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posted by martyb on Friday August 31 2018, @02:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the Just-Imagine-the-Instruction-Sheet dept.

Covered by Ars Technica, a replica of a Bugatti Chiron that is made almost entirely of... Lego.

For those willing to spend a little more, the LEGO Technic line has bigger replicas you can build, like the yet-to-be-completed LMP2 car still in its box here in my office. (I may have a LEGO problem.) But none of them compare to LEGO's latest creation: a full-size, drivable Bugatti Chiron.

[...] "This life-size model is a first of its kind in so many ways and with it, we wanted to push the boundaries of our own imagination," said Lena Dixen, senior VP of product and marketing at LEGO. "Our Technic designers and the engineers from the Kladno factory in the Czech Republic, the place which also builds the impressive models for LEGO Stores and LEGOLAND parks, have done an amazing job both at recreating the Chiron's iconic shapes and making it possible to drive this model."

The Chiron uses 339 different Technic elements, many of which are used as load-bearing components. It even has working headlights—featuring the first use of some new types of transparent Techic bricks. The car weighs 3,306lbs (1,500kg), and even the powertrain is made from Lego: 2,304 of the little electric motors to be precise.

According to the article it goes a little slower than the real thing at top speed (12.5 mph versus 261 mph). But what's a little slowness when you've got a Lego Bugatti?

A friend and I used to spend our summers creating a 40-tile spaceport "city" and then having adventures. What's the largest Lego creation you've ever tried to make?


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Snospar on Friday August 31 2018, @07:23AM

    by Snospar (5366) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 31 2018, @07:23AM (#728646)

    Obviously LEGO are trying to drum up interest in their latest Technic Supercar kit (42083 Bugatti Chiron [lego.com]) but as PR stunts go I applaud them, they must have had a lot of fun scaling up to full size. These car kits are beyond the price range of most children (and indeed many adults) but they seem to be targetting the motor enthusiasts who perhaps dream of owning their own supercar one day.

    If you haven't built any LEGO for a while, go back and give it a try. There is a vibrant community of builders out there creating some absolutely stunning models.

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