With its larger engine and clever features, the Scooty Pep Plus is quite a hit with the ed's son.

Price Rs 32,300 (ex-showroom Pune)
Test economy 49.1kpl
Expenses Nil so far
Faults brake lock clip sorely missed

A few months ago, Niki Sorabjee brought attention to the fact that he was now eligible for a gearless licence. And our ed has no other option but to let him have the Scooty Pep Plus, his first pair of motorised wheels, as a long-termer. While his father gets a little anxious at times, the lad says he and his diminutive TVS scooterette are doing just fine. The Scooty’s long dominated its segment, but that’s not made TVS complacent. The fresh Pep Plus, with minor but smart touches, is enough evidence. While the scooter looks its familiar petite self, racy new graphics now embellish it from nose to tail lamp. In addition to the lockable under seat area (now conveniently illuminated), there’s a cute bib-like storage bay within the front apron. While grips and levers feel just fine to Niki, he does notice the lack of a brake lock clamp that would really make sense on a gearless scooter like the Scooty Pep Plus.
He also grumbled to us about the Pep's fuel efficiency which, at 49kpl, would be straining his allowance a bit.

Telescopic front suspension:- Telescopic front forks a good thing.

Someday, Niki will grow into a strapping young man and lift superbikes with one hand, but right now, even he finds the Scooty pretty easy to prop onto its main stand, thanks to TVS’s clever design.
The scooters proving its solid build quality, with no major trouble cropping up this far into our test term.
It may look small, but the Pep Plus now comes with a larger 87.8cc heart and is truly Plus on Pep. Five bhp at 6500rpm might not sound like a lot, but the Plus is a light scooter, and provides Niki his thrills while keeping him limited to safe speeds. An electric starter keeps him happy and the same goes for the front suspension with telescopic forks that are rarely found on scooters.
While it’s still too early to talk fuel economy and reliability, what’s obvious is that the ed’s son has fallen for the scoot hook, line and sinker.