Royal Enfield set to launch the new Himalayan – Everything we know so far

Nov 22, 2023

By: Sourabh Jain

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Himalayan 450 India launch

Royal Enfield CEO Siddhartha Lal will launch the Himalayan 450 ADV motorcycle in India on November 24 at Motoverse 2023, their annual fest in Goa.

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Himalayan 450 expected price

The Himalayan 450 is expected to be priced around ₹2.5 lakh to ₹2.6 lakh in India. It will be placed below the company’s 650-cc series which is priced above ₹3.25 lakh.

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Variants

The Himalayan 450 will be available in three variants at launch – Base, Pass and Summit. In terms of colour options, customers will have the option to pick from five colours.

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Himalayan 450 design

The Himalayan 450 features a modern rugged design, a new LED headlight and comes with a redesigned fuel tank. It features a windscreen, redesigned LED indicators, and more.

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Engine

The Himalayan 450 has an all new single-cylinder liquid-cooled 452cc engine and has been codenamed Sherpa 450. This is also the first liquid-cooled engine from the company.

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Performance

The new engine from Royal Enfield delivers a power output of 40 bhp at 8,000rpm and 40 Nm of peak torque at 5,500rpm.

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Riding modes

The Himalayan 450 offers two primary riding modes – Eco and Performance. You can also select if you want to keep the rear ABS on or off in both these modes.

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Features

Keeping in line with the modern design, the Himalayan 450 features a full-colour TFT display, screen mirroring, Google Maps support, and more.

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Himalayan 450 rivals

The Himalayan 450 will compete with the likes of Triumph Scrambler 400 X and the KTM 390 Adventure.

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