True to its moniker, every Performance aspect is handled with loads of pep.

A scoot with a 75cc powerplant and a CVT so we’re not talking earth shattering figures. But her Performance figures hold her in good stead. On the acceleration runs, from standing start to 60kmph, the Scooty Pep covered in just 18.44 seconds. Quite impressive considering that larger scooters like the Activa and the Nova do the same in 15.8 and 17.2 seconds respectively. The Scooty however does hold an advantage of low kerb weight (89kg) and lower coefficient of friction due to thinner cross section footwear. The quarter mile is achieved in 29.39 seconds at a speed of 64.75kmph. In comparison the Activa and Nova registered times of 27.3 seconds and 28.9 seconds respectively. So the Scooty Pep does come across as an able performer. The Scooty Pep however can just about muster a top whack of around 65.2kmph with the speedometer over-reading at 69kmph.

But then acceleration and top speed figures hardly reflect a scooter’s true worth. Users of the scooter are not likely to ever ride her at the limits always, if ever. Her merits lie in the manner the torque pulls her through the roll-on tests. The Scooty Pep took 13.31 seconds to get from 30kmph to 60kmph which is quite impressive for a bike of her class.

TVS has also adequately addressed the safety aspect by providing 110mm drums at both ends. Unlike regular scooters the Scooty Pep does not come with the anti dive link at the front and yet displayed minimum dive even under the harshest braking. On braking front she reached standstill from 60kmph mark in just 23.36 metres, in 2.78 seconds, in a straight line with no theatrics whatsoever. TVS has obviously strived to optimise this particular area and the results speak for themselves.