LEGO Builds Bugatti Chiron From 1,000,000+ LEGO Bricks, And This Test-Drive Video Shows Just How Epic It Truly Is
“With Lego Technic you can build for real,” the Danish toy company announced. And they mean it. To back their powerful words they created a full-scale, drivable replica of the $3,000,000 Bugatti Chiron, and it’s probably the coolest LEGO creation ever.
In total, over 1 million LEGO Technic pieces were used, adding to a weight of 1,500 kg (about 3,300 lbs). There were 13,400 man-hours put into the replica, with the most impressive aspect of the car sitting under the hood. 2,304 LEGO Power Functions motors were put together, generating about 5,3 horsepower that could allow the vehicle to hit about 18 miles per hour.
“Months of development and testing came to a head in June on the Ehra Lessien test track outside Wolfsburg, Germany – the same track where the original Bugatti Chiron was tested – when we found out if the car would actually drive,” LEGO wrote. “We were even more excited when Bugatti’s official test driver and former Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace, agreed to test drive the Technic version of the Chiron on its first drive.”
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Lego just built a working version of the $3 million Bugatti Chiron
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They used a whopping amount of LEGO bricks – over 1 million
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It weighs 3,300lbs
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And is packed with 2,304 toy motors
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While the original Bugatti Chiron that runs on a 1,479 hp-engine can hit 261mph, reaching 60mph in <2.5 seconds
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LEGO ‘toy’ car rocks 5.3 horsepower under its hood and has a top speed of 18mph
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Bugatti’s official test driver and former Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace, took the car for its first drive
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In total, the Lego Bugatti took about 13,400 man-hours to build
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It even has a working brake pedal and speedometer that shows how fast it’s going
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Its electronics (including the lights) are powered by 2 batteries
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Check out the video of the LEGO Chiron test drive
People couldn’t get enough of the project
Let me stop you right here. Bugatti Chiron goes from 0 to 60 mph in about 2,5 seconds, not 5,2 seconds.
I came here to correct that too. Also it's 2.4 seconds :)
Load More Replies...if you look at the 2 cars the Lego one looks cooler they should actually have a paint job like that
$ 350,- dollar? Give me the address of the shop that sells all those parts for just $ 350,-. Yes, it costs way less then the original but a way lot more then $ 350,-. 13.400 hours of work normally costs at least $ 350.000,-. Still great job though.
And men will still be boys. Can't wait to see that baby racing and landing up a tree! What? isn't that way we go to NASCAR? The crashing would be EPIC!!!!!
They must have had a lot of aficionados volunteering their time (and LEGO expertise) to land this project. As for the cost of it ... well, the company churns out LEGO bricks, and the value of the advertising and the buzz they get out of this probably makes it downright cheap. Not so for anyone who would like one of these in their own garage - it really is COOL.
1million pieces for $350?! also, what use is a car that can do 0-60mph in 5.2 seconds? when would you EVER need that? most roads are 30mph/40mph anyway and motorways very rarely have a standing start...
This kind of car isn't about need or usefulness though - it's for showing off (not that I'm jealous at all - mumbles jealously under her breath). Sigh...
Load More Replies...Let me stop you right here. Bugatti Chiron goes from 0 to 60 mph in about 2,5 seconds, not 5,2 seconds.
I came here to correct that too. Also it's 2.4 seconds :)
Load More Replies...if you look at the 2 cars the Lego one looks cooler they should actually have a paint job like that
$ 350,- dollar? Give me the address of the shop that sells all those parts for just $ 350,-. Yes, it costs way less then the original but a way lot more then $ 350,-. 13.400 hours of work normally costs at least $ 350.000,-. Still great job though.
And men will still be boys. Can't wait to see that baby racing and landing up a tree! What? isn't that way we go to NASCAR? The crashing would be EPIC!!!!!
They must have had a lot of aficionados volunteering their time (and LEGO expertise) to land this project. As for the cost of it ... well, the company churns out LEGO bricks, and the value of the advertising and the buzz they get out of this probably makes it downright cheap. Not so for anyone who would like one of these in their own garage - it really is COOL.
1million pieces for $350?! also, what use is a car that can do 0-60mph in 5.2 seconds? when would you EVER need that? most roads are 30mph/40mph anyway and motorways very rarely have a standing start...
This kind of car isn't about need or usefulness though - it's for showing off (not that I'm jealous at all - mumbles jealously under her breath). Sigh...
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