Ciao, Bella! The Countdown to the Vespa Elettrica Has Begun Mark October 8 on your calendars By RideApart Staff News - Oct 2 2018 -
The Robots Are Coming, To Ride Your Vespa Why The Vespa Elettrica Is Too Good To Be Trusted By Sophia Vassiliadis Scooters - Sep 19 2018 -
There's a New Popemobile in Town and It Has Two Wheels No need for protective glass when you can zip away on a shiny vintage Vespa By RideApart Staff Scooters - Sep 18 2018 -
FleetBob Does the Ton - A Day at the Ypsilanti Ton-Up Wherein FleetBob and I brave Washtenaw County for a day of sun, motorbikes, beers, friends, and some aggressively average cover bands. By Jason Marker Event - Aug 15 2018 -
Special Edition Vespas for 50th Anniversary Happy anniversary, bela! By Sabrina Giacomini Scooters - Jun 25 2018 -
Meet the Elettrica, Vespa's First Electric Scooter Piaggio jumps into the EV scene with a killer electric Vespa. By Tim Huber EICMA - Nov 9 2017 -
New Race-Inspired Vespa Sei Giorni The most iconic scooter manufacturer of all time unveils new model that pays tribute to one of its classics. By Tim Huber News - Oct 5 2017 -
What If Vespa Built Motorcycles? Should Vespa expand its product line to include motorcycles, and, if so, what kinds of motorcycles? By Tod Rafferty News - Sep 19 2017 -
Piaggio Celebrates 130th Anniversary Piaggio celebrates 130 years with the release of the book FuturPiaggio – 6 Italian Lessons on Mobility and Modern Life. By Tod Rafferty News - Mar 29 2017 -
Piaggio Joins (RED) in Fight Against AIDS Piaggio Joins (RED) in Fight Against AIDSThe Piaggio Group has announced a partnership with AIDS charity (RED) https://red.org/ in support of raising... By RideApart Staff News - Jun 29 2016 -
What's New In Scooters 2014 Scooters can be a cost effective, fuel efficient way to travel, whether you’re commuting to work or just cruising around town. By Andrew Chen Scooters - May 15 2014 -
Vespa 946 priced at $9,946 Vespa 946 priced at $9,946RideApart has confirmed that the all-new Vespa 946 will be priced at $9,946 when it goes on-sale in the US in November.... By HFL Staff News - Apr 19 2013 -
Piaggio’s high-tech future The Aprilia Caponord 1200 will receive electronic damping adjustment, the Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX will cost $15,990, the 76bhp Aprilia SRV850 scooter will come to America and Vespa will import the retro-futuristic 946, Piaggio Group told its dealers last week. The new models form part of a new push into the North American market that will also see an Advanced Design Center opened in Pasadena. As ... By HFL Staff News - Mar 19 2012 -
What a new factory in Vietnam means for Piaggio Piaggio officially cut the ribbon on its new engine assembly plant in Vietnam today, a move which will see it ramp up scooter production to 300,000 units annually in that country. Piaggio Vietnam produces both Vespa and Piaggio scooters for the Asian market and this plant is part of a massive expansion on that continent. By 2014, Piaggio forecasts that its annual volume will exceed 1,000,000 vehic... By HFL Staff News - Mar 1 2012 -
Vespa's unpronounceable future The Vespa Quarantasei (46 in Italian) is a concept inspired by the 1945 MP6 prototype and it's more wasp-like than ever. Times have changed though and engine technology has made significant advances in the last 65 years. While the Quarantasei is a styling concept, its engine is the real deal. The new motor is an air-cooled, fuel-injected 3-valve 4-stroke. It'll be available as either a 125 with 1... By Sean Smith News - Nov 8 2011 -
How riding a scooter can help national security Scooters are effeminate, a bit silly and just not serious transportation, right? Well, what if riding one could decrease the risk of future wars and save you money? It’s estimated that if just 10 percent of American car drivers shifted just 33 percent of their miles onto scooters by 2020, national gasoline consumption would be reduced by 3.9 billion gallons per year. That’s 198 million fewer b... By HFL Staff News - Apr 15 2011 -
Why Paolo Timoni’s departure is good for Piaggio Last week we exclusively broke news that Paolo Timoni had resigned his position as President and CEO of Piaggio Group Americas. Timoni’s time at Piaggio was controversial, including years of unprecedented success, but also years of unprecedented struggle. We reached out to scooter industry veteran Joel Martin from Martin Racing Performance to explain what Timoni’s departure means for the for t... By Joel Martin News - Mar 11 2011 -
Get excited about this Vespa It might not look like it, but this isn’t a classic Vespa, it’s a new model for 2011. Word is, it’ll be equipped with a hand gear change and a two-stroke engine, basically, it’ll be the engaging, exciting Vespa of old, targeted at the hardcore of scooter enthusiasts. Modern Vespas are, unequivocally, wonderful. They’re convenient, frugal and flatter anyone, anywhere. They’re even ama... By HFL Staff News - Nov 1 2010 -
