last year ather debuted magic twist and traction control on the flaship 450x and those changes soon trickle down to the family centric rista now a has also updated the 450x with the same and also peppered in some small minor refinements hear and there let`s find out how these changes have affected the sporty 450X`s demeanor. the two big new featuers are magic twist and traction control but unlink on the rista the once on the 450x have different levels of adjustability ther`s three levels of traction control rain road and rally and there`s two levels of magic twist low and high and both system can be turned off entirely as well i`ve been using magic twist on our rista long termer for a wheel now and i find it to be an intuitive useful featuers on my daily commutes now on the 450x the adjustability of this feature only exemplifies its usefulness.
example when i`m in choco block traffic i turn the system down to its low setting where it reduces the aggressiveness of the region but it still gives me enough power to come to a stop the magic twist also comes with an added benefit increase range for the 2.9 KM variant ather claims true range has gone up from 85 to 105 km while for the bigger 3.7KM battery variant there`s an even larger increase from 105 km to 130km this is something we haven`t been able to verify in the short time we had with the scooter today but we will put it through a full road testwhen it comes to us back. some of that range increases also attributed to he new mef zapper and E rad tires these have been specifically co developed with mrf and ather claims they havelower rolling resistance compared to the previous tires.
the company also claims there is a small trade off in grip but to be honest i did not feel that with the 450x in my time.today when it comes to the traction control rally is the mode i found my self most in and i only briefly sampled the road and rain modes the thing i enjoy most about the rally mode is that it allows a fair bit of slip before raining the scooter in allowing you to have your fun yet retaining your safety even when i was riding in warp mode over some properly rough surface intervened in the background allowed me to have my fun and yet it had my baCK and the final chance on thre 450x are two new colors this rather bold blod hyper sand color is one and the other is a rather subtle stealty blue option that color is also avilable on the 450s and this one is restricted only to the 450x.
beyond that the scooter is pretty much the same and that`s no bad thing this is the same energetic eager and properly zippy 450x that we`ve fallen in love with over the past 7 years today riding the 450x at this tight aruani grid gore track rejog my memory about what a fun machine. this is one of the most entertaining and energetic handlers scooter game today price not whit standing and yes it is still a little tight for taller folks like me and stiff ride qulity isno`t the most pleasant things on poor surface of road which sadly is very abundant in our country.the one additional gripe i have with the updated 4 X`s riding experience is that locking up the rear wheel has becomes all too easy magic twist working in tandem with the sharp rear break leads to this phenomenon and today we road it on some properly grippy tarmac so riding this on the gravel ridden slippery concreate roads of bombay i foresee this to be an even bigger challenge to sum up ather has given its 450x a significate software update which has brought in some nifty featuers and additional range which is always a good thing.
the price increase varies from variant to variant and ranges between rupees 2000 and rupees 6400 the biggest hike has actually gone to the 450x 2.9 but for that added money ather will now supply the faster 700W charger. this variant which is a welcome additon with its updated pricing the 450x reains its premium position in the market and if you re looking to buy a fun scooter this still remains one of the most entertaining option available.
