TVS XL100 vs Bajaj CT 110X: Best Vehicle for Carrying Loads

If a two-wheeler has to earn money rather than just move you, the comparison changes completely. The TVS XL100 and the Bajaj CT 110X both target buyers who load their vehicle daily, but they solve the problem in very different ways.

The numbers at a glance

• TVS XL100: 99.7 cc, 4.4 PS, rated around 67 kmpl, 89 kg
• Bajaj CT 110X: around 115 cc and roughly 8.6 PS
• The CT 110X is far more powerful, the XL100 far lighter and cheaper
• Indicative ex-showroom pricing for the XL100 starts around ₹55,000

Load carrying, the real question

The XL100 was designed as a workhorse from the start. Its low load platform and simple frame let you strap sacks, milk cans, gas cylinders and shop stock in a way a conventional motorcycle simply cannot manage. The CT 110X is a tough commuter with a carrier, which is a different thing. For a trader making short trips with awkward loads, the XL100 wins outright.

Power and speed

The CT 110X makes roughly 8.6 PS against 4.4 PS for the XL100. That is a wide gap, and it shows on any longer or faster journey. If your route includes real distance at speed, the Bajaj is the more capable vehicle by a comfortable margin.

Running cost

The XL100 is rated at around 67 kmpl and weighs just 89 kg, so it costs very little per trip. Combined with the lowest purchase price of anything we sell, that makes it the cheapest way to keep a small business moving. For a shop making ten short deliveries a day, the arithmetic is hard to argue with.

Simplicity and repairs

The XL100 is about as simple as a motorised vehicle gets, which means less to go wrong and less to pay for when something does. A working vehicle that spends a day in a workshop is a day of lost income, so simplicity has a value that does not appear on any spec sheet.

Service and parts in Araria

TVS Madni Motors on Dak Bunglow Road is the authorized TVS dealership for Araria. We keep genuine XL100 parts available precisely because these vehicles work for a living, and downtime costs our customers money.

Which one should you buy?

• Choose the TVS XL100 if you carry goods on short routes and want the lowest possible purchase and running cost.
• Choose the Bajaj CT 110X if you need real speed and distance as well as some load carrying.
• If the vehicle also has to carry your family, look at the TVS Radeon instead.

Comparing these on power misses the point. The XL100 is a business tool that happens to have two wheels, judged on cost per trip and on what you can strap to it. Price it first if the vehicle has to pay for itself. Buy the motorcycle if it also has to be transport.

Prices quoted are indicative ex-showroom figures and change with variant and model year. Call for an on-road quote.