PASSION PROJECT

Things work a little differently when a manufacturer is driven by passion, not sheer numbers.

- ANANT PANDEY

Their love towards what they do trickles down to the vehicles. Sometimes, it is so evident that despite their shortcomings, they still manage to seduce us in the most mechanically and emotional way possible. This breed of automotive euphoria is what they call passion projects. The 500 kilometers spent rioting around with the TVS Apache RTR 310 convinced me of something. It isn’t just a flagship, it is a passion project where TVS just wanted to flex. And the Apache does flex, hard!

Not just muscles and brawn, but brain too. We will get into that later because the elephant in the room is actually a wasp. An angry one at that because just look at that bug-eyed face! The Fury Yellow paint shade also added to this creature’s persona. The front headlamp unit not only gives the Apache a very imposing and radical front end, it also has practical benefits. Even the stock LED headlamp setup would suffice for nightcrawlers sinning around when the sun sets. The rest of the bodywork stays as radical as it can get, with the chopped-off rear end adding to its freestyler appeal. Sure, the overall design might not be to everyone’s taste but there’s one thing for sure - it is indeed a mean-looking streetfighter that is also pretty well built. While its faired sibling would slay at beauty pageants, the RTR would be organizing a riot right in front of the venue, calling for a boycott for such practices.