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gorcorps

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my favorite part was seeing him in his full flame retardant suit + helmet in a car that can only go 12.5 mph... awesome

I want to see a time lapse of them building it
 

gorcorps

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Very cool

But why do I wonder if an actual Bugatti would be cheaper?

I was kind of curious too. Luckily this lego model is much more affordable. Looking at the regular retail set of the Chiron Lego model which is $350 for 3600 pieces, you're paying just under 10 cents per piece ($0.0972222). The article says it was about a million pieces, so you can be driving around your own home made Chiron for the low price of $97,222.22! The real Chiron retails for $3 million, so that's a hell of a savings. Nevermind the fact that you'll be saving even more on a daily basis by not having to fill it up with premium fuel. You'll also have the more rare of them as well. They're making 500 Chirons total, but as far as I know there's only 1 Lego Chiron. You'd be stupid not to go Lego at this rate.
 
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NoTine42

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I was kind of curious too. Luckily this lego model is much more affordable. Looking at the regular retail set of the Chiron Lego model which is $350 for 3600 pieces, you're paying just under 10 cents per piece ($0.0972222). The article says it was about a million pieces, so you can be driving around your own home made Chiron for the low price of $97,222.22! The real Chiron retails for $3 million, so that's a hell of a savings. Nevermind the fact that you'll be saving even more on a daily basis by not having to fill it up with premium fuel. You'll also have the more rare of them as well. They're making 500 Chirons total, but as far as I know there's only 1 Lego Chiron. You'd be stupid not to go Lego at this rate.
Wow, thanks for doing the math!

I’m guessing the electric motors would add a few thousand more cost (the Chiron set doesn’t have those)

It does validate my secondary thought that a Porsche 911 Lego build might be uncomfortably close to the real car’s price.
 

Paratus

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NoTine42

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Looking more at it, it is rolling on actual Chiron tires and wheels.. so that could add another $100K
(I couldn’t find Chiron prices. That was near Vetron price, but Chiron should be “cheaper”)
 

Paratus

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Looking more at it, it is rolling on actual Chiron tires and wheels.. so that could add another $100K
(I couldn’t find Chiron prices. That was near Vetron price, but Chiron should be “cheaper”)
That’s a Lambo dude.
 

VirtualLarry

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Holy shitballs, this isn't an April Fool's joke? They actually built a WORKING, full-size car out of Legos? A sports car to boot?

How far away are printable 3D cars, even ones that might compete with a Tesla, given proper motors and batteries? This is amazing stuff!!!
 

sdifox

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Holy shitballs, this isn't an April Fool's joke? They actually built a WORKING, full-size car out of Legos? A sports car to boot?

How far away are printable 3D cars, even ones that might compete with a Tesla, given proper motors and batteries? This is amazing stuff!!!

... You understand this is more a toy than a real car right?