels | Electric | Petrol, CNG, Hybrid |
| Cheapest automatic | ₹9.79L | ₹14.17L |
| Boot | 366 litres | - |
| Length | 3,880 mm | 4,365 mm |
| Width | 1,742 mm | 1,795 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,445 mm | 2,600 mm |
| Ground clearance | 190 mm | - |
| Fuel tank | - | 45 litres |
| Turning radius | - | 5.4 m |
| Warranty | - | 3 years or 1,00,000 km |
The working behind our take
₹17,000 more, and the electric's 129 PS against the petrol's 103 PS, a jump of 25 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
- Running costsThe Punch EV is electric, so it will be the cheapest of these to run
- PowerThe Punch EV Empowered Plus S is the strongest of the two at 129 PS
- Extra featuresPunch EV Empowered Plus Sventilated front seatstouchscreen (8" against 7")vehicle-to-load (V2L)drive modes
- Trade-offPunch EV Empowered Plus Sall-wheel disc brakestyre pressure monitorspeakers (6 against 4)
The full story
Worth the extra ₹17,000: the electric's 129 PS against the petrol's 103 PS, a jump of 25 percent you will feel and the Punch EV Empowered Plus S shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds 360° camera and single-pane sunroof.
- The Punch EV is electric, so it will be the cheapest of these to run
- The Punch EV Empowered Plus S is the strongest of the two at 129 PS
- Also on the Punch EV Empowered Plus S: ventilated front seats, touchscreen (8" against 7"), vehicle-to-load (V2L) and drive modes, with more worth seeing in the table below
- Going to the Punch EV Empowered Plus S, you give up all-wheel disc brakes, tyre pressure monitor and speakers (6 against 4), which the Urban Cruiser Hyryder S keeps
Whichever you pick, the variant is where the money goes
Punch EV vs Urban Cruiser Hyryder: the questions people ask
- Is the Tata Punch EV or the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder cheaper?
- The Tata Punch EV, by ₹1.52L: it starts at ₹9.79L against ₹11.31L ex-showroom for the Urban Cruiser Hyryder. Both run well past that, so what you actually pay depends on the variant.
- Tata Punch EV vs Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder: which gives you more for the same money?
- At ₹12.99L it is the Punch EV Empowered Plus S against the Urban Cruiser Hyryder S. Worth the extra ₹17,000: the electric's 129 PS against the petrol's 103 PS, a jump of 25 percent you will feel and the Punch EV Empowered Plus S shifts itself while the other is a manual. It also adds 360° camera and single-pane sunroof.
- Which is cheaper as an automatic, the Tata Punch EV or the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder?
- The Punch EV: its cheapest automatic is ₹9.79L against ₹14.17L for the Urban Cruiser Hyryder, ex-showroom. A gearbox is usually the biggest single step on either ladder, so check what else that trim brings before you read it as the price of the automatic alone.
Prices are ex-showroom and change without notice. Specifications are compiled from public sources; always confirm with a dealer before buying.