By Sachin Murdeshwar
Mumbai : Piaggio India launched the new Aprilia SR 150 Race, Aprilia SR150 Facelift, Limited edition Carbon SR 150, Vespa facelift and innovative connectivity for Vespa and Aprilia range.
The new Aprilia SR 150 Race is inspired from flagship superbike RS-GP, specially designed for MotoGP. Its gets the RS-GP theme, the scooter sports a white base with red and green body graphics along with red 14-inch alloys, adjustable suspension, 220mm disk brake, 
The iconic Vespa with its Italian appeal has added three new colors in its facelift – Matt Rosso Dragon, Matt Yellow and Azzuro Provenza with machine cut alloy periphery wheels. The Vespa also gets embedded with the factory fitted connectivity feature. The new Vespa inspired range of merchandise reflects the vibrancy and the true Italian style. Vespa facelift will be available at an ex-showroom price of Rs 91,140 for VXL 150cc & Rs 97,276 for SXL 150cc (ex-showroom Pune).
In line with Piaggio India’s strategy to reinvent mobility for the future generation, it has introduced a mobile connectivity that allows customers to connect with their Vespa & Aprilia scooter’s and control its features. This user-friendly feature can be accessed via mobile with features such as accurate GPS information, emergency contact details and also will be able to locate nearby service centers. It is also equipped with a panic alert feature, wherein riders can reach out to the registered number configured with the current location and seek help in case of an emergency. Riders can find, navigate and follow their bikes using smart connectivity. Through its Find Me feature, a user can identify and locate their scooter in ignition off mode in a busy parking area.
Through smart connectivity, riders can access the vehicle status, locate petrol pumps and connect with customer care executives. This smart app can be installed on iOS & Android phones.
The Aprilia SR 150 facelift gets four new colors matt black, blue, glossy red and white, and is also accompanied by an adjustable suspension. The new limited-edition Aprilia Carbon SR 150, inspired by carbon components in high-performance Aprilia track bikes represents the theme through Carbon design and aesthetics. It comes in all black theme, complemented with carbon graphics and new adjustable suspension. The SR 150 facelift and Carbon 150 have a 14-inch large wheel, 220 mm disk brake, new digital cluster, USB option, connectivity feature in Carbon and an option to fit connectivity feature in SR 150 facelift.
Aprilia SR 150 Carbon and SR 150 Facelift are available at all Vespa & Aprilia showrooms at an ex-showroom price of Rs 73,500 (ex-showroom Pune) for Aprilia SR 150 Carbon & Rs 70,031 (ex-showroom Pune) for SR 150 Facelift.
Additionally, the sophisticated all-black limited-edition Vespa Notte with its powerful 125 CC engine is available to the Vespa enthusiasts for Rs 68,829 (ex-showroom Pune).
Commenting on the special festive offer, Mr. Diego Graffi, CEO and MD Piaggio India said, “Piaggio welcomes the festive season with its prime and inclusive offer on Vespa and Aprilia range of scooters. Consumers value both the brands for their stylish looks, sturdy designs and Italian elegance. Our unique festive offer has been launched as a step in that direction and it celebrates the spirit of choice for customers”.
Mr Ashish Yakhmi, Head – Two -Wheeler business added, “Consumers can own our legacy and celebrate the spirit of life and freedom. Our ‘5X Fun Offer’ is not only a lucrative package that adds value to the cost of ownership but also provides financial benefits to the customers. Piaggio will be absorbing the insurance cost for five years and will also additionally provide five years warranty at no extra charge, making it a one-of-a-kind offer.”
The application can be connected to the scooter via Bluetooth and comes with features like accurate GPS location, emergency contact details, service centre locator, panic alert and find me feature in which users can identify and locate their scooter even with ignition off mode, vehicle status, connect with customer care executives and more.
The SR150 facelift model continues the sporty design theme of its predecessor and the instrument cluster finally get an LCD screen with orange backlighting, but the speedometer is still analogue and fully digital cluster would have been made it more modern. The updated scooter also gets an adjustable suspension at the rear and 220 mm disc brake at front.
The SR150 range is powered by same 155cc single-cylinder engine producing 10 bhp of power and 11 Nm of torque. This engine is mated to CVT automatic transmission. The facelift model is priced at Rs. 70,000, Limited Edition Carbon at Rs. 73,500 and Race at Rs. 80,200 (all prices, Ex-Showroom, Pune).
Vespa is also celebrating its sixth anniversary in India and the Italian manufacturers introduced an update for SXL150 and VXL150. Both these scooters come with machine cut alloy wheels and it comes with the same connectivity features as Aprilia SR150. The SXL150 and VXL150 are available in three new colours – Matt Rosso Dragon, Matt Yellow and Azzuro Provenza.
The company hasn’t made any mechanical changes for SXL150 and VXL150 as they are powered by 150cc single cylinder, air-cooled engine producing 11 bhp of power and 12 Nm of torque. The VXL150 is priced at Rs. 91,140 and SXL150 at Rs. 97,276 (Ex-Showroom, Pune). Vespa has also added all black limited-edition Notte to 125 cc series and it is priced at Rs. 68,829 (Ex-Showroom, Pune).
Additionally, Piaggio India has launched the 5X Fun Offer’ for the first time on its Vespa and Aprilia range of two-wheelers from September to October. Under the 5X Fun Offer’, customers can enjoy free five years mandatory insurance, five years free warranty which includes two years of standard warranty and three years of extended warranty. Additionally, the customers can avail free service for the first year, and two years of On Road Assist’ clubbed with PayTM benefits worth Rs 5000 or lucrative payment methods like zero cost EMI or low down-payment of Rs 3,999.