2026 Vespa Officina 8 GTV 300 and Sprint 150 launched in Malaysia – priced at RM37.9k and RM22k – paultan.org

Officially launched in Malaysia are the 2026 Vespa Officina 8 GTV 300, priced at RM37,900, and the Officina 8 Sprint 150, retailing at RM22,000. Prices exclude road tax, insurance and registration, and the Officina 8 is only available in one color option, Blu Officina 8, referencing the workwear of Piaggio factory workers.

The Workshop 8 ame is a reference to the post-war experimental department at the Piaggio factory in Pontedera, Italy. Officina 8 means workshop or factory in Italian and was a division of the Piaggio factory that produced groundbreaking scooters, including the design and subsequent prototyping of the first Vespa, both for mass production and for racing and record-breaking.

In addition to the special blue used on the Officina 8, the logos, like the wheels, are embellished with gold paint. Another special touch to the Officina 8 is the seat, with double contrast stitching, embellished with polished copper rivets, while the GTV 300 variant gets a rear hood that mimics the racing Vespa of the 1950s.

Both model variants get racing-style bar end mirrors, while the GTV 300 gets a bare handlebar mount with circular LCD display, and the Sprint 150 comes with a conventional handlebar cover and a combination analogue and digital display.

Both the Officina 8 GTV 300 and the Sprint 150 are based on the current model Vespas in the line-up. The GTV 300 comes with a single-cylinder, four-valve, liquid-cooled 300cc Vespa HPE mill, producing 23.8 horsepower, with the headlight mounted on the front fender as a nod to Vespa’s racing history.

Meanwhile, the Officina 8 Sprint 150 comes with an air-cooled single-cylinder i-GET engine with three valves and a displacement of 154 cc. The power of the Sprint 150 is said to be 12.5 PS at 7,750 rpm with a maximum torque of 12.3 Nm at 6,750 rpm.