Here's one that flew under the radar at the EICMA show last week. The 2010 Piaggio MP3 500 Sport is mechanically identical to the regular old Piaggio MP3 500, it just gets grey bodywork and natural metal tubes for the…
Combining a two-stroke direct-injection gasoline engine with an electric motor and a plug-in capable battery pack gives the Piaggio USB (Urban Sport Bike) a very unique set of claimed performance characteristics. The combined torque is said to be around 150lb/ft…
Founded by Julius Caesar in 59 BC along the banks of the Arno River in the heart of Tuscany, Florence is historically one of the most influential cultural centers of the Western world, rivaling Rome and Athens. It also happens…
Photo: Clay EnosPhotographer Clay Enos is riding a Vespa 300 GTS Super from New York to Vancouver on the small, forgotten, out-of-the-way roads that connect rural America. Along the way he's documenting the people and places he sees from…
Photo: Grant RayWes attempts to tame the wild Piaggio MP3 500….
Been wondering how the 141mpg Piaggio MP3 Hybrid works? Despite the hyperbole, this video does a pretty good job of explaining the world's first plug-in, lithium ion, hybrid leaning three-wheeler….
Finally, a hybrid vehicle that makes economical and environmental sense. The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid has just been launched in Europe, becoming not only the first plug-in hybrid vehicle to enter mass-production, but also the first hybrid vehicle, of any kind…