A Photo Gallery of the Piaggio MP3 400cc & 500cc Scooter

The Scooter Grows up and Sprouts a Third Wheel

>>Click here for a review of the 2008 Piaggio MP3 Scooter<<

Already commonplace in Europe, three-wheeled scooters like the Piaggio MP3 are taking the U.S. by storm. Their two up-front and single rear wheels lend them surprisingly agile handling, and are available in 250cc ($7,199), 400cc ($8,699), and 500cc ($8,899) variants.

The 400cc and 500cc models seen here are more commuter-oriented than the 250cc version, with the 400cc model in particular offering more underseat storage. A parallelogram suspension enables the MP3 to park on uneven surfaces, and the three-wheeled setup offers more stability than a traditional scooter.