Paris Motor Show – Guide to the new scooters 2016 at the Paris Motor Show – New Peugeot and Piaggio 2016 scooters

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Guide to new scooters 2016 at the Paris Motor Show

Paris Motor Show - Guide to the new scooters 2016 at the Paris Motor Show - New Peugeot and Piaggio 2016 scooters

Site takes advantage of the Paris Motor Show to list the new 2016 scooters. Description, main characteristics, prices or price estimates of the main new products: everything is in this essential guide for scooter riders !

New Peugeot and Piaggio 2016 scooters

Although they are, Peugeot and Piaggio – also owners of Vespa – remain essential "pillars" of the scooter market. This MNC guide could not therefore ignore the 2016 novelties of the French and Italian manufacturer. !

The new 2016 Peugeot scooters

Django S125

Peugeot is expanding its range with an "S" model, equipped with a matt black color and specific equipment. It is recognizable by its black sport saddle, its passenger seat and its specific "S" markings..

It also receives a passenger shell with chrome handles, painted mirrors with chrome surround, black rims, housings and fork legs. Like other versions of Django, it features 12-inch wheels, a 10.2-horsepower carburettor-powered engine, and benefits from fully CBS-coupled braking..

Metropolis 400 RS

The RS version of the Peugeot three-wheeler adopts the new RS aesthetic code and benefits from an attractive Satin Technium colorway. It offers a smoked sport windshield, an elegant stainless steel floor, black rims with red decoration, a stainless steel sport exhaust and a saddle with red stitching..

The braking remains of the CBS type, still without an ABS system. Not sure that these few small improvements are enough to boost the career of the Franche-Comte tripod, largely dominated by Piaggio MP3s in terms of sales volumes….

Peugeot Derny Deus Ex Machina

, Django plays the card of 100% personalization via the Django ID configurator offered on the site of the French manufacturer.

It didn’t take much to win over the designers of Deus Ex Machina, who delivered their own version of the Peugeot scooter, called "Le Derny" in homage to the great classic post-war cycling. The Derny takes its name from the training technique of getting ahead of the rider on a motorcycle to limit wind resistance and improve performance.

The originality of this concept is that it is designed to transport a bicycle. Idea that came to them when they saw a Vespa modified for the transport of spare parts during their participation in Eroica, the most famous vintage cycling race organized on the roads of Tuscany (Italy).

It was also the opportunity for the manufacturer in Le Lion to highlight its cycling activity, enhanced by the "vintage" road model (with antique brake pads and pedals with "baskets") attached to this concept.

GenZe 2.0 (electric)

Designed by GenZe – the American subsidiary of the Indian group Mahindra, which owns Peugeot Scooters at 51% – this small electric scooter was discovered at the Eicma show in Milan. It is equipped with an extractable 1.6 kWh Lithium-Ion battery which would provide it with an autonomy of "45 to 50 km". Recharging to 100% would take"3:30"on a simple electrical outlet and"2h"for 90% load.

This electric scooter would take 8 – long – seconds to go from 0 to 45 km / h. Modern, this GenZe 2.0 has a 7 "touch screen allowing you to choose one of the three driving modes offered (Sport, Easy or Eco) and display information relating to range, speed, etc..

The practical aspects are numerous, with a height-adjustable rider’s seat, a charging socket for his phone and a large space at the back to store various objects. Announced to "$ 2999"in the United States, it will soon be introduced in Europe to assess its potential in this market.

The new Piaggio 2016 scooters

The main Piaggio novelties are large-wheeled scooters, models very popular in Italy but which have difficulty convincing French scooter enthusiasts. Hence the absence of the Italian group at the Paris show ?

Either way, the 2016 Liberty and Medley inherit a new 125 or 150cc engine called the IGet, which is 4-valve and water-cooled. Their style has been revised and modernized with in particular the use of LED headlights, while ergonomics and comfort are announced in progress (read our).

As on the previous model, the trunk of the Liberty still cannot carry a full face helmet – large wheels oblige – unlike the Medley. This one could indeed carry two helmets thanks to the displacement of the gasoline tank between the feet of the driver. Well seen, because it improves both the payload capacity and the handling by lowering the center of gravity !

The new Vespa scooters (Piaggio brand) 2016

70th anniversary special series

In view of the brand’s 70th anniversary in 2016, Vespa presented in Milan three anniversary models representative of its evolution over time. Obviously chosen are the famous PX 125 and the very stylish Primavera 125, as well as the essential GTS 300.

These "70th anniversary" models benefit from a superb vintage azure blue color, pretty brown leather seats, specific emblems and a new color of the rims. A top-case bag color matched to the saddle comes standard with each of these "Settantesimo" models..

Vespa 946 Emporio Armani

Launched in June on the Italian and European markets, this Vespa 946 "Emporio Armani" is now making its debut in the very promising Asian market. Signed Giorgio Armani, it receives an exclusive color resulting from a palette of gray and a touch of green, visible only under certain light conditions…

This model also celebrates 40 years of the Italian fashion house and 130 years of existence of the Piaggio group (1884).

Gwendal SALAÜN and Alexandre BARDIN

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