TVS is working on bringing LED headlamp to the
Apache RTR 200 4V. A test unit of the motorcycle was spotted by a MotorVikatan
reader at Hosur, the city where the company’s manufacturing and R&D
facilities are located. Besides that, the motorcycle seems to miss out on LED
DRLs seen in the present version.
The test unit may very well be the BS-VI version of
the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V. The reader further claimed that the test unit had a
split seat. An LED headlamp will make the Apache 200 only the 2nd product in
the TVS line-up to get this feature (the other being the TVS Apache RR310).
The LED headlamp seems to be of the same shape as
the halogen headlamp of the current model. Besides that, the front fender and
tank extensions bear the same design. TVS may add new decals also to the
motorcycle with this update.
In its present BS-IV compliant form, the Apache RTR
200 4V is powered by a 197.75 cc oil-cooled engine. The carburetted variant
produces 20.5 PS of power, while the fuel injected trim churns out 21 PS. The
torque output in both the variants is the same - 18.1 Nm. The bike is suspended
over conventional telescopic fork up front and a KYB-tuned monoshock in the
rear. Brakes include petal discs at both ends. The ABS system is assisted by
rear lift-off protection.
TVS had introduced an Anti-Reverse Torque slipper
clutch in March 2018. The company claims that this technology helps in reducing
the clutch force by 22% for quicker upshifts. After the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V,
the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V could be the next to gain LED headlamp. TVS recently
launched the 2019 edition of TVS Apache RR 310 in India with slipper clutch and
a new glossy black paint option.
