LEGO has officially announced the next LEGO Technic Ultimate Series set with the McLaren P1 (42172). Releasing on August 1, the set has 3,893 pieces and will retail for $449.99.
The set features the new hybrid hypercar that has a 7 speed gearbox with two shifter drums, working suspension, a V8 piston engine, adjustable rear wing, and opening dihedral doors.
An Icon Reimagined: McLaren and LEGO Group Unveil the LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™
Billund, Denmark, 10th July 2024: The British supercar maker McLaren Automotive and the LEGO Group today unveil their latest collaboration paying tribute to the world’s most pioneering hybrid hypercar, with the introduction of the LEGO® Technic™ McLaren P1™.
The McLaren P1™ redefined automotive high-performance as the most exciting, most capable, most technologically advanced and most dynamically accomplished supercar of its time. The P1™ leveraged McLaren’s advanced motorsport-based engineering, featuring ground-breaking advances in weight reduction, packaging, high-speed performance, powertrain and aerodynamics.
Created with the intention of being ‘the best driver’s car in the world on both road and track’, the design and technical specifications of the McLaren P1™ provided the ideal foundation to deliver on this ambition. The remarkable hypercar is recognised as a landmark both for McLaren and the development of high-performance hybrid vehicles.
The incredible engineering and technology underpinning the performance, style and functional design the McLaren P1™, made it the perfect challenge for the LEGO Technic team to replicate in 1:8 scale.
Unveiled as part of the LEGO Technic Ultimate Car Concept Series, the all-new 1:8 scale LEGO Technic version
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