Expert Reviews on TVS Victor

Both get 110cc engines, alloy wheels, front disc brake and cost around Rs 60,000. But that’s where the similarities end.

To start off, here are some synonyms for Victor – Winner, champion, conqueror and hero. Err... the last one is a bit controversial, let’s leave that one aside. Okay then, have TVS been a bit presumptuous calling this motorcycle the Victor? We don’t think so.

The original Victor was launched in 2001 and was the forerunner for the south Indian manufacturer. Simply put, the Victor is to TVS what the Splendor is to Hero, the people’s champion. It has been a couple of months now with this new TVS and it is, for the most part, proving to be a ‘Victor’.

If you read our first long term review of the Victor, we told you that we would be answering a bunch of questions regarding this TVS. Let’s get the most simple and important one out of the way – fuel efficiency: it gave a surprisingly great 59.8kmpl. It stacked up pretty well losing by just a couple of kilometres to its lower-powered segment rival - the Honda Livo.

Even after years of dominance and constant prayers from enthusiasts (to kill the entry-level class so that bike makers could concentrate their energies and monies towards developing more fun to ride and quicker motorcycles) the entry-level class is still king.

After just having sold my daily ‘commuter’, I was handed the keys to the new TVS Victor as a long termer. That my daily ‘commuter’ was a manic 373cc, 44bhp machine holds no water here, because my new, though a lot slower and saner new commute partner, holds far more significance. Here’s why.

This, my friends, is the new 110cc motorcycle from TVS Motor Company. The name Victor might ring some bells and that’s because the Hosur-based company has reintroduced the brand in a 110cc avatar. The 110cc motorcycle segment is tough to crack, but everyone wants to be present here because there is volume and where there is volume, there is money. The Victor 110 sits above the Star City + and Sport in the lineup, and is expected to garner good sales for the company.