Royal Enfield has unveiled a more aggressive and sportier variant of its Guerrilla 450, known as Guerrilla 450 Apex. It features a more committed riding position, road-focused tyres, and subtle styling tweaks. But mechanically, it is largely identical to the standard Guerrilla 450.
Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Apex vs Guerrilla 450: Mechanical changes
The Apex is fitted with a more road focused tyre setup
Mechanically, the Guerrilla 450 Apex shares the same platform as the standard Guerrilla 450. Although both models run on 17-inch alloy wheels,they are differentiated by tyres. The Apex is fitted with a more road focused Vredestein Centauro ST, unlike the CEAT Gripp XL on the standard variant. The bike continues to use the same 452cc, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder engine that produces 40hp and 40Nm, paired to a six-speed gearbox. Both suspension and braking setups are carried forward from the standard variant.
Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Apex vs Guerrilla 450: Style and Ergonomics
Aesthetically, the Guerrilla Apex’s differentiation factor is its styling and ergonomic changes. It is distinguished by a small headlight cowl - similar to the Scram 440 - and a removable rear seat cowl that covers the pillion seat, giving it a single seater look. It also gets an aluminum handlebar which is 56mm lower and 57mm forward, which makes its riding position more committed compared to the neutral and upright stance on the standard variant. Apart from these differences, both models share most of their key specifications.
Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Apex vs Guerrilla 450: Features, Colours and Price
Prices for the Guerrilla range starts at Rs 2.49 lakh
For the Apex model, pricing starts from Rs 2.49 lakh and goes up to Rs 2.56 lakh (introductory ex-showroom, Chennai) depending on the three colour options which are, Red, Black and Green. The pricing for the standard variants sit between Rs 2.49 lakh to Rs 2.72 lakh with five colour options, Twilight Blue, Shadow Ash, Peix Bronze, Smoke Silver and Brava Blue.
The newly introduced Twilight Blue colour sits at the bottom of the price range but comes standard with a headlight grill and handguards. The features are identical in both models, both bikes are paired with an updated 4-inch TFT Tripper Dash that now supports Google Maps mirroring without needing your phone screen to be on all the time (only for Android). Both models get a mode retention feature which allows the bike to remember your selected ride mode even after an ignition cycle.
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