Given that the INTERMOT show had already taken place in Germany a few weeks back we'd already seen some of the new stuff we saw at EICMA. However there were still a few surprises in store from the big brands. Honda's distinctly Silver Wing-esque 'New Mid Concept' looked pretty slick. Engine details haven't been released as yet but Honda did announce that the New Mid Concept is equipped with dual clutch transmission instead of the usual CVT fare found on most scooters.
What appeared to be an exercise in style, the fluid forms of the X-2012 hybrid concept from Garelli got a lot of interest from the punters, shame it isn't actually mobile though:
At first glance we thought this was a Piaggio MP3. It's made by Quadro Tecnologie in Italy and it's called the Quadro 3D and features an innovative patented hydraulic tilting system along with a four-stroke 350cc engine.
Speaking of Piaggio, we rather liked the three-seat four wheeler NT3 concept that was unveiled at EICMA. Don't build your hopes up though, a Piaggio rep at the show told us it won't be available in Europe but will go on sale in Southeast Asia. Shame really we'd already pondered the idea of tuning one of these 300cc babies:
Keep an eye on our blog and our Flickr account for more eye candy from the show plus a report on PETROL mag soon.
