New Aprilia SR150 Variants, Accessories; Vespa Facelift To Launch In 2017

Having launched the Aprilia SR150 Race recently, the Italian company plans to introduce more variants of the SR150 in the country in the future. The new variants are expected to see different versions of the moto-scooter and will be joined by new list of performance accessories as well. The company also plans to roll out the facelifted Vespa scooter in 2017 while also adding the BSIV compliant engine.

By Sameer Contractor

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Published on February 10, 2017

Highlights

The new Aprilia SR150 variants will be launched by next year in India
Aprilia also plans to launch performance accessories for the SR150
The Vespa scooters will get a BSIV compliant engine and cosmetic tweaks

In less than six months of introducing the SR150, Aprilia India has managed to establish a niche in the scooter space and the response to the scooter has prompted the company to expand. This will mean that we'll see new variants of the SR150. Speaking to Carandbike.com on the sidelines of the launch of the Aprilia SR150 Race, Stefano Pelle, Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles India said that two more variants of the moto-scooter have been planned for India and will be rolled in the course of next year. Aprilia SR150 Race Without elaborating much on what the variants will be, Pelle said that Aprilia's team in India is working to bring more variants that are likely to be different iterations of the existing model. The first variant of the new 150 cc scooter - SR150 Race - is a peppier version. The scooter gets Aprilia's MotoGP GP-GS race bike inspired Fluo Russo red and green graphics under the metallic grey paintwork; red finished alloy wheels and golden front brake caliper. Aprilia has also changed the gearing ratios on the SR150 Race, which the company says, gives the scooter quicker acceleration and company officials tell us that "the difference can be felt in in the first 200 metres itself." Other hardware remains the same with the 154.8 cc single-cylinder motor producing 10.4 bhp and 11.4 Nm of torque. In addition, Stefano Pelle also revealed at the launch that Aprilia India is planning to introduce performance accessories for the SR150. Likely to be a first for the scooter segment, the upgrades will include a new performance exhaust, an upgraded carb system, and also new Aprilia merchandise which will be made available at attractive prices. The Vespa scooter range will receive a facelift later this year Coming to the Vespa line-up, the retro Italian scooter range hasn't seen a major upgrade for a while now and sales figures have been far from optimistic. Nevertheless, we will see a major facelift this year on the Vespa as the bike maker plans to roll out facelifts later in the year along with adding BSIV compliant engines. It is also the theme of colours for Vespa globally this year, and we could see new colours coming in on the scooter. When asked about adding AHO to the Vespa and Aprilia scooters, the officials said that the same is in the pipeline and will be done in 2017 itself. Expanding its network, Aprilia plans to setup more Motoplex dealerships across the country. Work has already started in Bangalore and we'll soon see dealerships in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Delhi as well. Both the Vespa and Aprilia range are produced at the company's Baramati facility that has a capacity of about 1.50 lakh annually, while current production stands at a little less than a lakh. Apart from catering to domestic demand, the plant also exports to Nepal and certain South American markets, while exports will commence to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh soon.