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The Vespa 946 is a scooter announced by Piaggio, to be sold under their Vespa brand starting in July 2013. Piaggio presented the retro-futurist Vespa Quarantasei concept, based on the 1945 Vespa MP6 prototype, at the 2011 EICMA motorcycle show. The final production version, renamed the Vespa 946, appeared the following year, at EICMA 2012.
Vespa 946. The Vespa 946 is a scooter announced by Piaggio, sold under their Vespa brand, that sold starting in July 2013. Piaggio presented the retro-futurist Vespa Quarantasei concept, based on the 1945 Vespa MP6 prototype, at the 2011 EICMA motorcycle show. The final production version, renamed the Vespa 946, appeared the following year, at ...
The Vespa 946 was also launched this year, along with the new Vespa Primavera, the latest evolution of the "small body" family. In 2013 Vespa's worldwide sales numbered almost 190,000 units; in 2004 the figure stood at 58,000. In ten years of continuous progression over 1.3 million new Vespas have been produced.
The Vespa Primavera was presented in November 2013 at EICMA and represents the heir to the previous Vespa LX. [1] production in the Pontedera plant started there and at the same time also sales on the European market. For the Asian market, the Primavera is produced in the Vin Puch (Hanoi) plant in Vietnam. [2]
In November 2006 the Master 400 cm 3 version was officially presented capable of 34 HP and on sale since summer 2007. In Europe, the 500 cm 3 version is marketed under the sporty Gilera brand, called the Gilera Fuoco 500ie. [2] In the United States, the 125 cc is not available, and the Fuoco is marketed as the Piaggio MP3 500.
The LX4 version, on the other hand, used the engine that Piaggio had developed and designed for the Piaggio Liberty and the Vespa ET4 125: it was a 125 cm 3 4-stroke engine with 2-valve distribution capable of delivering around 10 horsepower.
The Sì, on sale in Italy since February 1979, was available with both long saddle and short saddle and spoke or alloy wheels. This model, until about mid-1979 was only available in two colors: Light Gray Metallic 108 and Beige 560. Subsequently, around mid-1979, the Blue Marine color was added. The muffler was square in section.
Piaggio also produced some stablemates to the Ciao: The Piaggio Si, with a telescopic front fork suspension, the Piaggio Grillo, with 14-inch wheel, Piaggio Boxer, the Si's ancestor, the Piaggio Boss, with kick starter, mass button and speedometer and the Piaggio Bravo with a telescopic front fork and a shock absorber rear suspension.