April 30: TVS Motor Company has launched its new 2012 Apache Series RTR with an all new beast-themed styling. The racy new design and styling has been incorporated in all TVS Apache models -- Apache RTR 160, Apache RTR 180 and Apache RTR 180 ABS.

“We have taken the Apache RTR to the next level with obsessive engineering and menacing design. The priority in every step of the Apache brand’s development has been race-bred performance and every system, detail and component has been tuned to maximise performance,”said H S Goindi, president (marketing), TVS Motor Company.

The new Apache RTR range gets LED pilot lamps that are activated on ignition, night and day. And sharp tank shrouds help provide a new aerodynamic package to reduce engine heat.



In terms of performance, the Apache RTR 160 develops 15.2ps and a claimed 118kph top speed while the RTR 180 makes 17.03ps and 124kph. While the RTR 160 will cost Rs 67,505, the RTR 180 is priced at Rs 72,090, and the RTR 180 ABS Rs 82,780 (all prices, ex-showroom Delhi).