What seems to be a continued effect of the BS6 transition, TVS has hiked the price of the Apache RTR 1260 4V and Apache RTR 200 4V by up to Rs 2,500.
Sometime ago, we reported to you about Bajaj, Royal Enfield and Yamaha hiking the price of their motorcycles across the range. Now, TVS has hiked the price of two of its very popular motorcycles – the TVS Apache RTR 160 4V and the Apache RTR 200 4V. Both the Disc and the Drum brake variants of the Apache RTR 160 4V see a price hike by Rs 2,000 while the Apache RTR 200 4V sees a hike of Rs 2,500 on their ex-showroom price. Here’s a detailed price break up of both the motorcycles :
| Model | Old Price (INR) | New Price (INR) | Increment (INR) |
| RTR 160 4V (Drum) | 1,00,950 | 1,02,950 | 2,000 |
| RTR 160 4V (Disc) | 1,04,000 | 1,06,000 | 2,000 |
| RTR 200 4V | 1,25,000 | 1,27,500 | 2,500 |
TVS had already introduced BS6 compliant versions of both these motorcycles way ahead of the BS6 deadline. The BS6 Apache RTR 160 4V and RTR 200 4V were launched way back in November, last year. At that time, both the motorcycles saw a considerable hike in price. The Apache RTR 200 4V saw its price jump up by as much as Rs 9,450 while the Apache RTR 160 4V had it a little easier with a hike of Rs 2,444.
The TVS Apache RTR 160 4V is powered by a BS6 compliant 159.7 cc engine that produces 16.02 PS of power and 14.12 Nm of peak torque. The engine comes mated to a 5-speed gearbox. Meanwhile, the Apache RTR 200 4V comes powered by a BS6 compliant 197.75cc engine. The engine has been tuned to produce 20.5 PS of power and 16.8 Nm of peak torque. The Apache RTR 200 4V also gets a 5-speed gearbox.
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Several other motorcycle manufacturers like KTM and Honda have also announced price hikes across the range. The reason for these hikes still seem to be an effect of the transition to BS6 norms. The BS6 conversion has hit all the manufacturers quite hard. In order to recover these costs, what manufacturers are trying to do is soften the blow to customers by spacing it over multiple smaller hikes than one major hike of price.
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The COVID-19 crisis has also had an effect on the price of these motorcycles. Although most manufacturers have resorted to online retailing and even home delivering of motorcycles, buying sentiment still remains quite low. Most motorcycle buyers simply do not have the purchasing power right now and sales are still at an all time low. Manufacturers will obviously have to recover the costs from somewhere to keep making profits and price hikes are the inevitable solution. We hope the situation normalizes soon so that we can stop this series of price hikes or atleast slow it down.
