This is ItalDesign’s ultra-rare Aztec coupe, and it could be yours

An ItalDesign Aztec, one out of just eighteen such vehicles, is up for grabs in Japan with 877 km (545 miles) under its belt and a 68.5 million Yen starting price.

The Italian coachbuilder created the model 33 years ago to celebrate its 20th birthday. The car sports a very smoothly flowing body, as well as two separate cabins for the drive and the passenger. Those who didn’t feel like communicating over phone sitting less than a meter apart could opt for a version called Aspid, which had a more conventional glass roof.

Curiously enough, the interior sports what looks like two steering wheels. In reality, the passenger’s wheel is actually just a convenient handhold with a console built in for access to some in-car functions. The driver had to tell the passenger the password to unlock these controls. Satellite navigation was also present, despite the age of the car.

Power comes from a 2.2-liter Audi five-cylinder rated at 250 PS (247 hp / 184 kW). A five-speed manual transmission taken from a Lancia Delta Integrale drives all four wheels for a top speed of 241 km/h (150 miles per hour).

ItalDesign had intended to make 50 such cars, but ended up only making 18. A similar vehicle with 414 km (257 miles) on the counter fetched $165,000 at an auction in the USA last February.