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The TVS Apache is a brand of motorcycle made by TVS Motors since 2006. In 2008 the company claimed that more than 2.5 million Apaches were on the road.[1] Currently, the company sells five variants of the TVS Apache. The differences between each variant being the engine displacement, the options on offer, and performance characteristics. The abbreviation 'RTR' in the names of the motorcycles refers to 'Racing Throttle Response.
TVS which partnered with Suzuki for 19 years had brought out several two-stroke motorcycles in India. When the emission norms in the country changed, a need for more fuel-efficient and less polluting four-stroke motorcycles suddenly came into being. However, Suzuki at the time was globally known to produce two-stroke motorcycles and did not have strong R&D in the four-stroke department. All this led to the late introduction of the TVS-Suzuki Fiero in 2000 which was specifically developed for the Indian market.
At the time there was also an upcoming market for the performance motorcycles in India which can be related to the success of the Hero Honda CBZ.[5] The Suzuki Fiero being a powerful performance-oriented motorcycle was well received.[6] After the separation of TVS and Suzuki in 2001, TVS continued the production of the Fiero and its iterations under the name TVS Fiero, TVS Fiero FX[.
In 2005, to enter the 150 cm3 engine displacement category of performance motorcycles in India which was then dominated by the Bajaj Pulsar, TVS introduced the TVS Apache 150 IE-Surge,[9] the first of the TVS Apache series of Motorcycles. It was a product of TVS's own R&D which included many changes in their existing Fiero 147 cm3 Engine and as a result had an increased power output of 13.5 bhp from 12 bhp and better efficiency. There were also major improvements in design, suspension, brakes, frame, and styling. The company claimed that the Apache had the highest power to weight ratio in its class and was the quickest for that reason.
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