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2001 Piaggio Liberty first series. Presented at the Barcelona motor show in May 1997, the Liberty was born as a scooter with a 50 cm 3 engine intended primarily for young audiences, having highly innovative specifications, it immediately stands out as "high wheels" among the most popular on the market; thanks to its original and dynamic line, good design quality and competitive price.
Piaggio launched the Vespa (Italian for "wasp") and within ten years more than a million units had been produced. The Italian language gained a new word, "vespare", meaning to go somewhere on a Vespa. [6] In 2024, Piaggio celebrated 140 years with limited edition of 'Vespa 140th of Piaggio,' with only 140 units available from April 18 to 21 ...
Piaggio: Also called: Piaggio City Fly Derbi Boulevard: Production: 2004–2017 2005-present (China) Assembly: Pontedera, Italy Foshan, China Vĩnh Phúc, Vietnam: Predecessor: Piaggio Sfera: Class: Scooter: Engine: 50 cc (3.1 cu in) 100 cc (6.1 cu in) 125 cc (7.6 cu in) 150 cc (9.2 cu in) Ignition type: Capacitor discharge electronic ignition ...
The Liberty's engine was an air-cooled pushrod single-cylinder four-stroke with a bore and stroke of 39 x 42 mm giving a displacement of 47,7 cc. Compression ratio was 7.5:1 and the ignition was provided by a magneto. Power output was 1.5 bhp @ 4,500 rpm. [3] A wet multi-plate clutch was driven by gears from the crankshaft.
The Piaggio Free was introduced in the end of 1992 and was Piaggio's first modern scooter defined as “high wheels”. It was only available with a two-stroke 50 engine delivering 4.6 HP and was positioned as the least expensive scooter model within the 1990s Piaggio range, slightly more expensive than the Ciao and Si mopeds.
In November 2017 the “2018 Model Year” introduces the new Piaggio 50 I-Get air-cooled, three-valve, four-stroke, engine Euro 4 approved. The new range is composed by the "basic" Zip and sporty Zip S versions which differ in the bodywork colours [ 7 ] In 2021 the I-Get engine has been re-homologated to Euro 5.
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 EICMA 2012.
At the end of 2000 [3] the new four-stroke Piaggio LEADER (Low Emission ADvanced Engine Range) engines were presented, with 4 valves per cylinder, liquid cooling and 15 horsepower for the 125 cm 3 and over 20 for the 180 cm 3; the Hexagon was the first scooter to mount these new engines together with the first Beverly and the X9.