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BMW has opened official bookings for the F 450 GS in India. Powered by a 420cc twin producing 47bhp, it comes with a 6.5-inch TFT display as an entry-level ADV. It launches on April 23, 2026, and will be locally produced at TVS's Hosur plant.
This spec sheet gives me chills. A 420cc parallel-twin making 47bhp, 165km/h top speed, and even a 6.5-inch TFT. This is what the entry-level ADV looks like now that the old G 310 GS is gone. The German-designed, India-built arrangement is smart too, and the talk of naked and full-fairing supersport derivatives showing up at EICMA 2026 gets my pulse racing.
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Are there other models BMW builds in partnership with TVS?
Right, they've had a track record of co-producing the small-displacement G series with TVS for a while now.
With TVS producing it locally, they could probably keep tariffs down and come out ahead on price.
The thing that bugs me most is the article doesn't give the actual price in India.
In the same entry ADV class, this could go head-on against Honda's NX500.
420cc putting out 47bhp is reasonable for an entry ADV, but honestly it's not standout performance.
A 6.5-inch TFT display, that's pretty well-equipped for an ADV in this price range.
The F450GS being built by TVS in India really symbolizes the global division of labor in today's motorcycle industry.
