Lego, McLaren P1
Fast Company · 11d
This McLaren P1 made of Lego is a design wonder that drives like a real race car
On a brisk morning at Silverstone Circuit, McLaren F1 star pilot Lando Norris, strapped himself into a car that’s unlike any he’s ever driven before—a full-scale Lego McLaren P1. Almost everything in this car, from the seats to the bodywork to the dashboard, is made of Lego pieces: 342,817 Lego Technic elements to be exact.
The New York Times · 11d
Lando Norris drove a full-sized McLaren P1 replica made from 342,817 Lego pieces
The 1:8 scale version of the Lego McLaren P1 sells for $450 and features “a 7-speed gearbox with a dual clutch transmission, suspension, V8 piston engine, adjustable rear wing, and opening dihedral doors with advanced mechanisms.” It has 3,893 pieces.
New Atlas · 10d
Watch: Full-size driveable Lego McLaren P1 hits 40 mph
What's the most amount of time you've ever spent putting together a Lego model? A team of 23 lunatics from the Lego group and McLaren Automotive spent over 8,000 hours putting together a full-size working P1 replica – and it actually clocked 40 mph (64 km/h) on a racetrack.
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