We are pleased to announce that the new 2016 Vespa Sprint S is now available to North America.

 

The new Vespa Sprint embodies the ‟60s and „70s heritage of the fastest and most youthful Vespa models, providing those same essential elements that made it so successful such as the sport design and the rectangular headlight, details which the Vespa Sprint shares today.

 

The small body Vespa range has been completely revolutionized, by the introduction of the all-new Vespa Primavera and Vespa Sprint, now we are introducing the all-new 2016 Vespa Sprint S 150 ABS, enhancing the Vespa Sprint sport spirit thanks to a decisive graphics and dedicated color scheme that, even when parked, conveys a strong dynamic feel.

 

New Features

The livery of the Vespa Sprint S 150 ABS version is simple and appealing, putting emphasis on clean and sober lines while maintaining a minimalist stance with its exclusive Titanium Grey (matte) color that, thanks to a small body, brings to mind the most aggressive models of the 70s. 

 

In perfect tune with the new matte color are the dedicated graphics and the black seat, while the large 12” wheel rims get a matte black finish that adds greater emphasis to its essential sportiness.

 

THE HISTORY OF A UNIQUE MODEL

Beginning from the mid-sixties following the birth of the Vespa 50, a new generation of Sporty Vespas invaded the European streets. They were small, quick, extremely agile and modern, like the mentality of the young people who rode them. Generations seeking freedom and following the speed of ideas, which in those years were changing the world, found their wings this way. Those little “streaks” were built on the Vespa 50 body that, from the time it was introduced in 1963, had divided the world of the most popular scooter in the world between “Vespino” (small Vespa) and “Vespone” (big Vespa), leaving the larger bodied models for the adult riders.

A brilliant engine in a smaller and lighter body than the more traditional Vespas: and so - in 1966 - one of the legendary models from Vespa history was born, the Super Sprint 90, a true special edition derived from the Vespa 50 cc and the “new 125”. The line left no doubts as to its sport vocation, characterized by the spare tire placed vertically on the footrests and overlapped by a storage compartment between the saddle and the handlebar completed by a padded cushion where the rider's chest could rest for “leaned over” riding like on the competition bikes from that period. 

 

The handlebar was narrow and low, revealing the “racer” aspirations of the SS; the mudguard and cowling were also radically new, streamlined in search of the best aerodynamic efficiency. The silencer, long and chromium, made a bold change to the lines of the past and would influence exhausts shapes for the generations to come. With an engine capacity of only 90 cc, it could do 57 mph (93 km/h)!!! Today it is one of the most popular and sought after models for collectors all over the world and it still leads in historical track races and gymkhanas thanks to its incomparable handling.

 

Later other models would arrive such as the Primavera ET3 in 1976 and the PK 125 in 1983 which solidified the legend of the sporty Vespa. Today the Vespa Sprint is the natural heir to that tradition of vitality, style and youth. It is born out of the body of the recent Vespa Primavera model and, it is intended for young people of all ages, enhancing the sporty style that its name, legendary by birth, evokes.