TVS Ronin: Features Explained

The newly launched motorcycle comes packed to the gills with features and here’s what they are

TVS has finally launched its very much teased and much-anticipated motorcycle, the Ronin. It is available in three variants and along with potent powerhouse and premium hardware, the bike comes loaded to the gills with features. Here’s a low-down on all the features of the new neo-retro bike:

Feature-rich instrument cluster

The TVS Ronin gets a fully digital LCD instrument cluster with TVS SmartXonnect and Bluetooth connectivity, which displays call and SMS alerts and allows you to accept or reject calls. It also gets turn-by-turn navigation, voice assist and ride assist. 

With the ride assist feature you also get notified of side stand warnings, turn signal alerts, phone battery alerts and low fuel alerts. With the voice assist feature, the rider can get real-time updates on call and SMS alerts and control the navigation, all handsfree.

The SmartXonnect app allows users to get details of the bike on a smartphone. It shows you information like vehicle last parked location, ride analysis data and vehicle statistics, along with ride planning.

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Engine and Electronics 

The TVS Ronin churns out a healthy  20.40PS at 7750rpm and 19.93Nm at 3750rpm from its 225.9cc air-oil-cooled, single-cylinder engine. The new powerhouse is claimed to offer a strong low-range and mid-range torque, which would make this engine highly tractable. 

The bike comes paired to a five-speed gearbox and an assist and slipper clutch. Apart from that, the Ronin comes with the safety net of single and dual channel ABS depending on the variants. It also gets two ABS modes: Urban and Rain, with each mode having different levels of intervention 

Additional features on the Ronin, include Glide Through Traffic which assists the rider while riding at low speeds, a silent starter and a USB charger.

Variants

The TVS Ronin is available in three variants: SS (single-channel ABS and single tone colour), DS (single-channel ABS and dual-tone colour) and TD (dual channel ABS and triple-tone colour). The SS and DS variants are priced at Rs 1,49,000 and Rs 1,56,500 (ex-showroom Delhi), respectively, and miss out on the connected features and only get single-channel ABS. 

The top-of-the-line, TD variant comes packed with all the connectivity features and bits like span-adjustable brake and clutch levers and retails at Rs 1,68,750 (ex-showroom Delhi).