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| All around a Gran Turismo - the styling is sporty-looking, though not a design milestone. |
Piaggio sets before us the X7 a fresh Granturismo scooters in the single cylinder class. An intersection, ie its a crossover, City of agile and comfortable high-wheel scooter that is good for picnic trips to the (near) Green. And priced in the context remains.
GT by Piaggio scooters have tradition. See XEvo 400i.e. and X8 400i.e. (Or 250) - maxi scooter with big wheels, a comfortable suspension, comfortable seat and neat storage, windshield included, with which you can go to smaller and longer trips. What especially the Italians particularly depart. Increasingly, the Austrians.
It takes just an A-certificate for this fellow. Until now it was indeed at the Piaggio X8 125 for those who do not have the big two-wheel cover. But the costs almost € 4,000. When asked, "whats there not also Cheaper, More compact?"s Has been no response. Now, in the 2008 model year, but already. The X7 is costing at least € 500 less and may even much.
What we have looked at in the mixed program. First observation: Truly compact not the X7. He looks pretty powerful, with just under 170 kilos not exactly a featherweight. Nevertheless, he met the Agilitätsanspruch sovereign holds also far from any Kippeligkeit. With a moderate 790-mm seat height and narrow in the front seat, he is also respected by delicately built man too easily under control.
From the drive, the 15 hp, four-valve, one must not expect any power explosion. Prompt and sound the inaugural Nevertheless it is the single-cylinder engine - the fuel supply is in the upright Euro 3 compliance on carburetor - affords no pause for reflection and provides appealing draft.
The power goes into the city from anyway, on motorway stretches you stick to just over 100 km / h top speed anyway better in the right lane (on the odometer sometimes were 120 km / h, which remains after "withdrawal of the measurement tolerance," likely about 110 are). He swallows not so little by now very expensive juice. About four liters per 100 kilometers. Nevertheless, one must not drive any gas station, the tank is big enough and good for 250 kilometers and more coverage.
Sportsmanship will be - as in the automotive world - in the scooter segment like to as a selling point. The seating position is rather kommod. Nevertheless, theres direct contact with the front wheel, a feeling for what is happening on the front is, a fast. The turn-in precision fit, and the balance, you can effortlessly through angles between jammed cars, without getting to the eggs or Geigeln.
The same applies for the cornering stability.
It is not necessary to go as badly dented on Southeast tangent approaches and departures from the gas. The chassis provides a good compromise between comfort and taut. Bumps ironed out the suspension away to encounter or produce without even swaying.
Off the track, the X7 gallops even at worst road conditions, even if it always feels exactly what / what you are. Although there is considerable attack surface crosswind & Co. have an easy time with him, he remains on the side so wild gusts coming largely unimpressed.
Little snappy feel to the brakes. You have to pull the lever on the right vigorously. The effect then arises, however, a prompt. Habituation thing. Employees at the left lever can not hurt, anyway. But unreliability must be the anchors in place by no means.
A standard argument for scooter is storage space. Of course some of them X7 offers. Fit under the seat, even though at first glance does not look like a helmet (but preferably without spoilers and other extensions) and a jet helmet. Or a laptop. Or whatever. On the front panel theres a solid hook. Too large, especially for long there should not be transported pockets as possible, so they do not rest on the center tunnel. Otherwise you would have to fix them with his feet. In addition, in these same Fronverkleidung a compartment is integrated engulfs more than just a pair of gloves. Drawback: The lid is not locked and only engages with some emphasis.
What else is on the X7 offers GT-dowry? A windshield. Which is connected to the handlebar, as well as the fittings fixedly. At first she sucks a little. Is one medium size one has to make the choice between a hollow back and sit upright to about it or hump to scroll through. The second option is a slightly distorted and discolored - resist environmental image - because the disc is smoke. The disc edge is in any case always and everywhere in sight.
What else is on the X7 offers GT-dowry? A windshield. Which is connected to the handlebar, as well as the fittings fixedly. At first she sucks a little. Is one medium size one has to make the choice between a hollow back and sit upright to about it or hump to scroll through. The second option is a slightly distorted and discolored - resist environmental image - because the disc is smoke. The disc edge is in any case always and everywhere in sight.
What there is not is a side stand. In return, the X7 can be really easy to hoist the main stand. Them back down also. When ignition was saved. The opening and closing operation is not a key-press and rotary system, but is done by pressing the ignition lock. With your finger. Therefore emphasis is required. Or an instrument. For example, the blunt end of the key. The passenger bases his knuckles on a footrest but not on an integrated footrest. A trip recorder Piaggio waived. On an electronic immobilizer also. What there is additionally: including a 44 liter top box. If that is not at hand, it can be all sorts of things strap back on it: Big boxes are about, wrapped in the electrical appliances. Tried. It worked.
The styling Piaggio designated as dynamic. Maybe so. This is a matter of taste. The X7 is not unfesch. Compared to his brothers Group - Vespa, Gilera, Derbi - but it is styled more conventionally. This is also reflected in the available in our colors: black, silver, white. Its just at Piaggio bissl as the Fiat group. The Fiats are also more likely to Hackler. With exceptions.
