Mazda MX-5 Levanto by Garage Italian
Custom
Garage Italian Customs, the company
founded by Lapo Elkann, grandson of Gianni Agnelli, and heir apparent to the
Fiat Group Empire, has crafted a one-off special based on the new Mazda MX-5
called the Levanto.
Named after a seaside township in
northern Italy, the MX-5 Levanto is the brainchild of Elkann who says he was
inspired by the 1966 surf documentary, “The Endless Summer”. GIC says the MX-5
Levanto crosses “the legendary aesthetic of the Californian beach boy with the
sophisticated elegance typical of the Italian Riviera”.
What this translates into is a two-tone
body blending a bright orange tone that seamlessly fades into an indigo shade
at height of the waistline combined with a set of 17-inch wheels from Mazda’s
own accessory lineup.
The interior of the one-off roadster
gets a full dashboard trim, door panels and seats in Japanese denim upholstery,
combined with Alcantara nautical blue for the center of the seats, steering
wheel and lower center console, and upper door sections in the same chromatic
duality of the exterior.
No changes were made to the Mazda MX-5’s
powertrain.
