TVS Motor India today (November 19) launched a new premium variant of its popular Apache RTR 160 4V bike. The price of the new variant has been kept at Rs 1.40 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). This is the most expensive variant of the bike. Apache RTR 160 4V is now available in a total of 7 variants. Its new variant will compete with the Hero Extreme 160R, Honda Hornet 2.0, Pulsar N160 and Pulsar NS160.
This new variant was introduced with a shiny gold-colored (USD) inverted front fork, a squatter bullpup exhaust and three new color options. This includes Granite Grey, Matte Black and Pearl White. Apart from this, to give a sporty look to the updated motorcycle, racing-inspired graphics and red-colored alloy wheels have been added.
Three new color options will be available in the new variant of the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V.
Design: Instrument console supporting Bluetooth. The appearance of the new variant of the Apache RTR 160 4V is similar to the existing model. It features a muscular fuel tank, one-piece seat, split grab bar, adjustable brake and clutch lever. The bike has a Bluetooth enabled instrument console, aggressive LED headlights with LED DRL.
Performance: There were no mechanical changes in the bike at top speed of 114 km/h in sport mode. For performance, the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V is powered by a 159.7cc, 4-valve, single-cylinder, air/oil-cooled engine, which is connected to a 5-speed gearbox for transmission. With this, three driving modes are available: Urban, Rain and Sport.
The engine generates a power of 15.64 hp and a maximum torque of 14.14 Nm in urban and rain modes. In sport mode, it generates a power of 17.55 hp and a maximum torque of 14.73 Nm. The maximum speed of the bike is 103 km/h in urban and rain mode and 114 km/h in sport mode. It also benefits from Glide Through Technology (GTT) with a race-friendly fuel injection system, adjustable clutch and brake lever.
Braking, Suspension and Features For a comfortable ride, the top variant of the Apache RTR 160 4V features a new Up Side Down (USD) fork at the front and an adjustable monoshock unit at the rear . For braking, a 240mm disc brake is available on the rear wheel.
Talking about features, TVS SmartConnect system will be available in the motorcycle. It includes features such as turn-by-turn navigation, call and SMS alerts, racing telemetry, adjustable brake and clutch levers, lean angle mode, collision alert, low fuel warning and voice assistance.
Shares of TVS Motor Company Limited rose by 0.21% today after the launch of TVS Apache RTR 160 4V, the trending bike on Google. After this news, TVS Apache RTR 160 4V is continuously searched on Google. If we look at the Google trends of the last 30 days, it is clear that the search graph of Honasa TVS Apache RTR 160 4V has increased rapidly.