After a lot of cheeky jabs at the competition on its social media handles, Royal Enfield has finally launched the Guerrilla 450 with prices ranging between Rs 2.39 lakh and Rs 2.54 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom, Chennai).
- Base variant gets digi-analogue display like Hunter, Shotgun
- Power output same as Himalayan
- Weighs 11kg less than the Himalayan
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Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 engine, variants, price details
Powering the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 is the same liquid-cooled, 452cc, ‘Sherpa 450’ engine that does duty in the Himalayan. In the Guerrilla 450, it makes the same 40hp at 8,000rpm and 40Nm at 5,500rpm, but Royal Enfield says that the tuning and gearing is different here to suit the character of the Guerrilla.
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The Guerrilla’s chassis is also quite similar to the Himalayan’s – the engine is still a stressed member of the main frame, but the subframe is different. The Guerrilla also trades in the Himalayan’s USD fork for a gaitered telescopic unit, but it continues with a monoshock to handle rear suspension duties. Disc brakes at both ends – 310mm at the front and 270mm at the rear – handle stopping duties and are helped by dual-channel ABS. While the front disc is 10mm smaller on the Guerrilla than the Himalayan, the rear rotor is the same on both bikes.
Despite all the similarities, at 185kg, the Guerrilla 450 is a whole 11kg lighter than the Himalayan. The 11-litre fuel tank and the smaller 17-inch alloy wheels running tubeless tyres have helped reduce weight. Speaking of tubeless tyres, the Guerrilla runs on CEAT tyres sized 120/70 R17 (front) and 160/60 R17 (rear). These are the fattest tyres ever fitted to a made-in-India motorcycle.
The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 can be had in three variants – Analogue, Dash and Flash. Analogue comes with a sedate colour palette of grey and black with a few colourful accents, while the Dash and Flash variants are decidedly flashier. A total of five colour options are available on the new Guerrilla.
The big difference, however, is that the base Analogue variant comes with a digi-analogue display (like the Super Meteor 650), with a supplementary Tripper navigation pod. The higher variants, meanwhile, ship with the TFT dash (same as the Himalayan), and come with all the connectivity features seen on Royal Enfield’s adventure bike. As with every Royal Enfield that has come before it, the Guerrilla 450 will come with myriad accessories straight from the company.
The base Analogue variant of the Guerrilla is priced at Rs 2.39 lakh, the mid Dash commands Rs 2.49 lakh and the top-end Flash variant has an asking price of Rs 2.54 lakh. The Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 will go up against the Triumph Speed 400 (Rs 2.34 lakh), Honda CB300R (Rs 2.40 lakh) and Husqvarna Svartpilen 401 (Rs 2.92 lakh) in the Indian market.
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