First Drive

Preetam Bora

Dec 6, 2017, 6:25 PM

TVS Apache RR 310 Track Review

It's the new entry-level performance bike on the block, the new TVS Apache RR 310. And according to TVS Motor Company, it's been designed, built, and engineered with TVS Racing's 35 years of motorsport history. It's the first full-faired sportbike from TVS and it's intended to be a one-size-fits-all kind of bike - to do the daily commute on weekdays, tour on the weekends, and double up as an occasional track tool. Here's our track review of the highly awaited TVS Apache RR 310.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Dec 5, 2017

  New 6th Generation BMW M5 Review

  Siddharth has been teasing us with a stupid grin as he was at the Autodromo do Estoril or Estoril circuit in Cascais, Portugal recently to drive the latest 6th generation BMW M5 which debuted just a few weeks back at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, and has over 600 horses and 750 Nm of torque to play with. Here's the review - on track and on tarmac.

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 13, 2017

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  Sameer Contractor | Nov 12, 2017

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Jan 30, 2023

  New 2017 Ford EcoSport Facelift Review

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  Ameya Naik | Oct 20, 2017

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Oct 14, 2017

  2017 Volkswagen eGolf First Drive Review

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Sep 29, 2017

  2017 Audi S5 Sportback India Review

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  Kingshuk Dutta | Oct 8, 2017

  Skoda Kodiaq Review

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