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Vespa (Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds manufactured by Piaggio. The name means wasp in Italian. The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio.
Production. 2013–present. Assembly. Pontedera, Italy. Class. Scooter. The Vespa Primavera is a scooter produced by Piaggio under the Vespa brand since 2013. The Vespa Sprint was also derived from the Primavera, a sportier evolution with specific aesthetic details. Both were created to replace the Vespa LX and S.
1,270 mm (50 in) Height. 50 in (1,300 mm) [1] Curb weight. 375 kg (827 lb) [citation needed] The Vespa 400 is a rear-engined microcar, produced by ACMA in Fourchambault, France, from 1957 until 1961 to the designs of the Italian Piaggio company. Three different versions were sold, the "Luxe" , "Tourisme" and "GT".
Height. 155 cm (Ape 500 short) The Piaggio Ape ( pronounced [ˈpjaddʒo ˈaːpe]; ape being Italian for ' bee '), [1] [2] initially marketed as VespaCar or TriVespa, [1] is a three-wheeled light commercial vehicle, manufactured and marketed by Piaggio as an adaptation of the company's Vespa scooter ( vespa being Italian for 'wasp' instead).
Specification. It has a rigid rear, and a leading-link front suspension. Some models include a sprung seat-post. The engine and drive-train are cleanly enclosed, similar to Piaggio's scooters. The Ciao uses a belt drive, unlike most other mopeds which are chain driven. Some models have an automatic continuously variable transmission.
785 mm (30.9 in) (125/150) Fuel capacity. 6.6 L (402.8 cu in) The Vespa LX is a scooter that was made by Piaggio from 2006 until 2014. The LX 150 uses the same frame as the LX 50 but features a 150 cc engine capable of a listed maximum speed of 59 mph (95 km/h). The LX 150, like all modern Vespa scooters features a 4-stroke single overhead ...
History. The Vespa Cosa was initially to be called the Vespa R (standing for Rinnovata, meaning "renewed").It was unveiled at the Milan Motorcycle Show in 1987. The Cosa is a direct successor to the Vespa PX series, and although the internal workings are largely similar, it came with newly developed gearbox that was a significant improvement upon the gearbox that had previously been used in ...
a squarish (55 x 52 mm) [1] and lightweight piston design. a lightened flywheel. a shorter 24mm carburetor ( Dell'Orto 24/24 G) The T5 exceeded a top speed of 100 kilometres (62 mi) [1] per hour, as standard, and compared favorably to the Vespa PX200; but its dependence on higher revs and relative lack of torque made it pale in adverse ...