Proving that the sky is the limit when working with LEGO pieces, the Danish toy maker has unveiled a life-sized, fully functional and driveable Bugatti Chiron.
Earlier this year, LEGO presented a 1:8 scale kit of the Chiron, so for the next challenge, it aimed bigger. What if they could make a car just like the Chiron that would actually work?
Said and done: the LEGO Bugatti Cheron has been unveiled in Italy, ahead of the Monza Grand Prix. It is as beautiful as it is functional, and stands out for great attention to the detail. Over 1 million LEGO Technic elements have been used, and over 300 types of them; it took the team over 13,000 work hours to put it together. No glue was used in the creation of the car, which is powered by 2,304 LEGO Power Function motors and uses 4,032 gears wheels.
The car weighs 1.5 tons and replicates the Chiron's dramatic bodywork and all its iconic design features, from the headlights to the removable steering wheel and retractable rear spoiler, to the seats and the dashboard. It also comes with a brake pedal and a speedometer, both necessary since the car can actually be driven.
LEGO has put it to the test with none other than the official Bugatti pilot who oversaw the development of the real Chiron - Le Mans and Daytona winner Andy Wallace. He took it to the Ehra Lessien track in Germany, where he managed to reach top speeds of 12.5mph with it. It’s nowhere near the 250mph of the actual Chiron, but it’s not bad at all for a LEGO car.
Wallace himself describes the experience as a dream come true.
“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,” Lena Dixen, senior vice president of product and marketing for LEGO, says in a statement.
“For over 40 years, LEGO Technic has allowed fans of all ages to test their creativity with a building system that challenges them to go beyond just creating new designs, to also engineering new functions,” Dixen adds. “Our Technic designers and the engineers from the Kladno factory in the Czech Republic have done an amazing job both at recreating the Chiron’s iconic shapes and making it possible to drive this model. It’s a fascinating example of the LEGO Technic building system in action and its potential for creative reinvention.”
Here’s a video of the LEGO Bugatti Chiron in motion. It is truly a beautiful sight.
Said and done: the LEGO Bugatti Cheron has been unveiled in Italy, ahead of the Monza Grand Prix. It is as beautiful as it is functional, and stands out for great attention to the detail. Over 1 million LEGO Technic elements have been used, and over 300 types of them; it took the team over 13,000 work hours to put it together. No glue was used in the creation of the car, which is powered by 2,304 LEGO Power Function motors and uses 4,032 gears wheels.
The car weighs 1.5 tons and replicates the Chiron's dramatic bodywork and all its iconic design features, from the headlights to the removable steering wheel and retractable rear spoiler, to the seats and the dashboard. It also comes with a brake pedal and a speedometer, both necessary since the car can actually be driven.
LEGO has put it to the test with none other than the official Bugatti pilot who oversaw the development of the real Chiron - Le Mans and Daytona winner Andy Wallace. He took it to the Ehra Lessien track in Germany, where he managed to reach top speeds of 12.5mph with it. It’s nowhere near the 250mph of the actual Chiron, but it’s not bad at all for a LEGO car.
Wallace himself describes the experience as a dream come true.
“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,” Lena Dixen, senior vice president of product and marketing for LEGO, says in a statement.
“For over 40 years, LEGO Technic has allowed fans of all ages to test their creativity with a building system that challenges them to go beyond just creating new designs, to also engineering new functions,” Dixen adds. “Our Technic designers and the engineers from the Kladno factory in the Czech Republic have done an amazing job both at recreating the Chiron’s iconic shapes and making it possible to drive this model. It’s a fascinating example of the LEGO Technic building system in action and its potential for creative reinvention.”
Here’s a video of the LEGO Bugatti Chiron in motion. It is truly a beautiful sight.