KYMCO is in the midst of celebrating its 60th anniversary and among other news, it has recently unveiled its new MiG9 electric concepta sporty-looking city scooter, which was eventually marketed under its well-known subsidiary IONEX. It took advantage of the corporate event held in the Nangang Exhibition Hallwhere it also showed other plug-in and combustion firsts.
In addition to the future RevoNEX and CV-R5, half scooter, half trail adventure, the brand officially presented the new Yogurt 125and the prototype CV-R2In any case, the Asian firm is expected to announce the final versions of these 4 concepts over the course of the next EICMA 2024.
KYMCO MiG9: The new arrowhead from IONEX
The novelty MiG9 is presented as the future flagship of the electric subsidiary IONEX. As our colleagues at Supermoto8 argue, we are looking at a plug-in, rechargeable scooter with the option of exchanging its batteries. In addition, in the MiG9 new cutting-edge technologies are implemented and equipment in line with what can be expected from a scooter of this type.
Disc brakes on both axles, a conventional front fork or a pair of lateral shock absorbers at the rear are some of the elements that make up its chassis. Technically, it is very likely that the MiG9 resembles the IONEX S7, which is currently marketed in many of the countries where the brand has a presence.
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The new Yogurt 125 has undoubtedly been one of the stars of this commemorative event for the brand. Not only because of its name, but also because of its striking shapes, a reasonable price and ergonomics and equipment aimed essentially at women. It will go on sale at the end of September with a price starting at 83,500 yuan, just over 1000 euros. 1,000 euros.
With a seat height of 745 mmequips a space under the seat with a capacity of 26.4 liters. In addition, the brand announces an average consumption of just 1.5 L per 100 kmhighlighting its civic philosophy. All this combined with equipment that includes a USB-C quick-charge socket, KEYLESS keyless system, CBS-equipped braking, K-COOL cooling seat, reversible rearview mirror and a make-up mirror included in the lower part of the cockpit, as well as up to 5 different colour schemes.
Finally we have the concept of crossover style CV-R2halfway between a sporty scooter and an ADV-style model. It stands out for its sharp lines as well as reference elements such as a striking independent PTM rear swingarm, Full-LED lighting equipment, alloy wheels or chain transmission. It is expected to be presented in its final version, along with the rest of the brand’s concepts, at the next EICMA 2024.
