Vespa is Back!
Vespa plans to revisit india’s burgeoning scooter market with the LX 125, its first premium offering.
The name Vespa strikes a chord in the Indian market. The Italian two and three wheeler manufacturer’s successful collaboration with LML for geared scooters was quite the story. But the joint venture with LML broke up in 1999 and it wasn’t until eight years later that piaggio announced plans to reenter our market with a spanking new factility in Baramati that Vespa resurfaced.
India will be the third country in the world, after Italy and viteman, to manufacturre these scooters. Considering the fact that the Indian two wheeler market is seeing ever growing demand for automatic scoters, there’s always room for another manufacturer to spread its wares.
Piaggio’s first scooter for india will be the automatic LX 125, set to arrive in 2012. The vespa LX 125 is a classic model, paying tribute to the original 1946 vespa with its retro styling. It is compact scooter, sporting well rounded curves and a cute, round headlamp which is flanked by chrome rearview mirrors.
The front apron sports a centre cowl, reminiscent of scooters from the past, apart from a chrome grille that houses the horn. The front apron is otherwise clean, smooth and incorporates a set of tall, rectangular indicators. An angular front mudguard guards the front suspension and five-spoke alloys.
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