Legoland Florida is opening a new Ferrari-themed attraction. A life-size Ferrari 296 GTS made entirely from Lego bricks is going to be there. A team from Maranello made sure that every single detail matches the real Ferrari.
The car is 15 feet long (4 meters and 57 centimeters) and weighs 3,395 pounds (1,540 kilograms). That means that it is just as long as the real deal but heavier, as the real Ferrari 296 GTS tips the scale at 3,241 pounds (1,470 kilograms). Since when do Lego bricks weigh more than a V6, an electric motor, and an eight-speed automatic transmission?
A team of ten people worked on the Lego Ferrari for 1,850 hours, which would be 77 days of work around the clock. But the car looks like it was worth every second of work. It has functional headlights and taillights, and also license-plate illumination.
The doors open to reveal a cabin made entirely of Lego bricks as well, with some exceptions. There is a real Ferrari 296 GTS steering wheel in there. The team went for a two-tone beige-and-black color combo on board for the door cards, dashboard, and seats. Speaking of which, they don't really look very comfortable to sit in.
The exposed V6, visible through the rear window, does not make any sound at all because it is entirely made of – what else? – but Lego plastic bricks. There is no metal involved in the construction. However, the car weighs more than the real Ferrari.
The team must have lost count of the bricks used for the construction of the berlinetta spider, because they did not provide any numbers. Last week, we reported about a Lego enthusiast who used around 350,000 bricks to build a life-size Volvo V70, and his project was still a work in progress. So, we should expect similar numbers in this case as well. Furthermore, previous models built at a 1:1 scale, such as the Ferrari F40, used around 350,000 pieces, too.
The Lego-made Ferrari can't be driven unless you want the team to start it all over again. But it is on display at Legoland Florida beginning on Friday, March 8, when the Ferrari Build & Race experience will open its gate to guests. The Ferrari 296 GTS made of bricks won't take you anywhere. It looks like the real deal, is just as big as it is, and weighs more than it does, but all it does is sit in one place.
Meanwhile, the 296 GTS is set in motion by a hybrid system integrating a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine and an axial flux electric motor, which generates 819 horsepower (830 metric horsepower) and 546 pound-feet (740 Newton meters) of torque. Those are the figures that make the car flash from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 97 kph) in 2.3 seconds on its way to a top speed of 205 mph (330 kph).
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