Royal Enfield Guerrilla was launched in 2024 with the same engine as the Himalayan 450. Now, two years later, the brand has updated it to address a few concerns of the outgoing model. Additionally, it has launched a sporty Apex variant with a more committed rider’s triangle, starting at Rs 2.49 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).
1. Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Apex gets sportier ergonomics
2. Guerrilla Apex prices start at Rs 2.49 lakh
3. Standard Guerrilla gets improved tyres
Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 Apex: What’s new?
The Apex comes with road-biased tyres.
The Apex variant joins the Guerrilla range as a sportier counterpart that gets committed ergos with an aluminium handlebar positioned 56mm lower and 57mm farther forward, road-focused Vredestein tyres and a slight tweak to its styling.
The Apex comes with the same LED headlight as virtually every RE model except the Bullet 350, but it features a cowl above it, similar to the Scram 440 and Shotgun 650. It even has a rear-seat cowl that can be removed to reveal the seat underneath, like the Triumph Thruxton 400.
Barring these changes, the Apex model is identical to the Guerrilla. It packs the same 452cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine producing 40hp and 40Nm, mated to a 6-speed gearbox.
The Apex is available in three colours – red, black and green – with prices starting from Rs 2.49 lakh and topping out at Rs 2.56 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom, Chennai).
Changes on the Royal Enfield Guerrilla
The Guerrilla’s package, too, gets refinements, and a common customer complaint has been addressed: tyre grip in both dry and wet conditions. On paper, at least, it appears that Royal Enfield has improved on this front. While the bike continues to come shod with Ceat Gripp XL tyres, the brand claims an 8 percent improvement in dry grip and 17 percent better wet grip.
Another welcome change is that now you don’t need to keep your smartphone unlocked to mirror the Google Maps feed on the Tripper dash. However, this is pertinent only for Android devices. Additionally, the Royal Enfield app has also been updated to provide more information and ride data.
Royal Enfield has also discontinued the ‘Analogue’ variant that used to come with the same digi-analogue setup as the Hunter 350. There’s also a new Twilight Blue colour that sits at the bottom of the range and comes with a headlight grill and handguards. The range is now priced from Rs 2.49 lakh to Rs 2.72 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).
Vishal Venugopal
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