Vehicles Capable of Carrying Up to 500 Kg Arrive in Brazil Requiring Motorcycle License

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 09/08/2023 at 12:18

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The Piaggio Tricycles are arriving in the Brazilian market with two options, the Ape City Passenger and Ape Cargo. Known widely as tuk-tuks, the vehicles are quite common in Asian markets. The models are landing in the country through the group 2W Motors, which is also responsible for Husqvarna and the Ceat tire brand, among others.

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The entry-level option arriving in the market is the City Passenger, priced at R$ 41,900, with a capacity to carry up to 3 passengers, in addition to the driver, and has a total capacity of 300 kg. Focusing on cargo transport, the Ape Cargo costs R$ 42,800 and can carry up to 500 kg, in both cases excluding freight.

According to 2W Motors, both models are homologated in Brazil so that the driver requires a Class A license. Both models are inspired by the old Vespas, even bringing a nostalgic 4-speed manual transmission on the left handle.

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Offered in 4 colors, white, Neptune blue, light blue, and yellow, the City Passenger, which only requires a motorcycle license, is equipped with a 230 cc engine, air-cooled, delivering 12 horsepower at 4,500 rpm and 18 nm of torque at 3,100 rpm.

The vehicle’s maximum speed reported by the company is 60 km/h. Also sold in 4 colors, which are white, brown, yellow, and light blue, the Ape Cargo has a 300 cc engine, liquid-cooled, which provides 14 horsepower at 4,100 rpm and 24 nm of torque at 3,100 rpm. Its maximum speed is also 60 km.

The new Piaggio operation in Brazil currently focuses on commercial vehicles made in India and is not the same as the one that brought Vespa vehicles to the country, which was called Vespa Brasil. It is a new initiative separate from this, managed by 2W Motors, a company that has a distribution and assembly center in Araquari (SC), where the tuk-tuks are assembled.

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This is not a CKD assembly, where models arrive completely disassembled. They arrive in Brazil partially disassembled. For now, 2W Motors offers Piaggio products in its store in São Paulo, located at Avenida Indianápolis, 564; however, there are plans to expand sales points. In addition to gasoline-powered tuk-tuks, the company is preparing to also start selling its electric versions.

2W Motors is managed by entrepreneurs and brothers Raul Fernandes Jr and Mauricio Fernandes, who have extensive experience in the two-wheeler world, whether through a passion for motorcycles themselves or managing their businesses in the sector by representing major brands in the global market.

Vehicles Capable of Carrying Up to 500 Kg Arrive in Brazil Requiring Motorcycle License

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