We're #2!

Six hot new scooters

As gasoline prices soar, scooter sales are booming. From mini to maxi, they'll take you from the corner grocery to the freeway (and some of these cycles get more than 100 miles per gallon).

#2 - Yamaha Vino

The Vino weighs the least and has the shortest saddle of the scooters I tested, which is nice for the vertically challenged. It's also the only scooter from a major manufacturer in this class that's capable of carrying a passenger, though the seat is a bit small to carry two comfortably. Cargo is all I wanted to carry on the Vino, which has a small luggage rack and an under-seat storage bin that's large enough to fit a full-face helmet. -- Susan Carpenter (Yamaha)