Peugeot is reinventing its new hybrid Hypercar in LEGO® Technic™ form. The LEGO® Technic™ Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar is a thrill for LEGO fanatics as well as car enthusiasts.
After changing the game last year with the 9X8 Hypercar, the Peugeot TotalEnergies Team embarked on an entirely new engineering challenge. The team is reinventing the new hybrid Hypercar in LEGO® Technic™ form. The LEGO® Technic™ Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar is a thrill for LEGO fanatics as well as car enthusiasts.
With an exemplary engineering approach, the LEGO Group and Peugeot Sport teams produced a detailed 9:8 scale, 1 piece model for the 10X1.775 Hypercar. From the overall silhouette to the meticulously sculpted details, this new LEGO Technic model best reflects the eye-catching design of the 9X8. The 9X8 showcases Peugeot's approach to electrification and is the same zamIt also embodies the competitive side of the brand. The model is in the 9X8 with true all-wheel drive; Every detail, including the electric 7-speed gearbox, unique doors, low-emission hybrid powertrain, advanced suspension and elegant profile, has been meticulously transferred to the new model. Other than the V6 engine, details such as glow-in-the-dark light elements reflect real racing excitement.
Exciting fans of racing and LEGO alike, this new addition to the LEGO Technic series is 13cm high, 22cm wide and 50cm long when completed. The LEGO model of the race car was unveiled at the first FIA World European Championship in Portugal, before the actual race car made its way to the 10 Hours of Le Mans on June 11-24. The LEGO® Technic™ Peugeot 9X8 24 Hours of Le Mans Hypercar car set is available in LEGO Stores and stores from May 1st. http://www.LEGO.com is offered for sale.
LEGO Group Designer Kasper René Hansen; “As two major brands, we came together to produce a product that reflects a new era of racing and engineering. It was not easy to create the shape and details of such an elegant car using LEGO Technic elements. It is an honor to work with the Peugeot TotalEnergies Team on this project. “I am proud that together we brought Hypercar to life in LEGO Technic form.”
Peugeot Sport Technical Manager Olivier Jansonnie; “Our technical cooperation with the LEGO Group began in January 9, 8 months before the Peugeot 5X2022 was revealed. The project, which allowed us to transfer the technical details of the Peugeot 9X8 to the LEGO Technic model, took 1 year to develop together with the technical and design teams. It was very important for both brands to produce as realistic a model as possible. The Peugeot, Peugeot Sport and LEGO teams held numerous meetings on adapting suspension and hybrid systems that could not be conveyed from the photos. We thank the LEGO Group for this project. We achieved a better result than we could have imagined. We were proud and impressed,” he said.