Vespa Elegante

What's Good

The Piaggio has made some cosmetic changes in new Vespa to make it different from the regular Vespa models. The Vespa Elegante has received a chrome finishing headlight, triangular front grille and well cushioned seat, all of these features gives a stunning look to the scooter, whereas the scooter remains untouched from the mechanical front. Few of its appearance features are given below:

• Split Seats
• Round Headlight
• Limited Edition Badge
• Chrome Guards
• Chrome Rear View Mirrors

What's bad:

Everything is pretty much standard about the Vespa Elegante, the body design and cues are very similar to the regular Vespa. Some of its pros are mentioned below:

• Vibration over the 75 KMPH speed
• Maintenance

Power and Mileage:

The manufacturer has not made any changes in the power plants such as the Vespa Elegante is powered by the same 125cc, four-stroke and air-cooled engine which make it able to generate a pick torque of 10.6 NM at 6000 RPM and a maximum power of 10 PS at 7500 RPM. The entire power unit is managed by the automatic transmission. Few of its power and mileage features are mentioned below:

• 125cc Air-Cooled Engine
• Peak Power 10Ps
• Peak Torque 10.6 Nm
• Decent Mileage
• Automatic Transmission

Handling and riding:

The scooter has been designed to target the maximum audience. The handling quality is very adequate in every type of road conditions, whereas the split seats look more promising for a comfortable sitting position. The scooter is featured with standard components and strong functionality which makes it stronger in its category. You can easily get the corners as the scooter is featured with an advanced front and rear suspension. Technological features are provided here:

• Front Disc Brake
• Auto Ignition
• Low Maintenance Battery
• CVT Transmission

Safety:

The Vespa Elegent has received strong and standard components to make your ride safe and enjoyable. The Vespa Elegante gets a front disc brake and rear standard drum brake that will surely stand apart the scooter of the other scooters in this category. The scooter provides an extra confidence to the rider when taking corners as it is featured with a front aircraft derived single side arm and rear dual effect hydraulic shock absorber. Some of its safety features are given below:

• Single-Side Hydraulic Shock Absorbers at Front
• Hydraulic Monoshock at the Rear
• Front Disc Brake
• Tubeless Tyres
• Rear Drum Brake

Maintenance:

The Piaggio is an Italian manufacturer which provides excellent products and services to its riders, being a lightweight scooter, the Vespa Elegante has low maintenance and to retain the engine performance and mileage, the scooter required least maintenance.

Verdict:

The Vespa Elegante is the Piaggio’s latest offering scooter in the premium scooter segment. The company has designed limited units of the model that is based on the Vespa VX 125. The scooter has eye-catching look, refined engine and excellent ride quality that have never seen before in other scooters in this category.