Motorcycle.com agrees with that assessment. While the $10,000 BMW C650 was their scooter of the year for 2014, the Honda PCX 150 was runner up, at half the price.
Some guys don't like the PCX 150 because it does not have the classic flat floor in front of the seat. The tradeoff for the lack of a flat floor is the increase in chassis longitudinal rigidity. More at the link.
http://www.motorcycle.com/features/b...oter-2014.html