Take on Le Mans with Lego Technic's Peugeot 9X8 hybrid hypercar.
The 1775-piece model measures 5 inches high, 9 inches wide, and 19.5 inches long. It was built through a collaboration between Lego and Peugeot Sport, and from photos it seems they've done a fantastic job replicating the car's design ethos as a sleek, futuristic racer. We're especially fond of the glow-in-the-dark lighting elements up front, giving the Lego Technic 9X8 a more realistic vibe.
It's not just the design Lego got right. The building block company also managed to fit a scale version of the V-6 engine sending power to the rear wheels, along with a replica of the electric motor sending power to the front wheels . “Our two brands have come together to create a product that celebrates a new era of hybrid racing and engineering," Lego designer Kasper René Hansen said in a statement."Recreating the shapes and details of such an elegant car using LEGO Technic elements wasn’t an easy feat, but it’s been an honor to work so creatively with the Team Peugeot TotalEnergies on this one and I’m proud that together we have been able to build the hypercar for real in LEGO Technic form.
Lego says the Technic 9X8 will go on sale at Lego stores and Lego.com starting May 1, priced from $199.99. Road & Track staff writer with a taste for high-mileage, rusted-out projects and amateur endurance racing.
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