Naza Premira Sdn Bhd, the official distributor of Vespa scooters in Malaysia, announced the arrival of the Vespa Sprint Adventure earlier this week. It is basically a customised Vespa Sprint 150cc ABS “designed with a unique adventurous look”, which probably means it is not quite ready to travel the world, but certainly looks the part.
The Vespa Sprint Adventure is a derivative of the Vespa Sprint, which was launched by Naza last year. Among the features of the Sprint Adventure are sporty black matt details and travel accessories. Underneath the more rugged exterior is a new Piaggio i-Get 150cc single cylinder, four-stroke, air cooled engine with electronic injection. Pushing out 13hp at 7,750 rpm, and 12.8Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm, the little mill is quite efficient, giving gas mileage of up to 42 km/l (Measured by the World Motorcycle Test Cycle). The exhaust system is also a new unit, which Vespa says makes the engine quieter while at the same time giving “a more full and pleasant timbre”.
The Sprint Adventure is also equipped with an ABS brake system. The accessories that differentiate the Vespa Sprint Adventure from the standard variation are a black front and rear carrier as well as a smoked fly screen. The accessories will be received and assembled separately at the dealership. The Sprint Adventure is available in Green Matt and Desert Sand and will retail at RM17,000, rather steep for a 150cc scooter, notwithstanding its adventure “credentials”. The standard Sprint was priced at 15k with GST at its launch last year. In conjunction with the launch of the new limited edition scooter, an adventure tour of South East Asia is being organised with a fleet of the Vespas ridden by journalists, “influencers”, celebrities, photographers and Vespa adventure lovers participating. The convoy will take them from Vietnam to Singapore.
Malaysia will be represented by photographer Mark Teo. A social media contest will also be held. More details can be found on the official Vespa Sprint Adventure (VSA) Facebook page and Instagram profile. Fun Fact: The Guinness Book of Records states the minimum distance around the world to be 29,000km in their recognised round the world attempts.
At 42 km/l, it would require just 690.5 litres of petrol for the Vespa Sprint Adventure to circumnavigate the earth. At the current Malaysian RON95 price of RM1.80 (which is not really possible since the scooter would be travelling around the world), it would cost just RM1,243 in fuel costs for the entire journey!