The Vespa S

THE VESPA S

THE VESPA S IS THE THIRD VARIANT THAT PIAGGIO HAS TAKEN OUT AFTER THE LX125 FOLLOWED BY THE VX.

PAINTED IN A GLOSSY ORANGE COLOUR WITH CONTRASTING BLACK THREE-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS, THE MOMENT YOU SEE IT YOU MIND GOES, 'HELLO SUNSHINE'.

AS A FAN OF THE NETHERLANDS FOOTBALL TEAM CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THE FIFA WORLD CUP, I WAS ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH THE COLOUR.

WHILE THE WORLD RUSHED TO BUY THE DUTCH JERSEYS, I GOT TO PAINT THE TOWN ORANJE. THE COMPANY HAS DECLARED THE VESPA S IS MEANT FOR A NICHE MARKET AND IS NOT COMPETING FOR NUMBERS.

TECHNICALLY THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VESPA S AND ITS PREVIOUS AVATARS, WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE THE FOUR-STROKE, 125 CC, THREE-VALVE ENGINE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SMOOTH OPERATOR.

WITH 10.06 BHP, ROUGHLY 2 BHP MORE THAN JAPANESE SCOOTERS, THE ENGINE NEVER PUSHES YOU OR THROWS TANTRUMS.

PERSONALLY, I WOULDN'T MIND A LIVELIER ACCELERATION LIKE IN THE SUZUKI SCOOTERS, BUT WHAT MAKES THE VESPA S A CLASS ACT IS THE REFINED RIDE WITHOUT THE ANNOYING AND TIRESOME VIBRATIONS OF MOST OTHER PRODUCTS.

THE AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WORKS SEAMLESSLY AND ENSURES THERE IS ENOUGH POWER AT LOW AND MID RANGE REVS.