Driving Report Vespa GTS 300 HPE

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Driving Report Vespa GTS 300 HPE

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Five years after the last update, the Vespa GTS 300 HPE comes with a new Vespa, which one looks at most changes, of course, only at second glance.

Bikes can not fly commonly. At least one thing has been completed for many years a high flight that seems endless. The Vespa GTS 300, strongest of all wasps, is obviously increasing its popularity from year to year. If the PiaGGIO Group rejoined the "highest paragraph per scored", the number of good 2 appears in 2013 again in 2013.600 vehicles barely worth more than a shrug nowadays: not less than 5.700 GTS 300 were discontinued in 2018 in Germany! And that, though leaked, that there will be a new Vespa in 2019. It’s now available and it’s little prophetic administration to predict your lasting success.

New Vespa: Differences can only be seen at the second look

If you look at "the new" for the first time, it requires an extremely trained Vespa eye to recognize the differences at first sight. Because the line, the appearance of the Vespa GTS, has remained the same. Luckily, the lovers of the mother of all scooters will say. But in details, care and sophistication of the Vespa designer in dealing with this scooter icon show: the side cooler grille now carries a valuable honeycomb pattern, the "tie" on the outside of the leg shield has become a little wider and concise. The taillight, as the continuing circular headlights of LEDs continues to be fired, is another chic than by no means unhappy pre-model.

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Piaggio The tangible news can not be seen at the Vespa GTS 300 at all, hide under the sheet

The tangible news can not be seen at the Vespa GTS 300 at all, hide under the sheet. The still 278 cubic centimeter single-cylinder engine has been given a variety of changes to make it cleaner both more efficient and smoother and dazhin. He is now wearing the abbreviation HPE for "High Performance Engine".

More power, more torque

Thus, the cylinder head was redesigned, which makes a significant increase in the speed level possible: provided the previous engine its 16 kW / 21.5 hp for only 7.500 crankshaft turns, the new engine swings to almost 17.5 kW / 24 hp / at 8.250 rpm. on. After all, 12 percent is the additional power. Even 18 percent increases the maximum torque, namely from 22.3 to 26 Nm.

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Because the stepless variation has been revised, the Vespa GTS 300 of the year 2019 can be a whole piece of fine driving again: Vibrations are barely more felt, the start is spontaneous, the engine turns much easier and accelerates the 160 kilograms weighing vespa – At least – faster, even if the top speed has risen only two to 120 km / h. On the 2020 first emissions standard Euro 5, the new engine is of course prepared.

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FBN / SP-X The slight mastery of the recent Vespa edition is not different from the previous model

That the new Vespa GTS 300 weighs a kilogram less than the predecessor, is not a result expensive lightweight construction. The developers have reduced the tank to 8.5 liters and also reduces the tool by two parts. They did in the awareness, "that at a Vespa anyway nothing breaks". Well … After all, there is still the hook wrench necessary for the strut adjustment and a gripper to be able to remove a defective backup from the fuse carrier easily accessible in the glove box if necessary. Below this there is a useful USB socket, so smartphones can be kept in mood. The driver or the driver will hardly lose their good mood on the way: the seating position, seating comfort and the operation of the latest Vespa are well suited.

Suspension only satisfactory

The slight mastery of the recent Vespa edition is not different from the pre-model, also the driving behavior is the same: the suspension appeals to poor routes only satisfactorily because the 12 inch wheels and the limited spring travel no longer allow comfort. But the driving stability does not suffer from it. Even curvy routes can be quickly completed until fast, unless the driver acts sovereign. The brake – there is a brake disc front and rear – is designed defensively, requires for strong delays so more power use than two fingers. In this respect, the control area of the abs is not so easily accessible. The anti-slip control ASR, in each 300 series as standard, is another security detail that takes its activity, of course, only at a very low grip.

Five versions offers manufacturer Piaggio from the new Vespa GTS 300. For 6.290 euros, except the basic version, the optically slightly changed "super" whose outstanding feature represents the red spring on the front wheel. 100 euros more costs the again colored "SUPERSPORT" as well as the "Touring"; The latter has a useful, namely a Plexi windshield and a chromed rear luggage carrier. The controller has the controller that is still stand-up front luggage carrier. Furthermore, there will be the additional "Super Tech" in the later spring, which with "Vespa Mia" has a colored TFT cockpit with connectivity functions. Their price is not yet known.

Technical data Vespa GTS 300 HPE

Engine: Water-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke engine, 278 CCM displacement, four valves per cylinder, 17.5 kW / 23.8 hp at 8.250 / min., 26 nm at 5.250 rpm.; Injection, centrifugal coupling, CVT variation, anti-slip control

Landing gear: Self-supporting steel sheet body; drawn front wheel swingarm with mono strut, two struts (bias 4x adjustable) rear; Aluminum cast wheels; Tire 120 / 70-12 (front) or. 130 / 70-12 (rear). 22 cm Single disc brake at the bottom left, abs

Mass and weight: Wheelbase 1.375 m, seat height 79 cm, Weight ready to drive 160 kg, payload 180 kg; Consumption lt. WMTC cycle 3.2 l / 100 km, tank capacity 8.5 l. Lace 120 km / h

Price: from 6.290 euros

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  1. Sales figures
    You have to be a big fan of the classic to pay this price, with other manufacturers there are already motorcycles.

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