TVS debuts in adventure touring with new Apache RTX priced at ₹1.99 lakh

The new 299 cc Apache RTX brings TVS's racing DNA to the adventure touring segment and targets both Indian and export markets.

TVS Motor Company, a global leader in two and three-wheeler manufacturing, on Wednesday marked its entry into the adventure touring market with the launch of TVS Apache RTX motorcycle.

 

The bike has been launched at an introductory price of ₹199,000. TVS Apache RTX is the first product built on the all new next-gen TVS RT-XD4 engine platform - designed, developed and engineered at TVS. The company said that it will be targeting export markets too.

 

“At TVS Motor Company, we are constantly understanding evolving customer needs - not just to participate in them, but to redefine. We are frontrunners in many industry-first innovations. Our endeavour is to bring aspiration within reach and inspire new riders. TVS Apache has done this for two decades by redefining performance motorcycling. It is now a global community of over six million riders. We expect the TVS Apache RTX to continue this winning streak and bring renewed spirit and new energy to the adventure rally tourer segment,” Gaurav Gupta, president, two-wheeler India Business, said.

 

The bike brings the brand’s racing pedigree into the world of adventure rally touring. It is made for adventure seekers and the rally touring enthusiasts, combining thrilling performance, unmatched refinement and precision engineering, the company said in a statement.

 

Vimal Sumbly, head, Business-Premium of the company said, “Crafted with our signature racing DNA and engineered for exploration, the TVS Apache RTX embodies the fearless spirit of the Apache brand. We’re confident that it will not only carry forward the legacy but also dominate this new segment of fast, thrilling adventure motorcycling. This moment belongs to our global Apache community, whose relentless spirit fuels everything we create.”

 

The TVS Apache RTX is powered by 299.1 cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled, four-stroke DOHC engine that produces 36 PS of power at 9,000 rpm and 28.5 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm. It comes with a six-speed manual transmission, fuel injection, assist and slipper clutch mated to steel trellis frame and clean modern assertive mono-volume body design.