The Vespa has made its third re-entry in India, but this time the parent company Piaggio has gone solo. The scooter is positioned as a life...
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Piaggio to launch Vespa scooter next month
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows, Vespa scooters are all set to vroom onto Indian roads. The Vespa will be retailed through a...
Piaggio to launch Vespa scooter next month
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows, Vespa scooters are all set to vroom onto Indian roads. The Vespa will be retailed thr...
Vespa returns, adds gaiety to Auto Expo 2012
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows. The Vespa stall at the Auto Expo is truly a feast to your eyes. Piaggio has unveiled th...
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Pictorial review: Piaggio Vespa 125
The Vespa has made its third re-entry in India, but this time the parent company Piaggio has gone solo. The scooter is positioned as a life-style product and is available in only one variant - LX125.
The Vespa scooter doesn't look like other conventional scooters. The design is iconic and retro. In order to maintain this styling, the company has gone for form over function but that seems to have worked very well.
The Vespa uses a monocoque steel high rigidity body structure. The vehicle has very good paint quality and there is high use of chrome as well. There is no excessive bulging at any angle.
The round headlights, round mirrors, swooping body lines and the Vespa emblem are all a work of art. Thus the Vespa grabs a lot of attention on the roads and is a eye magnet of sorts.
While the styling of the scooter is retro, the instrument cluster is very modern. The console houses a speedometer (marked till 120 km/hr), fuel gauge, indicator, hazard and headlight warnings. There is a digital clock too, which works even after you remove the key.
If you want to go shopping on the Vespa, you won't be disappointed. Other than the under seat storage (which can keep a full sized helmet), there is also a front storage, enough to keep small things.
The flat seat is comfortable but takes time getting used to. The sitting position is upright and due to the seat height, you sit higher than any other scooter. However your feet will still touch the ground.
Power comes in from a 124cc, single-cylinder, 4-stroke engine which has 3-valves. This engine produces 10.06 PS of power and 10.6 Nm of torque. There is some amount of vibration initially but the vibrations settle down as you reach 20 km/h.
The 3-valve motor performs very well. The mid-range performance is fantastic and the Vespa has almost bike (125cc) like performance, pulling cleanly to almost 100 km/hr. Post 45 km/h, the scooter comes in its own
The Vespa's performance is easily the best in scooters sold in India. It is the most powerful scooter on sale today. However even with such performance, the Vespa is very efficient and will easily return 45 km/l in city riding conditions
The ride quality of the Vespa is very good. The scooter absorbs all the irregularities on our roads with utmost gusto. The coil springs and dual effect shock absorbers do their job very well.
The Vespa doesn't handle as well as one would expect. The puny tyres don't inspire confidence and the Vespa is best left for sedate riding. Brakes are good though but a front disc brake is sorely missed.
Piaggio could have offered much more for the price as the Vespa is heavily localized. There are some places where quality could have been better, like the side stand, seat lock and panels
Piaggio has priced the Vespa LX125 at Rs. 78,300 (on-road price, Mumbai), which is not cheap by any means. Similarly powered scooters come for atleast Rs. 25,000/- cheaper and offer similar features too.
However, no scooter offers the stunning looks and performance that the Vespa does. Thus, if you have the budget, there is no better way to travel on 2-wheels than on the iconic Vespa.
The Vespa scooter doesn't look like other conventional scooters. The design is iconic and retro. In order to maintain this styling, the company has gone for form over function but that seems to have worked very well.
The Vespa uses a monocoque steel high rigidity body structure. The vehicle has very good paint quality and there is high use of chrome as well. There is no excessive bulging at any angle.
The round headlights, round mirrors, swooping body lines and the Vespa emblem are all a work of art. Thus the Vespa grabs a lot of attention on the roads and is a eye magnet of sorts.
While the styling of the scooter is retro, the instrument cluster is very modern. The console houses a speedometer (marked till 120 km/hr), fuel gauge, indicator, hazard and headlight warnings. There is a digital clock too, which works even after you remove the key.
If you want to go shopping on the Vespa, you won't be disappointed. Other than the under seat storage (which can keep a full sized helmet), there is also a front storage, enough to keep small things.
The flat seat is comfortable but takes time getting used to. The sitting position is upright and due to the seat height, you sit higher than any other scooter. However your feet will still touch the ground.
Power comes in from a 124cc, single-cylinder, 4-stroke engine which has 3-valves. This engine produces 10.06 PS of power and 10.6 Nm of torque. There is some amount of vibration initially but the vibrations settle down as you reach 20 km/h.
The 3-valve motor performs very well. The mid-range performance is fantastic and the Vespa has almost bike (125cc) like performance, pulling cleanly to almost 100 km/hr. Post 45 km/h, the scooter comes in its own
The Vespa's performance is easily the best in scooters sold in India. It is the most powerful scooter on sale today. However even with such performance, the Vespa is very efficient and will easily return 45 km/l in city riding conditions
The ride quality of the Vespa is very good. The scooter absorbs all the irregularities on our roads with utmost gusto. The coil springs and dual effect shock absorbers do their job very well.
The Vespa doesn't handle as well as one would expect. The puny tyres don't inspire confidence and the Vespa is best left for sedate riding. Brakes are good though but a front disc brake is sorely missed.
Piaggio could have offered much more for the price as the Vespa is heavily localized. There are some places where quality could have been better, like the side stand, seat lock and panels
Piaggio has priced the Vespa LX125 at Rs. 78,300 (on-road price, Mumbai), which is not cheap by any means. Similarly powered scooters come for atleast Rs. 25,000/- cheaper and offer similar features too.
However, no scooter offers the stunning looks and performance that the Vespa does. Thus, if you have the budget, there is no better way to travel on 2-wheels than on the iconic Vespa.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Piaggio to launch Vespa scooter next month
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows, Vespa scooters are all set to vroom onto Indian roads.
The Vespa will be retailed through a new set of Vespa dealerships, with 50 of them coming across India. With its Indian foray, Piaggio intends to create an exclusive, premium segment for the brand.
The Vespa will be positioned as a lifestyle, iconic, timeless and ageless product that goes beyond mobility and leverages its heritage and unique values.
Vespa in India will meet the aspirational needs of the fashion, style and brand conscious individuals who would like to be a breed apart.
Predominantly aimed all over the world at a premium segment of consumers who are looking to own nothing but the best, Vespa will be a disruptive force in the 2-wheeler segment in India.
Vespa enthusiasts in India will have a reason to cheer as later this year the country will have its own Vespa Club that will enable them to be a part of an exclusive fraternity.
In 2006, the Vespa World Club was formed that brought together 35 National Vespa club Federations and 685 Vespa clubs in the world.
Unveiling the Vespa at the Auto Expo, Mr. Ravi Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, “Our foray into the Indian market activates a whole new segment of style and fashion conscious consumers who are looking for a premium, exclusive, lifestyle offering reflecting their personalities and attitudes. We would like to leverage this sizeable untapped market segment that shows tremendous potential for growth in the coming years”.
Piaggio India has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Baramati for the production of the Vespa.
The plant has an initial capacity of 150,000. The Vespa will hit Indian roads in April 2012 and will initially be available in 35 main cities.
Vespa is a unique example of immortal design that has gone beyond a mere commuting product to become a part of social history and way of life
The Vespa is an ageless brand that is now a symbol of a distinctive lifestyle in market after market around the world.
Invented by Piaggio in 1946 as the world’s first scooter, the Vespa rose rapidly in popularity to become a loved and revered emblem of ‘made in Italy’ and ‘a new, unique way of enjoying mobility’.
The Vespa is being positioned as a life-style product and thus the all the dealerships will be universal in design across the country. These dealerships will not retail the Aprilia superbikes.
The dealerships will also offer a range of Vespa branded accessories including riding gear.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Piaggio to launch Vespa scooter next month
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows, Vespa scooters are all set to vroom onto Indian roads.
The Vespa will be retailed through a new set of Vespa dealerships, with 50 of them coming across India. With its Indian foray, Piaggio intends to create an exclusive, premium segment for the brand.
The Vespa will be positioned as a lifestyle, iconic, timeless and ageless product that goes beyond mobility and leverages its heritage and unique values.
Vespa in India will meet the aspirational needs of the fashion, style and brand conscious individuals who would like to be a breed apart.
Predominantly aimed all over the world at a premium segment of consumers who are looking to own nothing but the best, Vespa will be a disruptive force in the 2-wheeler segment in India.
Vespa enthusiasts in India will have a reason to cheer as later this year the country will have its own Vespa Club that will enable them to be a part of an exclusive fraternity.
In 2006, the Vespa World Club was formed that brought together 35 National Vespa club Federations and 685 Vespa clubs in the world.
Unveiling the Vespa at the Auto Expo, Mr. Ravi Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, “Our foray into the Indian market activates a whole new segment of style and fashion conscious consumers who are looking for a premium, exclusive, lifestyle offering reflecting their personalities and attitudes. We would like to leverage this sizeable untapped market segment that shows tremendous potential for growth in the coming years”.
Piaggio India has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Baramati for the production of the Vespa.
The plant has an initial capacity of 150,000. The Vespa will hit Indian roads in April 2012 and will initially be available in 35 main cities.
Vespa is a unique example of immortal design that has gone beyond a mere commuting product to become a part of social history and way of life
The Vespa is an ageless brand that is now a symbol of a distinctive lifestyle in market after market around the world.
Invented by Piaggio in 1946 as the world’s first scooter, the Vespa rose rapidly in popularity to become a loved and revered emblem of ‘made in Italy’ and ‘a new, unique way of enjoying mobility’.
The Vespa is being positioned as a life-style product and thus the all the dealerships will be universal in design across the country. These dealerships will not retail the Aprilia superbikes.
The dealerships will also offer a range of Vespa branded accessories including riding gear.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Vespa returns, adds gaiety to Auto Expo 2012
Sassy reds, flashy blues and glittering yellows. The Vespa stall at the Auto Expo is truly a feast to your eyes.
Piaggio has unveiled the original, iconic Vespa at the Delhi Auto Expo. Vespa is a unique example of immortal design that has gone beyond a mere commuting product to become a part of social history and way of life.
The Vespa is an ageless brand that is now a symbol of a distinctive lifestyle in market after market around the world
nvented by Piaggio in 1946 as the world’s first scooter, the Vespa rose rapidly in popularity to become a loved and revered emblem of ‘made in Italy’ and ‘a new, unique way of enjoying mobility’
The Vespa is present in more than 100 countries with over 17 million units being sold since its inception.
With its Indian foray, Piaggio intends to create an exclusive, premium segment for the brand.
The Vespa will be positioned as a lifestyle, iconic, timeless and ageless product that goes beyond mobility and leverages its heritage and unique values.
Vespa in India will meet the aspirational needs of the fashion, style and brand conscious individuals who would like to be a breed apart.
Predominantly aimed all over the world at a premium segment of consumers who are looking to own nothing but the best, Vespa will be a disruptive force in the 2-wheeler segment in India.
Vespa enthusiasts in India will have a reason to cheer as later this year the country will have its own Vespa Club that will enable them to be a part of an exclusive fraternity
In 2006, the Vespa World Club was formed that brought together 35 National Vespa club Federations and 685 Vespa clubs in the world.
Unveiling the Vespa at the Auto Expo, Mr. Ravi Chopra, Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. said, “Our foray into the Indian market activates a whole new segment of style and fashion conscious consumers who are looking for a premium, exclusive, lifestyle offering reflecting their personalities and attitudes. We would like to leverage this sizeable untapped market segment that shows tremendous potential for growth in the coming years”
Piaggio India has set up a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Baramati for the production of the Vespa.
The plant has an initial capacity of 150,000. The Vespa will hit Indian roads in April 2012 and will initially be available in 35 main cities.
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