The $ 3 million Bugatti Chiron is the kind of sports car that cause gearheads pass out . The slick supercar can accomplish max speed of up to 261 mph — not because the engine ca n’t go faster , but because its tire ca n’t safely withstandhigher velocity . Now , it has some competition from a face - alike car . But this one is made by LEGO .
LEGO has created a living - sized , fully functioning Chiron model using 1 million LEGO Technic musical composition . ( LEGO Technic is the caller ’s more detailed arrangement of motors , gear wheel , wheels , and other constituent that can be used to make complex example of gondola and other vehicles . )
Weighing in at more than 3300 pound , the car is made with 4032 Technic cogwheel wheel and 2304 motors . They ’re not glue together , either . It has a functional speed indicator , operational doors , steering rack , and lights all solely made of LEGOs . Ninety percent of the car is made of LEGO Technic pieces , although some parts of the motorcar are not LEGO — the tires , for case , are Bugatti - made , and the model is built on a metal chassis .
No , it does n’t go as fast as a existent sport motorcar . While the actual Chiron has 1500 horsepower , the LEGO adaptation has a bare 5.3 . For a car power by toy motors , though , it ’s still impressive — it can travel at speeds of around 12.5 miles per hour , though the party says it can theoretically go up to 18 naut mi an hr .
The LEGO Chiron take LEGO graphic designer and applied scientist more than 13,000 hours to construct , and represent the first living - sized , self - prompt car to be built with LEGO Technic musical composition . The machine was reveal as part of this twelvemonth ’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza , Italy .
See more of it in the video below .
[ h / t : TechCrunch ]
