Piaggio India has launched its new range of premium offerings for the Indian market at an event held for the media in Mumbai: the Vespa SLX 125, VXL 125, SXL 150 and VXL 150. We are live at the event, and will keep this post updated as it happens. Keep refreshing the page periodically for the latest dope on the four new scooter offerings.
Update 1: Italian footballer and former Delhi Dynamos FC team member Alessandro Del Piero is on stage to unveil the new scooters. Piero, Vespa’s global brand ambassador, also launched the “Vespa for Children/Del Piero version” programme, where a Vespa signed by the soccer star was auctioned for charity.
Update 2: The scooters are here. First up are the Vespa SXL 150 and VXL 150. Both are powered by 150cc 3-valve engines. Further engine details like power and torque figures are undisclosed as of now. They are also cosmetically the same as the SXL 125 and VXL 125, and the prime difference here between the two are, you guessed it, purely a matter of displacement.
On the features front, the new Vespa range comes with digital instrumentation, an 11-inch front alloy wheel, broader tubeless tyres at both ends, a front disc brake, and a monocoque steel body.
Speaking at the launch, Stefano Pelle, Managing Director, Piaggio India, said: “We are very happy to introduce the new Vespa 150 cc powerful range in presence of our global brand ambassador, Allesandro Del Piero. Vespa and Allesandro Del Piero have a lot of things in common, and they both well represent the excellences of Italy. Two globally renowned Italian icons, two urban legends recognized for their successes and profound impact on public opinion, Vespa and Allesandro Del Piero show a very classy and dynamic elegance and a contagious spirit of freedom able to move people’s emotion, bodies, and beliefs.”
Update 3: The Vespa SXL 150 and 125 are available in five colours: orange, matt black, white, matt red, and azure blue. The Vespa VXL 150 and VXL 125, on the other hand, are available in six colours: yellow, white, red, matt black, green, and maze grey.
Update 5: Finally we come to the most important point, the make or break factor for most Indian automotive offerings, the price. The Vespa SLX 150 has been priced at Rs 88,696, while the Vespa VXL 150 is priced at Rs 84,641.
The smaller SXL 125 has been priced at Rs 81,967, while the VXL 125 will set you back by Rs 77,308 (all prices, ex-showroom, Pune).
What a crazy price for a scooter… The italians are crazy if they think that Indians will buy this kind of product at that price. The old vespa has so many product complaints. Guess thats why Fiat failed in India and the Pizzas are sold by American companies…
Vepspa will be the last no. In scooter ranking in India…with such price range it cannot afford to do business in india