FEATURE - 2024 Peugeot Tweet 200
Peugeot’s scooter offerings already cover a few bases. From the retro-look Django 50 (tested by JUST BIKES in Issue #369 – June, 2020 see the JUST BIKES launch test HERE) to the XP 400 Allure and GT maxi scooters, there’s something to suit most needs. The modern urban scooter in that family, the Tweet 200, recently received a fresh new look and is now available in the Australian market.
As with the previous version, this facelifted Tweet 200 continues to be offered in standard and GT form, defined by a unique colour scheme and a few minor detail changes for the latter. Engine, CVT, frame, brakes and suspension are identical for both variants.
Speaking of suspension, the Tweet 200 stands apart from most of its rivals in this market with a dual shock rear end that’s preload adjustable, allowing for pillions or heavy items in the optional top box.
Sharper Style
The new look for the Tweet 200 is certainly an improvement over the old. There are less curves and more sharp angles, accentuated by diagonal lines in the legshield and side panels that also allow for colour breaks.
Redesigned front indicators continue the theme, now housed in diagonal slats in the legshield – three on each side of a black central panel - that also carry DRLs. This panel also carries the new Peugeot logo, which, in case you were wondering, is now a stylised lion’s head, instead of the heraldic-style rampant lion.
Moving on to the headlight, the bulbous look of the old model has been replaced with a slimmer and sharper unit in a hexagonal housing that has obvious Lambretta X/G Series influence. Some of the press imagery shows angular mirrors to suit the sharper look overall, while others show the same mirrors as the old Tweet 200.
There’s a more angular front mudguard that now covers much more of the fork legs than previously. Sidecovers are flatter than previous, too, but the aforementioned use of lines and colour breaks this up, so it doesn’t look like one big slab of plastic when viewed in profile.
Wheels are still 16-inch, but with a new split five-spoke design that curves out from the hubs to create a spiral effect. These feature ‘diamond cut’ grooves on the shorter spokes and are finished in black, but gain rim accents in contrasting colours that varies between the standard Tweet 200 and the Tweet 200 GT.
Back-end styling carries the theme from the front-end indicators/DRL treatment, with the tail light now made up of six small vertical elements in pairs of three. Rear indictors are now separate from the tail light, horizontally positioned and have a blade-like look, poking out from the tail. The rear mudguard carries over from the old Tweet 200.
The seat has been reshaped, now with a more obvious concave section for the rider. Presumably, this is the result of customer feedback and aimed at holding the rider more securely.
Monochrome Palette
The standard Tweet 200 is available in black or white, while the Tweet 200 GT is offered exclusively in Onyx Grey. On the standard model, there’s a gloss finish for the main plastics and matte black for the other panels, while the satin black wheels feature white accents. For the Tweet 200 GT, orange accents are added to the wheels, legshield and bodywork below the pillion pegs. The GT also gets aluminium footboard plates that the standard model doesn’t.
Model identification on both variants is subtle, with ‘TWEET’ badging below the seat on each side. The GT adds a 'GT' decal to the front of the legshield, while ‘200’ is added to the upper nearside of the legshield. This positioning is as per the outgoing Tweet 200, but with a new font to suit the styling upgrade.
Tech Upgrade
As with the old Tweet 200, the ignition is on the legshield for the new version and switchgear is mostly carried over. However, the move from combination analogue and digital instrumentation to a full digital display has seen function buttons added to the right-hand switchblock to set/adjust various on-screen features. The full list of data presented on this large rectangular screen hasn’t been revealed, but presume the usual speedo, revcounter, fuel level, odometer, tripmeters and clock will all be there.
Lighting is now LED front and rear, including the indicators, with a USB socket in the legshield storage locker.
There’s still the ability to store an open-face helmet under the seat, along with scooter staples like a bag hook on the inner side of the legshield, fold-out pillion footpegs and a rear rack that’s ready to take an optional top box.
Easy Power
Powerplant for the Tweet 200 remains unchanged for the revamp. The ‘EasyMotion’ 200cc four-stroke engine produces a listed 9kW at 7500rpm and 12.5Nm at 6000rpm. This air-cooled single is Euro 5 compliant and features electronic fuel injection for reliable performance and better fuel economy.
Output is more than enough for the urban environments this model is intended for, while the twist-and-go CVT couldn’t be simpler and is what one expects on a scooter like this. Same goes for the brakes, which comprise discs front and rear with dual-channel ABS. The new-look 16-inch wheels wear 110/70-16 tyres.
Key weights and measures for the Tweet 200 include 2,000mm length, 690mm width, a 790mm seat height, 206kg wet weight and a 5.5-litre fuel tank.
Affordable Entry
Priced at $6,490 ride away, the new Peugeot Tweet 200 undercuts rivals from Vespa and Piaggio of similar capacity, while being competitive against some Japanese and Chinese models, too.
That pricing is backed by a 2-year, unlimited km warranty.
LAMS-approved, the Peugeot Tweet 200 is available now. For more details, see your Peugeot Motocycles dealer.
