The 10 best scooters coming in 2026

Between city and off-road

As with motorbikes, adventouring is also all the rage in the scooter world. Apart from the necessary compromises due to their different constitution, for some time now even scooters have started sporting wheels with a hint of tread, side guards, hand guards, and even footpegs for standing up. Starting the ball rolling a few years ago was the (LINK https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/honda-x-adv-com-e-fatto-e-come-va-nuovo-scooter-formato-suv-AExIVXa) Honda X-Adv 750, in 2017, followed by Taiwanese and Chinese manufacturers. Another trend, which has always been lively, concerns small-displacement scooters, with the 125 cc revitalised by the recent opening to motorways and bypasses: the Honda Sh dominates the sector, but there is no shortage of challengers. Here is a review of the most interesting scooters we will see in the coming year.