Vespa LXV and GTV

News from Italy - Vespa launch classic range in a stunning Midnight Blue
Piaggio Italy

In overseas news we hear that Vespa has launched a new colour scheme.
Said to enhance the elegance of the classic Vespa range the LXV and GTV models now come in a Midnight Blue and Sand saddle combination.
We have the GTV 250 i.e. in the Australian product range but not the LXV as seen in these pictures.
Out of the 400 or so 250 cc fuel injected Vespa’s sold in 2007 around 1 in 4 was a classic styled GTV.
Both models were styled to relive the shapes around the 50′ and 60’s and were both born in 2006 to celebrate the companies heritage and 60th anniversary.

The Granturismo is the fastest, most powerful Vespa model ever developed.

November 18, 2003, Los Angeles,CA– For the first time since 1996, Piaggio USA Inc., manufacturer of the world-famous VespaÒ motor scooter, has introduced a new model to the U.S .market. The Vespa Granturismo, as its name implies, is a touring vehicle by design. The Granturismo is the biggest, fastest, most powerful and technologically advanced Vespa that Piaggio has produced, offering comfort and performance on even the longest of rides. With a large steel body and 200cc engine, the Vespa Granturismo is the perfect mix of classic Vespa style and state-of-the-art technology.

“The U.S. scooter market has grown tremendously in the last couple of years due in part to the American consumer’s realization that scooters are a stylish, yet economical mode of transportation for everything from navigating city streets to shopping in suburbia,” said Costantino Sambuy, President and CEO of Piaggio USA,Inc.

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