In August 2025, the automotive world witnessed something rare – a British hypercar wearing Lord Ganesha on its chest like divine armor. Lanzante Limited, the legendary race-car rebuilder, stunned the internet with a badge that fused Hindu symbolism, engineering obsession, and a forgotten Beatles connection. And for once, the West didn’t appropriate India – they acknowledged it.
The Beatles Link to Lord Ganesha
Lanzante’s surprising embrace of Lord Ganesha didn’t come from trend-chasing or design gimmicks. It emerged from a very British, very unexpected spiritual lineage – George Harrison of The Beatles. Harrison, the most India-immersed of the Fab Four, spent years studying Indian philosophy, chanting mantras, and filling album art with sacred imagery. His admiration for Hindu deities wasn’t cosmetic; it was lived.
Harrison famously featured Om in his personal belongings and was an ISKCON devotee. His deep belief that Lord Ganesha clears obstacles and ushers in wisdom stayed with friends and collaborators. One of those ripples of beliefs reached Lanzante co-founder Paul Lanzante, who admired Harrison’s spiritual commitments and his reverence for Indian iconography.
So when Lanzante needed a symbol for its first in-house hypercar – a machine built to cut through engineering impossibilities – Lord Ganesha wasn’t exotic, he was appropriate.
The company openly said that the remover of obstacles matched their identity. Engineers who spend decades taming impossible cars and turning them into road-legal legends felt the need to ask for Lord Ganesha’s blessing. For India, this moment in August mattered. Western brands usually pluck Hindu gods for style. However, Lanzante bowed to Shri Ganesha with understanding, reverence, and a lineage that began with a Beatle seeking the divine in Sanskrit sounds.
A Hypercar With a Prayer: Lanzante 95-59 and its Powerful Hindu Crest
The 95-59 is Lanzante’s first hypercar, but it wears Hindu heritage like a warrior. Designed by Paul Howse, the same man behind the McLaren P1, the machine blends spirituality with serious horsepower. A central driving seat evokes the McLaren F1, honoring its Le Mans ’95 victory. A glass roof pours sunlight like a temple skylight. An 850-hp twin-turbo V8 sits inside a carbon-fibre shell so light it almost levitates.
The car with Shri Ganesha on its crest shall have only 59 units, each costing about €1.38 million. The price isn’t what is sparking worldwide chatter. It was that every one of these ultra-exclusive cars carries a Shri Ganesha crest, rendered with elegance and precision – no stereotypes, no caricature, no distortion.
Hindus across the world celebrate how Ganpati Bappa – remover of obstacles – is riding shotgun at 350 km/h.
In a global culture quick to mock, misunderstand, or misuse Hindu symbols, Lanzante did something radical. It treated Shri Ganesha as sacred. Not a prop or logo or marketting gimmick for Indian consumers. They treated it as a blessing. And the internet’s reaction proved it: Indians felt seen, not sold to.
Lord Ganesha on the Lanzante is honoured, not mined for aesthetics.Â
Lanzante reminded the world that Hindu symbolism is not just ancient – it is eternal or Sanatan. And sometimes, it even sits proudly on the nose of a British hypercar whose name sounds Italian but its engine beats with Hindu heritage.
