TVS Graphite
The TVS Graphite has been rendered in production
guise by IAB’s in-house illustrator Shoeb Kalania. TVS’s next scooter is expected to draw design
inferences from the Graphite. Though media reports have been asking the public
to expect a model based on it, TVS has not officially confirmed any plans for
its scooter business.
Design cues of the TVS Graphite have been borrowed
from the engineering process of a stealth military aircraft. The sporty concept
scooter also boasts of inputs from their racing division. The single headlamp
assembly and the front apron bear unmistakable cues borrowed from BMW
Motorrad’s signature asymmetric styling, but there was no involvement from BMW
for either the Draken or Graphite concepts.
The TVS Graphite was also the first scooter in the
country to bear an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT). 2014 Auto Expo was
coincidentally also the launch venue of India’s first AMT car, the Maruti
Celerio. The scooter also got paddle shifters for a possible sporty riding
mode.
The Graphite concept also has a petal disc in the
front and a dual channel ABS setup. Front suspension gets 30 mm telescopic
forks while the rear had a gas charged mono shock.
