Ferrari Fantasy: new Lego Technic set lets you build a 1:8-scale Daytona SP3. For $399.99, you can turn 3778 Lego pieces into a red Daytona SP3 with various functioning parts. By Eric Stafford, May 24, 2022.
Lego.
Who doesn't want to own a Ferrari?
Okay, maybe not Lewis Hamilton or Bruce McLaren, but this new Lego Technic set of a red, 1:8 scale Ferrari Daytona SP3 isn't for them. It's for builders who love supercars and have the time to assemble 3778 pieces and the coin to spend $399.99.
If you haven't heard, the real-life Daytona SP3 is one of the most special Ferrari's ever built. It's an ultra-limited edition that's based on the design of the sports-prototype racers that finished 1-2-3 at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours.
The actual SP3 is powered by a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 that produces an expletive-inducing 829 horsepower.
Lego.
Lego.
While the Lego version makes 829 fewer horses, its model engine does have moving pistons.
The miniature Daytona SP3 also features a functioning replica of the real car's eight-speed automatic transmission. A set of butterfly doors, as well as the front and rear hoods, can also be opened and closed at your leisure. Of course, someone first has to piece the whole thing together.
Once it's completely assembled, Lego says its Daytona SP3 measures 23.0 inches long, 9.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches tall. Along with the aforementioned working parts, the Lego model has rolling wheels covered in silver lacquer. Removing the model's black roof panel reveals a pair of blue seats inside.
Lego.
Ferrari isn't likely to build more than 500 copies of the Daytona SP3, all of which have likely already found homes with the brand's wealthiest and most loyal customers.
Luckily, Lego will sell a lot more of the red Ferrari when the first sets go on sale worldwide in the company's stores on June 01, followed by the retail release on August 01.
Speaking of this reproduction, Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the Lego Group, said: "this set is a testament to the pursuit of excellence that has always distinguished Ferrari and the LEGO Group. No detail has been overlooked and, having an engineering background myself, I am amazed by the attention and precision of this small-scale model. We are proud to be able to collaborate with Ferrari to help fans turn their dreams into reality”.
In addition, a coffee table book was also created to discover the behind the scenes. The book explores the innovation and engineering excellence that unites both brands, focusing on the collaboration that led to the conception, design and production of the model.
All this is enriched by interviews with the designers of the Lego Group and Ferrari and the owner of the Lego Group Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen.
The book, entitled “The sense of perfection”, will be available exclusively on LEGO.com from 01 June 2022 in a quantity of 5000 copies.
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