The CPI GTR is one of the scooter lines of CPI Motor Company, the Taiwanese manufacturer of scooters, mopeds and quads. The French Wikipedia article on the company lists it as the GTR 50/150 and the GTR 180, between the Aragon and the X-Large in the scooter range.
CPI GTR at a glance
| Maker | CPI Motor Company, Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Class | scooter |
| Versions | GTR 50/150 and GTR 180 |
| Range | scooter line, with the Popcorn, Hussar, Oliver, Aragon, Vgo and X-Large |
| Maker’s own engines | 50 to 200 cm³, with a claim of EURO 2 compliance |
| Production sites | China (Qingyuan), Malaysia (Gurun) and Taiwan (Dali, Taichung) |
| Main markets | Europe, Indonesia, Iran, China, Turkey and the USA |
| European importer from 2009 | Hans Leeb Zweirad Handels, Wolfsberg, Austria |
| German importer | Jack Fox GmbH & Co KG, until April 2010 |
No Wikipedia page is devoted to the GTR; the article uses the mention of the GTR 50/150 and GTR 180 in the model range of the French and German articles on CPI Motor Company, so it stays short.
History of the CPI GTR
Place in the range
The scooter range in the French Wikipedia article on CPI Motor Company runs from the Popcorn and the Hussar through the Oliver and the Aragon to the Vgo, the GTR and the X-Large. The GTR appears there in two forms, the GTR 50/150 and the GTR 180, which makes it the line that spans the largest spread of engine sizes in the list.
The maker behind the name
CPI (Collaboration Professional Innovation) is a Taiwanese group of companies making scooters, mopeds and quads. It was founded in 1991, builds its own engines of 50 to 200 cm³ and says that all of them meet the EURO 2 emission standard. Machines are assembled in China at Qingyuan, in Malaysia at the Modenas site in Gurun and in Taiwan at Dali in Taichung.
How the scooters were sold
The main markets for CPI vehicles are Europe, Indonesia, Iran, China, Turkey and the USA. From 2009 the European importer was Hans Leeb Zweirad Handels of Wolfsberg in Austria; in Germany the vehicles were handled by Jack Fox GmbH & Co KG, which also supplied the Praktiker stores and the Otto mail-order catalogue, until the company was wound up after its insolvency at the end of April 2010.
Design and features
- Three engine sizes: the GTR 50/150 and the GTR 180.
- Two names in the list: the GTR is the only line of the scooter range given with both a 50/150 and a 180 version.
- Own engines: CPI builds units from 50 to 200 cm³ and claims EURO 2 for all of them.
CPI GTR versions
- GTR 50/150: the smaller pair of the line.
- GTR 180: the largest version listed.
- Range mates: the same range includes the Popcorn, Hussar, Oliver, Aragon, Vgo and X-Large.
Other CPI scooters are the Aragon, the Oliver and the Popcorn; the enduro side of the range is covered by the SX 50, and everything sits in the CPI collection.
Video: CPI GTR Custom Project Teil I
Video by Darius 3365 on YouTube.
Sources
- CPI Motor Company, French Wikipedia: model range, markets
- CPI Motor Company, German Wikipedia: company history, production sites, engines
