Why the price of the LEGO McLaren F1 car might make you hesitate
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Bruno CookFebruary 9, 2022
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LEGO and McLaren team up to create the first Technic incarnation of an F1 car, but at what cost? No, literally, how much does a Lego McLaren F1 car cost and what real vehicle is it based on?
For the price of a Lego McLaren F1 car, you can buy 2,571 1×1 bricks
The crossover is very neat. Comprising 1,432 individual pieces, it marks LEGO’s foray into real-life motorsports.
But the price of the LEGO McLaren F1 car means only those with the spare cash can afford it – $179.99 in LEGO website.
For buyers elsewhere, it will cost: Germany €179.99 / UK £159.99 / AU$279.99 (via Bricktastic Blog).
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London, UK – 01/17/2020: Lego bricks on display during an exhibition at Alexandra Palace, north London. At the London Model Engineering Show, more than 50 clubs and societies showcased more than 2,000 traditional model engineering, steam locomotives and traction engines, as well as more modern gadgets including trucks, boats, planes, helicopters and robots. (Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
For perspective, here’s the price Over 2.5K individual 1×1 bricks,individual shopping. It’s comfortably within the retailer’s top price range (over $100).
To be fair, however, it’s far from Lego’s most expensive product. A Star Wars AT-AT™ can be had for a whopping $799,99, and a Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 model currently retails for more than double the price of a Lego Mclaren F1 car.
Will be available in March 2022
The LEGO McLaren Formula 1 car will be available to buy online starting Tuesday, March 1, 2022 – and its price point means at least free shipping.
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It is only suitable for people 18 years and older. Presumably this is partly due to its many parts. Buyers are estimated to earn 1,170 LEGO VIP points.
This complete build 13cm (5″) high, 27cm (10.5″) wide, 65cm (25.5″) long. James Key, technical director of the McLaren Formula 1 team, described the model as “a great metaphor for trying to be successful in Formula 1”.
“Because done right, everything is just a click away.”
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What actual model is the LEGO McLaren F1 car based on?
According to the description on the LEGO website, it is a model replica of McLaren’s 2022 F1 car, the MCL36.
Every McLaren himself Press releasewhich “celebrates McLaren’s iconic papaya livery on the MCL35M car” – from 2021 – but also offers an “interpretation” of the new look of the F1 car for 2022.
It’s LEGO model #42141.
Other LEGO racing crossovers include a model Ferrari 488 GTE “AF Corse #51” (retails at $169.99, slightly less than a McLaren F1 car) and the aforementioned Lamborghini.there’s still one BMW M 1000 RR Model motorcycles are priced at $229.99.
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Bruno is a novelist, amateur screenwriter and journalist with interests in digital media, storytelling, film and politics. He has lived in France, China, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, but returned to the UK in 2020 to pursue a degree (and because of the pandemic). His articles appear in Groundviews, Forge Press, and The Friday Poem, most of which are available at Medium or onurbicycle.com.
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