Description

The has been marketed in various configurations, including as vans and pickups for load carrying (popular with postal administration in some countries) and as an autorickshaw (Tukxi). More recently Piaggio has offered models such as the Ape Cross Country and the Ape Web aimed at the youth market. The  is also commonly used as a promotion tool, with advertising signboards mounted in the load bay.

Initial models featured 50 cc125 cc or 150 cc engines and, later, a 175 cc engine. By the time of the 1964 Ape D, a cab was added to protect the driver from the elements.[5]