Vespa Vs. Other Scooters: Why Italian Design Wins Every Time

Designed by corradino d'ascanio, the vespa was first presented in 1946 in rome, though known at that time as paperino (the italian for duckling). To ensure their scooter would. On the latest, a south indian product design firm mightyseed designs has made an electric scooter, reimagining the original vespa 98. Whether vespa had anything to do with.

In the first video, you can see how jesco and nico rate the three candidates, lambretta x300, lambretta g350 and royal alloy tg 300, in eight categories. Enter the world of the vespa, italy’s iconic scooter. The vespa has been the motorbike of choice for italians since its inception in 1946. Now, over 75 years after piaggio. Vespa’s unique design, with its painted, pressed steel unibody and a prominent front fairing, set it apart from other motorcycles and scooters of the time. Today, the vespa is much more than a scooter: The combination of style, practicality and cultural significance. Two significant differences between the two scooters are: Lambretta’s are chain driven, vespa’s have a direct drive engine.