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TVS Motor is all set to launch Max4-R in May this year to to fight competition from Hero Honda CD Dawn and Bajaj Platina. The new Max-R will be powered by a 110 cc engine, borrowed from the Jive. The TVS Max was discontinued when Bharat II emission norms went into effect a few years [...]

TVS Motor plans to launch India’s first hybrid scooter by the end of the year. The Streak hybrid will cover 30 kms per battery charge. The lead acid battery weighs just 115 grams. The two-wheeler has a four-stroke engine and an electric hub motor as the two sources of power. This is a parallel hybrid [...]

TVS is showcasing its range of vehicles including those that run on alternative energy sources at the auto expo in New Delhi. The company has also provided the organizers with eight hybrid two-wheelers and five hybrid auto-rickshaws. The hybrid version of Scooty Streak will be for use by the organizers while the hybrid version of [...]

TVS Motors had bought in two concepts to the Auto Expo. The first was a quad bike Hammerhead which was running a 200cc forced air-cooled SOHC engine derived from the RTR motor which delivers 18 bhp @7000 Rpm and 20Nm of torque at 5000rpm. Twin under-seat exhausts, LCD instrument console, dual projector lamps, cross drilled [...]

TVS Motors‘ new automatic scooter Wego has been launched in India priced at Rs. 42,500/- (ex-showroom, Chennai). TVS Wego comes with a 110cc engine that delivers a peak power of 8bhp @ 7500rpm. One of the unique features of the Wego is its Body Balance Technology that enables lower steering effort, better control and maneuverability through [...]

TVS Motors has launched India’s first auto-clutch motorcycle which is set to transform the very definition of city commuter biking. Christened TVS Jive, the new motorcycle is propelled by a 110cc engine which features T-Matic technology featureing a rotary gear technology coupled with an automatic clutch. The bike’s four speed engine with 8.1bhp @ 7500Rpm [...]

TVS has re-launched the much awaited Twin Spark Plug FLAME after obtaining all necessary permissions and clearances in accordance with law. The TVS Flame DS 125 is propelled by three valve CC-VTi technology, fired by twin spark plugs. Developed with AVL Austria, this 125cc three valve engine is tuned to the ideal swirl-tumble port combination [...]

TVS has launched the Flame SR125. The TVS Flame SR 125 is equipped with an electric start, weighs about 123 kgs and fires a single spark plug. The bike has a top speed at 95 kmph and churns out 10.5 bhp @ 7500 rpm. The disc brake version is priced at 47,550/- ex-showroom comes in [...]

TVS Motors will launch the Flame under a new name, but the new SR125 will omit the controversial twin-spark plug technology over which the Chennai-based company is locked in a two-year old legal battle with rival Bajaj Auto. The SR125 will be launched this month along with the Apache RTR 180. TVS To Launch SR125 [...]

The Supreme Court has allowed TVS to manufacture TVS Flame, the 125-cc bike sporting twin-spark plugs, the technology for which Bajaj Auto claims it holds the patent rights. However, it did not permit TVS to move its “finished product (motorcycle) from its warehouse” after the company gave an undertaking in this regard. Which just means [...]