For each unit of the Vespa RED sold, USD 50 goes towards fighting AIDS. This is thanks to a tie-up between charitable organisation RED and Vespa. The collaboration originally used a 946 as the vehicle, but that wouldn't have worked in India thanks to its price tag, which was a few lakhs. The Vespa RED is based on the VXL 125 but is priced between the SXL 125 and VXL 150, making it the most expensive of the 125cc range from Vespa in India.