LEGO has just built a life-size Bugatti Chiron that you can drive
You read right. This non-glued, fully-functional and self-propelled LEGO car can fit two passengers inside and accelerate to over 20km/hIf owning a real Bugatti Chiron always felt a little out of reach, LEGO has built one that may be a little more in your price range.
The team at LEGO have recreated the iconic design of the world’s fastest production car using over 1,000,000 LEGO Technic pieces as well as putting a workable motor into it. The life-sized Bugatti has 2,304 motors and 4,032 LEGO Technic gear wheels and wights 1.5 tonnes. While it may not match the original Bugatti Chiron’s mindboggling 420 km/h speed, the LEGO version manages to propel itself to a little over 20km/h.
On closer inspection of the model, you can see that the LEGO structure is built of interconnected triangular segments to mimic the iconic shapes of the original Chiron. While on the inside, much of the detail of the original car has been cleverly recreated, from the seats to the dashboard and the steering wheel.
It's also been built with a rear spoiler, speedometer, front and back-lights, detachable steering wheel and brake pedal, which is all fully functional. This really is the ultimate LEGO set for the ultimate LEGO fan but if you wanted to do it yourself, be prepared to take a few days off work. Building this example took over 13,000 work hours of development and construction.
Once the team built the LEGO Chiron, they took it to Ehra Lessien proving ground in Germany where the original Chiron was first tested. Andy Wallace, a former racing driver with multiple wins of the 24 Hours Le Mans and Daytona was the driver tasked with putting the LEGO Technic Chiron to the test.
"When I first saw the LEGO Chiron, I was immediately impressed by the accuracy of the model and the minute attention to detail. In fact, from about 20 metres away it’s not obvious that you are looking at a LEGO car. I can only imagine how much time and effort went into making this model."
"Driving the LEGO Chiron was a great experience, which I thoroughly enjoyed. All those years ago I could never have imagined that one day I would actually drive a LEGO car!"
We definitely now know what we're asking Santa Claus for this year.
To see how this amazing piece of LEGO engineering came together, check out the video:
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