Royal Enfield Guerrilla was launched back in 2024, with the same engine as the Himalayan 450. Now, 2 years later, Royal Enfield has updated it to address a few concerns of the outgoing model. In addition, the brand has also launched a sporty Apex variant with 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 56mm lower and 57mm farther aluminium handlebar, road focused Vredestein tyres, and a slight tweak to its styling.
The Apex comes with the same LED headlight as virtually every RE model – barring the Bullet 350 – but gets a cowl above it, similar to the Scram 440 and Shotgun 650. It even comes with a rear-seat cowl that can be removed to reveal the seat underneath – similar to the Triumph Thruxton 400.
Barring these changes, the Apex model is identical to the Guerrilla. It comes with the same 452cc, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine that produces 40hp and 40Nm, mated to a six-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 addressing one concern, tyre grip both in dry and wet condition, that customers seem to have complained about. On paper at least it seems that Royal Enfield has improved on this front. It continues to come shod in Ceat Gripp XL tyres but the brand claims that its dry grip has improved by 8 percent and 17 percent superior wet grip.
Another welcome change is that now you do not need to keep your smartphone unlocked to mirror Google maps feed on the Tripper dash. However, this is pertinent only for Android devices. In addition to this, the Royal Enfield app has also been updated to provide more information and ride data.
Royal Enfield has also discontinued the ‘Dash’ 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 headlight grill and handguards. The range now starts with the Dash variant that is priced from Rs 2.49 lakh to Rs 2.72 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).
