TVS Apache RR 310 launched!

TVS Motor has launched the Apache RR 310 on December 6. With this motorcycle TVS will be marking its entry into super premium motorcycles. The company has spent close to ₹400 crore on the Apache RR 310 project.

TVS has priced Apache RR 310 at Rs 2.05 lakh.  TVS Apache RR 310 will be introduced in the global market as well with the company eyeing sales to the tune of 10,000 units in its first year itself. 

Deliveries will begin from month-end.

The price of Apache RR 310, the company’s most powerful and expensive bike so far, will vary from State to State. Bookings will start at select 50 dealerships initially and the delivery will begin by the month-end.The new bike, is the first product out of TVS Motor-BMW Motorrad alliance formed in April 2013 to design, make and sell sub-500 cc motorcycles for India and emerging markets.

Spec & colors

The TVS Apache RR 310 gets the soft compound Michelin Pilot Street tyres. The front is shod with 110/70 R-17 Tyre while the rear gets a 15/60 R17 Tyre. The bike also comes equipped with 17-inch alloy wheels, which are similar in design to the TVS manufactured BMW G 310 R.Engine – 312.2 cc, Single-Cylinder, Liquid & Oil Cooled.The TVS Apache RR 310 comes equipped with 300 mm petal disc upfront and a 240 mm petal disc at the rear, with radially mounted calipers. The bikes gets dual-channel ABS as standard. 

Peak Power – 33.5 BHP at 9700 RPM

Peak Torque – 27.3 Nm at 7700 RPM

Transmission – 6-Speed Gearbox

0-60 Kmph – 2.93 Seconds

Top-Speed – 160 Kmph

The bike will be coming in 2 shades "Red & Black".

During the Launch

“Apache RR 310 is the most advanced product in our portfolio and it is built on our 35 years of experience in the race-track. This bike has been designed to be a global offering and will be a true example of make-in-India for the world. We are confident this will improve our growth and market share in the premium segment,” Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, said during the global launch of the bike here. The new Apache powered by a new engine, developed jointly by TVS and BMW, will churn out 34 PS@9700 rpm and 27.3 NM@7700 rpm. It will boast of a top speed of 160 kmph, and acceleration from 0-to-60 kmph in 2.9 seconds.

“We are targeting to sell about 10,000 units in the first full year,” said K N Radhakrishnan, President & CEO, TVS Motor Company.

The company’s two-wheelers are shipped to about 60 countries and in most of the markets the Apache RR 310 will be sold shortly.

The new bike is produced out of TVS Motor’s Hosur factory, which has already been producing and exporting G 310 R bikes (BMW version of the new bike) for export requirements of BMW since last year.

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