Scooter News Vespa S 50 New colour for Vespa S 50 available shortly in dealerships.
Scootersales.com.au The Vespa S50 is soon to be released in the stunning Taormina Orange. The S50 is already available in Red, Black and White and now joined by the stand out orange.
The S50 separates itself through its square headlight, chrome dash layout and single trimmed seat whilst being propelled through a zippy 2 stroke engine. It also loses the glovebox shared by the rest of the LX range. The styling is minimal yet like everything Vespa, it just works.
Priced at $3990 + ORC nothing changes apart from the new colour. For your nearest Vespa Dealer CLICK HERE.
In overseas news the S50 is the first model now available in a 4 valve 4 stroke version for those countries that need to meet strict emissions laws being set especially in Europe.
The new four valve, four stroke Vespa 50 rediscovers a legendary engine size that has played a major role in the history of Vespa. Thanks to a 4 valve cylinder head, this brand new little powerplant has nothing to fear from its two-stroke competitors. (At 4.35 bhp it is the most powerful 50 cc four stroke on the market.) Yet its consumption and emission figures remain those of a typical four stroke.
The new engine is a little jewel of technology: use of a 4 valve head has led to an increase in power of over 23% compared to the previous 2 valve configuration (4.35 bhp against 3.53 bhp). Power output is therefore the same as that of a high performance two-stroke.
The valve clearance adjustment mechanism has been made lighter to achieve less inertia and a more efficient rocker/valve action. The result is higher engine speeds and more power. Improved through-flow, also the result of the four valve head, means optimised combustion, reduced fuel consumption and lower than ever emissions.
The new engine delivers fuel consumption figures (ECE 47 cycle) identical to those of the extremely parsimonious 2 valve four stroke, and significantly better than those of the two stroke version (36% less).
The new engine has been designed, developed and built at Piaggio’s headquarters in Pontedera, one of the world’s most important centres for engine R&D. Piaggio is determined to offer today’s ever more sophisticated scooter riders performance, reliability and safety, and respect for the environment too.
published 5/01/2009 |