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TVS Scooty Streak

Ever since TVS started targeting women for their scooter range in the mid-90s, Scooty has come to be refer to any of the various two wheelers targeting the female population in the country. The TVS Scooty Streak is one of the latest entrants to the Scooty range having launched as late as 2009. This variant comes with a Litech engine and features like stylish LED lamps and mobile charger that would impress a lot of women.

The Scooty Streak is powered by a 4 stroke single cylinder engine with a capacity of 87.8cc which can deliver up to 5 BHP power and 5.8 Nm torque. If you have been visiting this blog for the bikes, you would realize that the power delivered here is pretty low compared to what you see on the bikes – but then this is not a power bike but an easy to ride scooter targeting young women. The TVS Scooty Streak is available at a price of Rs. 42,300 ex-showroom Delhi.

Official TVS Scooty Streak Mileage

Given that TVS is targeting the young college going women with this scooter, the expectations around mileage are going to be high. At least from the ARAI testing conditions, the Scooty Streak does not disappoint. According to company officials, the Streak clocks 68 kilometers per litre of petrol under these standard conditions.

TVS Scooty Streak Customer Reviews

City road conditions have known to vastly affect the real-world mileage of motor vehicles. PricesofIndia reports that the mileage they draw from their test of the Scooty Streak is just 45 kmpl. Thankfully, IndiaBike.com differs in their opinion. In their test drive, the Scooty Streak delivered 59.6 kmpl on city roads and a top notch 77 kmpl on the highways delivering an overall mileage of 63.9 kmpl. WheelMela has a report that would place the mileage somewhere between the other two reviews. They report a 51 kmpl mileage on city roads.

Looking at the reviews from the bigger websites though could be disappointing. IndiaMart reports a mileage of 40 kmpl on the Scooty Streak while MaxAbout concurs with reports stating 40 kmpl in city roads and 62 kmpl on highways.

Given the fact that the mileage reviews differ so much between 40 kmpl and 59.6 kmpl even on city roads, it makes sense to see what posters on review sites like MouthShut got to say. Unfortunately, the reviews haven’t been great. One customer reports that her Streak only delivers between 35-40 kmpl on village roads. Another customer though reports 40-50 kmpl on city roads while the third is more specific and reports a 42-44 kmpl mileage. Ultimately they all point to a mileage of less than 50 kmpl. Even a classifieds site like Olx.in where customers normally put up a better mileage for their vehicles has an average mileage report of only between 45-50 kmpl.

So looking for a final say? The TVS Scooty Streak is amazing for many reasons. But the mileage aint one of them. If fuel economy is extremely important to you, check out alternatives because this is not the best of the lot. Here’s a snapshot of fuel consumption as reported by various sources.

Source	City Mileage(kmpl)	Highways (kmpl)
Official	68	—
PricesofIndia	45	—
IndiaBike	59.6	77
WheelMela	51	—
IndiaMart	40	—
MaxAbout	40	62
MouthShut	35-50	—
Olx	45-50	—

TVS Victor GLX 125

TVS Victor has been around in the market for more than eight years now. In fact, TVS had announced earlier this year that they plan to relaunch Victor around December. Despite being around for so long, TVS Victor has been one of the companies’ better selling models – it comes with a 4 stroke 125cc engine that provides a power of 10 BHP (7.36 kw) and torque of 9.8 Nm. These specs make us realize why this bike desperately needs a relaunch. The rivals in the space offer much better power at the same engine capacity. Yamaha Gladiator has a power of 8 kw while the Honda Stunner CBF has it much better at 11 BHP.

TVS Victor Mileage

TVS is pretty trusted among the middle class for offering bikes with consistently good fuel efficiency. With the TVS Victor, the company claims a mileage of 85 kmpl under standard test conditions. That’s a pretty tall claim considering the claimed mileage of a lot of the other bikes in the segment do not even come close. For instance, Yamaha Gladiator claims 67 kmpl, Honda Stunner is at 68.3 kmpl while Bajaj claims 65-70 kmpl on Discover 125ST and Hero claims 60 kmpl on the Ignitor.

Actual Mileage on TVS Victor GLX 125

If you are a regular reader here, you may have realized by now that the actual mileage extracted on motorbikes under regular city driving conditions are nowhere close to what is claimed under standard test conditions. The TVS Victor is no better. According to reviews from various customers over the years on MouthShut.com, the TVS Victor GLX 125CC appears to offer a mileage of anywhere between 52 – 60 kmpl under city conditions. Most of the customers aren’t complaining though and they have all together rated the bike 4/5 on fuel consumption.

The scene is not very different on Olx.in. Sellers on the portal report a mileage of somewhere between 45 – 55 kmpl on their TVS Victor. One other customer reports 65 kmpl. But do take these mileages with a grain of salt considering that a lot of sellers do tend to overstate the mileage in order to gain a better deal on the sale.

Reviews and test drives from bloggers all seem to agree on the actual mileage being around the 50 kmpl mark. In their review, Vicky.in reports an “overall mileage” (city+highways) of around 55 kmpl on the Victor. Another site, IndiaBike report a mileage of 54.9 kmpl during their test drive.

Considering that the TVS Victor has been around for so long and not too many blogs were around back when it launched, you do not have as many test drives and reviews for this bike as you would for the newer launches. Nevertheless, reading the reviews from long time customers, one does get the feeling that this is a value for money bike. There are hardly any complaints from customers complaining of poor mileage. The lowest I have noticed is just around 45 kmpl which is still a decent fuel efficiency. Overall, if you are buying a TVS Victor GLX 125 today, you can expect a mileage of around 50 kmpl which is still best in the class. Still on the fence? My recommendation would be to go for it – although waiting for the relaunched Victor wouldn’t hurt either.

TVS Victor GLX 125cc Summary
Source	Overall Mileage (kmpl)
Official	85
MouthShut	52-60
Olx	45-55
Vicky.in	55
IndiaBike	54.9

TVS Star City

Dhoni endorses this. TVS launched an upgraded version of its popular 110cc motorbike, the TVS Star City in early 2012. Since then, the bike has apparently been voted India’s number 1 110cc bike; at least according to the company’s website. Star City comes with decent features for a 110cc bike – electric start, a 2-way adjustable rear shock absorbers and a better quality engine. The focus though has been on the exterior graphics and the ‘macho look’. TVS Star City is available at a price of Rs. 44,325 (ex-showroom, Chennai).

TVS Star City Mileage Claim

If official claims are true, this is a dream bike for those of you looking for extremely high mileages. The official mileage claimed by TVS for Star City is 83.9 kmpl. Compare this with the 60 kmpl claim for Hero Ignitor, 72 km/l for Honda Dream Yuga and 65-70 from Bajaj Discover – all bikes in the 110-125 cc range. Does Star City really live up to the claim? Let’s see.

User Reviews on Mileage

There are a few TVS Star City 2012 models put up on sale on Olx. If you look at the mileage claimed by the owners of these bikes, a couple of them have their bikes clocking between 60-65 kmpl while one owner claims 81 kmpl.

On a forum thread on XBhp.com, several users have shared their experiences with owning a 2012 model of TVS Star City 110cc. While one customer says he regularly sees 70 kmpl, other users have reported varying mileages like 65 kmpl, 75kmpl and 58 kmpl. Do note that users don’t always report mileage on standard circumstances. If you are riding another person in pillion, the mileage is sure to get lower. In any case, from the reviews on XBHP, the mileages can be anywhere between 65-75 kmpl on an average. That’s not too bad.

Considering that this is a bike that is still less than a year old in the market, we do not have too many reviews of the bike yet. Not too many reviews still carry personal experiences with bad mileage which could possibly indicate that most users are happy with the fuel efficiency they are seeing on the bike. Here is a summary of the mileages customers from various websites have reported. This is the closest to what you may notice on your own purchase.

Source	Mileage (km/l)
Official	83.9
Olx	60-65 (another user : 81)
XBHP	65-75 (another user : 58)

TVS Wego

TVS launched its higher end scooter Wego back in 2009. Although Scooty remains the most popular scooter brand from the company, TVS Wego still occupies an important position for TVS’ strategy for the higher end scooterette segment. Wego is priced at Rs. 50,460 (ex-showroom, Chennai) and has been previously adjudged the scooter of the year in 2011.

Official Mileage Claim

TVS Wego has been positioned as the ‘body balance’ scooter that offers high stability on roads. The product is targeted at both the male and female audiences and according to company officials will provide close to 50 kilometers per liter of petrol. Do note that this mileage has been derived from standard testing conditions that may not exactly be what you experience on real roads. So the actual mileage could be different from this.

Customer Reviews For TVS Wego Mileage

Customers who have purchased the scooter seem to have had a pretty positive experience at least as far as the mileage is concerned. According to one customer on BikeDekho, TVS Wego provides a good mileage of around 50-55 kmpl on city roads while on highways, this goes up to 60-63 kmpl. This is definitely impressive for a scooter. Other customers on the website have posted mileages of 52kmpl, 48 kmpl,etc.

However according to BikeSpace, the mileage offered by TVS Wego is lower than what one could expect with Honda Activa. In a comparison posted by the website, they noticed a mileage of only around 40 kmpl on the Wego as compared 45 kmpl on Activa. The site attributes this lowered mileage to the heavier built of the Wego.

A customer on PricesIndia has been a lot more scathing. I am not sure if this is a one-off case, but according to the writer, his Wego provides just 26kmpl – and this was reportedly on a weekend where there was minimal traffic. I’m sure almost all Wego users see a better mileage than this!

MouthShut has some of the most forthright recommendations for the Wego. While a lot of users have complained of other things like poor battery, bad after-service,etc. mileage is not one of them. Most customers have expressed satisfaction on the mileage which is between 40-45 kmpl in city and 50 kmpl on highways.

One customer though claims the mileage appears to come down to around 36kmpl after a year or two of usage. Another customers points out an important point which is that the 45 kmpl mileage is applicable only when there is only one person riding the vehicle. Add a pillion rider, and the mileage seems to fall down to 38 km/l. This is a pretty obvious, but overlooked fact.

TVS Wego Mileage Summary
Source	City Mileage (kmpl)	Highways Mileage (kmpl)
Official	50	–
BikeDekho	50-55	60-63
BikeSpace	40	-
PricesIndia	-	26
MouthShut	40-45	50