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This life-size Lego McLaren P1 can hit almost 40mph

A life-size Lego replica of a McLaren P1 hypercar parked in front of the real thing.
Lego’s McLaren P1 isn’t quite as fast as the real deal. | Image: Lego

After releasing a 24-inch-long scale replica of the McLaren P1 earlier this year, Lego has now debuted a full-size drivable version of the hypercar built from over 342,817 Technic pieces and powered by hundreds of Lego electric motors.

That eclipses the 3,893 pieces that go into building Lego’s 1:8-scale McLaren P1 model. The company says the full-scale version used 393 types of Technic components, including 11 specifically manufactured for the replica. That would make it hard to build a copy yourself, but you’d also struggle to find the time. Lego says it took 6,134 hours to design and plan its P1 and 2,210 hours to assemble it.

Lego opted to build with Technic components instead of its standard bricks as it allowed the company’s…

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