Piaggio to launch Vespa 946 in June – Sold for Rs. 6.82 lakhs om Italianmarket, Price to be >10 lakhs in India?

Piaggio Vespa 946

Piaggio to launch Vespa 946 in June – Sold for Rs. 6.82 lakhs om Italianmarket, Price to be >10 lakhs in India?

Piaggio won’t just settle with the success of the Vespa LX and other variants in the global markets. The manufacturer has made the official launch of the Vespa Sprint in the European market and to the surprise of all, Piaggio has announced about bringing forward the most expensive scooter that has ever been produced in the world, ‘Vespa 946’. Indian market is likely to receive the model officially by the end of this June most probably.

The manufacturer has displayed the Vespa 946 at the 2014 Auto Expo held earlier this year and the launch schedule of the model is revealed officially. Piaggio continues with the same aluminium monocoque chassis design that makes the scooter so special. The manufacturer has revealed few details of the model currently and few teaser images of the model were also revealed. Piaggio has made the head light a bit squarer and a new mud guard has been equipped. The front fascia gets a new set of LED head lamps and the rear end gets a brand new set of tail lights. The new LCD instrument cluster seems much more interesting and the exclusive paint shade makes it an absolute premium scooter.

Piaggio Vespa 946

The new Vespa 946 scooter would be available with two engine choices in the global markets but there is least probability for both these variants reaching Indian market. The base variant would be powered with a 125 CC engine that is capable of producing 11.95 PS of power at the peak along with 10.3 NM of torque. The higher end variant comes equipped with a 150 CC engine that would produce around 13.2 PS power at the peak along with 12.6 NM of torque. Both the front and rear ends get 12 inch wheels with standard disc brakes as well. Apart from the attractive design, the floating seat is one of a kind features of the brand new Vespa 946 scooter.

Piaggio Vespa 946

PIaggio has made Vespa 946 one of the most technically rich scooter with advanced features such as, Anti Slip Regulator, Traction control system and ABS etc. The model is likely to be imported into the Indian market as CBU and it is expected to be priced more than Rs. 10 lakhs in India most likely. PIaggio has recently priced the model in Italy for Rs. 6.82 lakhs.

[Source: Rush Lane, Indian Cars Bikes]