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TVS Apache RTX breaks cover as TVS Motor enters fastest-growing ADV segment

TVS Apache RTX, with its 300 cc engine producing 36 BHP power and 28.5 NM torque, has an introductory price of 1,99,000. Here's a look at the specifications.

Updated on: Oct 15, 2025, 20:31:27 IST
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TVS Motor Co. Ltd. has entered India's fastest growing premium motorcycle segment with the TVS Apache RTX, to take on the likes of the Royal Enfield Himalayan and KTM's series of adventure motorcycles.

The management of TVS Motor Co. at the launch event for the TVS Apache RTX in Theog, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. (HT Auto)
The management of TVS Motor Co. at the launch event for the TVS Apache RTX in Theog, Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. (HT Auto)

The TVS Apache RTX is powered by a 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 gets a six-speed gearbox with a bi-directional quickshifter, as well as a slip-and-assist clutch. All of this hangs on a steel trellis chassis with a visible subframe.

“[TVS Apache] is now a global community of over six million riders,” Gaurav Gupta, president of TVS Motor's two-wheeler business in India, said in a statement on Wednesday (15 October 2025). “We expect the TVS Apache RTX to continue the winning streak and bring renewed spirit and new energy to the adventure rally tourer segment.”

To be sure, TVS Motor claims that the TVS Apache RTX opens a new category within the adventure motorcycling space, that of “adventure rally touring”.

The motorcycle gets four riding modes — urban, rain, tour and rally — with cruise control and traction control as standard. It's available in five colours and three variants with an introductory price of 1.99 lakh.

“With the all-new TVS Apache RTX, we are proud to introduce a new kind of motorcycle that takes the Apache legacy into the world of adventure touring,” Vimal Sumbly, head of premium business at the Chennai-based automaker, said in the statement.

“We are confident that it (Apache RTX) will not only carry forward the legacy but also dominate this new segment of adventure motorcycling.”

On Wednesday, TVS Motor shares rose 2.03% to 3574.55 apiece on the BSE even as the benchmark Sensex ended the day 0.70% higher at 82,605.43 points.

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    Tushar Deep Singh is a business journalist and digital editorial leader with 12 years of experience in financial journalism. Currently Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, he is building the HT Business vertical and managing the newsletters for both Livemint and HT. When not in the newsroom, he can be found on a motorcycle. Throughout his career, Tushar has been instrumental in scaling digital publishing operations at some of India’s largest financial news websites. His six-year tenure at Mint—the first job—saw him plunge into online media to deliver record-breaking digital engagement for Livemint.com, including 7.2 million page views on 2017 UP Election Results day. He held fort at Livemint during a senior-level leadership transition later that year. That won him the HT Media Star Award (Bronze) in 2017 and a Certificate of Appreciation for Editorial Excellence in 2018. As the head of the digital desk at ETtech, he curated two daily, full-stack newsletters from an editorial as well as product perspective. At NDTV Profit, he transitioned from website editor to principal correspondent, reporting on the auto sector for the TV channel and website, thereby adding yet another layer to his editorial expertise. He is a post-graduate in journalism from Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai, and a graduate from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.Read More

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