TVS Jive

TVS Jive was launched in 2009 along with TVS Wego that we discussed not too long ago. Branded as the “no tension bike”, the Jive is India’s first auto clutch bike that comes with the ability to stop and start at any gear, an anti-stalling mechanism and rotary gears. The TVS Jive is powered by a 110cc 4 stroke engine delivering 8.4 PS max power and 8.3 Nm torque. Launched at the entry level, the bike is targeted at the first time drivers who could be the perfect audience for a bike that simplifies riding. The TVS Jive is available at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 45, 160 at New Delhi.

TVS Jive Expected Mileage

We have discussed quite a few entry level bikes in the 100cc-110cc range and one thing that is spectacular among all of them is the expected fuel economy. There are a lot of bikes that claim to offer over 80 kmpl of mileage and those like the Yamaha Crux in fact offer close to 91 kmpl under standard conditions. TVS Jive is in the good range too. According to TVS, the Jive can deliver 82 kmpl mileage under test conditions. As we saw with the earlier reviews, do note that the test conditions are very different from the real world driving conditions and so the mileage you see on road may not be the same.

TVS Jive Customer Reviews On Fuel Consumption

According to BikeAdvice, the TVS Jive can deliver close to 65 kmpl under real world city driving conditions. The website calls this performance lower than what the CB Twister offers, although our aggregated review showed a mileage of only about 55 kmpl on city roads for the CB Twister.

Looking at the user reviews on MaxAbout, it looks like the mileage fluctuates quite a bit on different speeds. Riders using the bike optimally can expect between 60-65 kmpl of mileage. But the mileage may be low in the first few days of purchase or under inoptimal bike speeds (not in the 40-60 kmph range) where the mileage may drop down to 40-45 kmpl.

This could explain the reason why some test drives have showcased lower mileage on the Jive. WheelMela report a mileage of 54 kmpl on the bike while a customer on ComplaintsBoard reports a mileage of 50 kmpl. But looking at the differences in the mileage observed, it is best to gauge a crowd opinion from a reviews site like MouthShut.

Looking in here, there are 28 reviews with an overall fuel consumption rating 4/5 for the Jive which is pretty decent. But the actual reviews gets one confused. There is a fair distribution of reports that claim mileage of anywhere between 38-45 kmpl and those that report over 60kmpl of mileage. It’s not that the latter are not reporting city mileages. In fact a few of those reviews actually commend the bike as a perfect commute in city traffic. I am as confused as you are.

As expected, Olx does not contain any of these reports of low mileages. The fuel economy as reported by people trying to sell their bike is consistently in the 50-60 kmpl range.

Here is a snapshot of what various websites say –

TVS Jive comes with a number of features that make commuting easy on a city road. However, going by the varying reports, I am really not sure if the bike can or does deliver the expected mileage of around 65 kmpl on city roads. If that’s not the case, it’s a pity considering this is an entry level bike where the focus is on mileage. I would say, take your chance.