While the Vespa name might evoke stylish yet simple scooters, the brand's updated GTS and GTS Super are now available with the kind of technologies that not so long ago were confined to large-capacity motorcycles.
A two-channel anti-lock brake system is probably the most significant addition. However, Vespa has gone one step further by offering Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) traction control as well. Using the ABS sensors to detect when the rear wheel is rotating at a greater rate than the front, it automatically intervenes via the engine's electronic control unit to prevent wheel-spin.
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Although the 21 bhp (16 kW / 22 PS), 300 cc, single-cylinder motor that powers the GTS models might not bother the ASR very often, it's nevertheless a useful feature to have when travelling on wet or greasy urban streets. Incidentally, in some markets the GTS Super can be ordered in 125 cc guise instead for those with restricted licences.
Also part of the improved specification is the Vespa Multimedia Platform, which is essentially a device to link the scooter to a smartphone. Once connected, the phone's screen can be used to display various riding parameters such as fuel consumption and average speed. Other functions include a tyre condition monitor and a novel 'parked Vespa finder'.
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Completing the upgrades are a more comfortable front suspension set-up dubbed ESS, a plusher saddle with more storage space beneath, refreshed instruments and LED daytime running lights that sit within the front indicators.
For the UK, the range is being limited to the GTS Super 300. It costs £4,441 on the road, or £4,591 with ABS.
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A two-channel anti-lock brake system is probably the most significant addition. However, Vespa has gone one step further by offering Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) traction control as well. Using the ABS sensors to detect when the rear wheel is rotating at a greater rate than the front, it automatically intervenes via the engine's electronic control unit to prevent wheel-spin.
Although the 21 bhp (16 kW / 22 PS), 300 cc, single-cylinder motor that powers the GTS models might not bother the ASR very often, it's nevertheless a useful feature to have when travelling on wet or greasy urban streets. Incidentally, in some markets the GTS Super can be ordered in 125 cc guise instead for those with restricted licences.
Also part of the improved specification is the Vespa Multimedia Platform, which is essentially a device to link the scooter to a smartphone. Once connected, the phone's screen can be used to display various riding parameters such as fuel consumption and average speed. Other functions include a tyre condition monitor and a novel 'parked Vespa finder'.
Completing the upgrades are a more comfortable front suspension set-up dubbed ESS, a plusher saddle with more storage space beneath, refreshed instruments and LED daytime running lights that sit within the front indicators.
For the UK, the range is being limited to the GTS Super 300. It costs £4,441 on the road, or £4,591 with ABS.
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