Piaggio launches two new 150cc Vespa models in India

Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has launched two new Vespa variants for the Indian market named the SXL and the VXL.

Shourya Harwani By Shourya Harwani calendar 01 Sep 2015 Views icon6246 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Piaggio launches two new 150cc Vespa models in India

Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has launched two new Vespa variants for the Indian market named the SXL and the VXL.

The two Vespa variants will be offered with an all new 150cc three valve engine, which makes a solid 11.5bhp of peak power at 5500 rpm.

Both the SXL and the VXL will also be available with a125cc engine too.

The 150cc SXL is priced at 88,696 rupees while the 150cc VXL will cost 84,641 rupees. The 125cc SXL has a sticker price of 81,967 rupees while the VXL 125cc is priced at 77,308 rupees (all prices ex-showroom Pune).

The scooters feature various creature comforts like a digital instrument cluster, 11-inch front alloy wheel, tubeless tyres and a single piece monocoque steel body.

Speaking to Autocar Professional at the launch event in Mumbai today, Stefano Pele, managing director, Piaggio Vehicles said that the new Vespa is almost 100 percent localised and is manufactured at the Baramati plant.

The Italian manufacturer entered the Indian two wheeler market in 2012 with the Vespa and while it has not had an extraordinary run in India so far, the company is betting big here and will get more products including motorcycles in the country.

RELATED ARTICLES
Rajiv Bajaj reappointed MD and CEO of Bajaj Auto for five-year term

auther Autocar India calendar19 Mar 2025

Bajaj Auto’s Board of Directors has approved the re-appointment of Rajiv Bajaj as the company’s MD and CEO for another f...

JSW MG Motor launches Comet EV Blackstorm edition  

auther Autocar India calendar26 Feb 2025

The key highlights of the Comet EV Blackstorm, which is now the top-end variant, are its ‘Starry Black’ exterior along w...

Maruti Suzuki begins production at new Kharkhoda plant

auther Ajit Dalvi calendar25 Feb 2025

Phase 1 of the Kharkhoda plant will have an annual production capacity of 250,000 units and produce the Brezza compact S...