The Yamaha Aerox is a lineup of

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scooters made by

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since 1997, available in either ''50 cc'' or ''100 cc'' for the European market, and ''125 cc'' or ''155 cc'' for the Southeast Asian market with several different body designs.

Markets

Europe

Slight changes were made in 2003. The Aerox was renamed to Aerox R and the ''100 cc'' model was discontinued.. The

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''50 cc'' model was updated with a newer exhaust, tachometer and a newer type of ignition and CDI. In 2013, Yamaha launched the updated Aerox with an updated body design and the introduction of the Aerox Naked and Aerox 4 (equipped with

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Southeast Asia

Aerox 125

The liquid-cooled 4-stroke 2-valve ''125 cc'' model of the Aerox was launched in Indonesia in January 2016 under the name Aerox 125 LC. It had a claimed power output of @ 9,000 rpm and of torque at 6,500 rpm. It was only sold in Indonesia and discontinued ten months later due to low demand. This model was succeeded by the ''155 cc'' Aerox 155.

Aerox 155

The liquid-cooled 4-stroke 4-valve ''125 cc''/''155 cc'' version of the Aerox was unveiled at

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in Malaysia in October 2016. It is powered by a ''125 cc'' (unrelated to the engine used in Indonesian-only Aerox 125 LC) or bored-up ''155 cc'' ''Blue Core'' engine equipped with ''Variable Valve Actuation'' (VVA) that produces a claimed power output of or . These engines are shared with the NMAX. It is sold under the Aerox 155 name in Indonesia and Thailand, Mio Aerox 155 in the Philippines, NVX 155 in Malaysia, NVX 125/155 in Vietnam and Aerosports X 155 in China. The Aerox 155 received its redesign in November 2020. Other than Southeast Asia, the Aerox 155 has also been made available in India since September 2021. File:2019 Yamaha Aerox 155 VVA S-Version (20191018).jpg, 2019 Aerox 155 VVA File:2021 Yamaha Aerox 155 VVA (20220519).jpg, 2021 Aerox 155 VVA

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Yamaha Aerox history
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