The way short offsets interact with other aspects of geometry is a little bit voodoo. I think most brands that have gone down this route have partnered the short offset with... slack head tube angle, long reach, shortish chainstays. The usual modern geometry trappings.
The shorter offset will shorten the front centre and, allegedly, keep it in balance with the rear centre without having to lengthen the chainstays. So you're getting a shorter bike by a whopping 8 or so millimetres.
The second effect is the steering trail. Shortening the offset increases the trail. Increasing trail gives more of a self-centering feel; also described as slower feeling. This is where the voodoo is strong. Is slowness of steering a good characteristic? Is self-centering good? Those who have drunk the kool-aid say yes.
Is the '19 Levo a natural candidate for a short offset fork? Well...
... long? not really
... slack? not really
... short chainstays? not really
It may be the Levo is a bit too conservative geometry-wise to realise the benefits of the short offset.
I had a chat with an engineer at Norco who at that time were still putting out bikes with traditional offsets. He'd done some experimenting that combined a 1.5 degree slacker angleset with a 10mm longer fork and the reduced offset. This combo apparently worked a treat retrofitted to their existing frames but if you only partially applied the formula the results weren't that good.
This is a classic YMMV.
