FERRARI PHANTASIA

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Looking at press images of the new ‘La Ferrari’ hypercar, we couldn’t help but notice the resemblance to the 250P5/6 Pinin/Ferrari concept from way back in 1968.

We’ve said before how the period of the late sixties and early seventies were so ridiculously groundbreaking in terms of car design – but now we can really see how the strides that were taken around 45 years ago in the Carrozzeria of northern Italy really were building up a supply of outlandish future truths.
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The tech is ludicrously honed, but the format V12 in the rear and scissor/gullwing doors, with a plethora of scoops, wings, louvres and intakes – is the same as was dreamt up back in those psychedelic days.

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Apparently this body was, however, developed in-house at Ferrari and was woven into the race programme and tempered by the engineering department too.

Good design last decades; and now the tech has caught up with the dreams of designers, of the summer of love and beyond.

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McLaren P1, LaFerrari and Porsche 918 all go LEGO in 2015

We’re buying everything in the Speed Champions line.

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Gah! Unbridled glee! The days of Ferrari having an exclusive hold on branded LEGO cars are officially over. Next year, you’ll be able to buy a minifig-scale McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder, and LaFerrari. (Yes, we know about the Mini and VW stuff, but Maranello has been dominant.) We will take one of each, thank you.

These leaked images come courtesy of YouTube user just2good, so no prices yet, but the kits looks small enough that they should come in around 20 bucks. Again, we don’t care. Buying.


 

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McLaren P1 (75909)

Is that a snowboard acting as the P1’s wing? Yes, yes it is.


LaFerrari
LaFerrari

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Some authentic Italian stubble on the LaFerrari test driver. Also: Why didn’t I think of making brick pylons?


Porscher 918 Spyder
Porsche 918

All three cars have production-correct wheel designs, the 918’s being the coolest. And each car comes with a wrench, because, uh, why not?


There are also a few competition-inspired sets in the 2015 Speed Champions line, too: a sponsor-sticker-tastic 458 Italia GT2 (75908); a pair of 911 GT cars with podium, mechanics, and LEGO four-way (75912); a full pit-stop setup for the McLaren F1 team (75911); and (yet another) Ferrari F1 transporter (75913). I’m guessing the brick separators included in the F1 sets are in place of wheel guns.

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Formula One Pit Stop

We’ll forgive the similar look of the hypercars because there’s only so much you can do at minifig scale, and come on, minifig-scale hypercars! It’s nice to see few—if any—unique parts. The stickers differentiate them pretty well.

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Formula 1 Pit Spot Lego

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