LEGO Technic Peugeot 9X8 42156 – The Brick Post! https://www.thebrickpost.com LEGO® Related News, Reviews, and More! Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:19:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.thebrickpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/TBP_Logo_Black_Fav-100x100.png LEGO Technic Peugeot 9X8 42156 – The Brick Post! https://www.thebrickpost.com 32 32 LEGO Technic PEUGEOT Build Challenge & Store At This Years 24H Le Mans! https://www.thebrickpost.com/news/lego-technic-peugeot-build-challenge-store-at-this-years-24h-le-mans/ https://www.thebrickpost.com/news/lego-technic-peugeot-build-challenge-store-at-this-years-24h-le-mans/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:19:53 +0000 https://www.thebrickpost.com/?p=28221 LEGO will be appearing at this years 100th anniversary of 24-hour race Le Mans!

To celebrate both the anniversary and release of the new LEGO Technic PEUGEOT 9X8 Hybrid Hypercar set, LEGO will be at Le Mans this weekend. Master Builders will be challenged to build an scaled-up version of the new set within 24 hours.

If that isn’t enough excitement for you then tlthere is also a chance to win a signed copy of the new set, along with a pop-up LEGO store which gives you the opportunity to play the new LEGO 2K Drive.

Read more about the event below.


Official details:

A Race against Time: LEGO® Technic™ and PEUGEOT Celebrate Centenary of 24H Le Mans with a 24H Endurance Build Challenge

Billund/Le Mans, – June 9th, 2023: To mark the Centenary of the iconic Le Mans 24-hour race, master LEGO® Technic™ builders and the elite hyper car design team from PEUGEOT Sport are taking on their greatest build challenge to date – scaling up the LEGO Technic PEUGEOT 9×8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar to 11:1 scale… in just 24 hours.

After unveiling the LEGO Technic model in April, the teams have been concepting and testing for this unparalleled challenge. With LEGO Technic builds of this size usually taking teams of 8 builders, over 5 months to build construct, the team taking on this challenge have just 24 hours to see if they can beat the clock and recreate the formidable hyper car just as the real Peugeot takes to the Le Mans track in the race of the century.

At 19:00 CEST today, the builders, will kick off the endurance build challenge right to the classic Circuit de la Sarthe track at the PEUGEOT Sport stand in the Fan Village. Visitors will be able to experience the car being assembled live on-site by 12 design, engineering and building specialists from the LEGO team in Kladno, Czech Republic.

To make it possible (fingers crossed), the team has developed a concept for ‘hyper elements’ – upscaled versions of regular LEGO Technic elements made from hundreds of individual LEGO Technic pieces – that will be used by the master builders for the first time on the day.

The chequered flag will be waved at 19:00 CEST Saturday June 10th – will they cross the line?

Follow the LEGO Group social accounts for live updates from Le Mans.

Not far from the Peugeot stand fans at Le Mans can visit the LEGO shop or explore their love of motorsports at the LEGO Group Experience Zone in the Fan Village. They will have the chance to test their engineering prowess by building and racing their own LEGO car, snap a shot against some amazing LEGO displays built by local fans, and enter competitions to win LEGO sets signed by LEGO Designer, Aurélien Rouffiange.

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LEGO Technic Peugeot 9X8 (42156) Officially Announced! https://www.thebrickpost.com/news/lego-technic-peugeot-9x8-42156-officially-announced/ https://www.thebrickpost.com/news/lego-technic-peugeot-9x8-42156-officially-announced/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 09:56:14 +0000 https://www.thebrickpost.com/?p=26287 LEGO have officially revealed the another awesome Technic set this time based on the Peugeot 9X8!

LEGO Technic Peugeot 9X8 (42156) will consist of 1,775 pieces and Race into stores 1st May. The hypercar is built to a 1:10 scale with the technical and design teams taking a whole year to develop it to make it as realistic as possible. The size is impressive too, coming in at over 5in (13cm) high, 9in (22cm) wide, and 19.5in (50cm) long when fully built.

Take a look at the images below and see the beast in all its glory.


Official details:

The Countdown Is On: New LEGO® Technic™ Peugeot 9X8 Pays Homage to the Hybrid Hypercar Ahead of Le Mans Debut

Billund/Portimão, April 14th, 2023, 10:00 CET: After unveiling the game-changing 9X8 hypercar last year, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies has embraced a new engineering challenge – recreating the epic new hybrid hypercar in LEGO® Technic™ form. Car enthusiasts and LEGO lovers – say hello to the LEGO® Technic™ PEUGEOT 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar.

In a feat of engineering excellence, the design teams from LEGO Group and Peugeot Sport have created a precise 1:10 scale version of the pioneering 9X8 hypercar. From the sleek silhouette down to the lime flashes on the livery, this new LEGO Technic model brings the allure of the 9X8 to life. The 9X8 demonstrates PEUGEOT’s pursuit of electrification and embodies the brand’s zest for competition at the highest level.

The real-life 4-wheel drive hypercar’s electric powered 7 speed transmission has been replicated in precise scale in this new model, which also sports the hypercar’s unique doors, low-emission hybrid powertrain system, powerful suspension, and elegant profile. Fantastic details such as the V6 engine and glow-in-the-dark light elements truly capture the thrill of racing.

Speaking about the 1,775-piece marvel, Kasper René Hansen, Designer at the LEGO Group said:

“Our two brands have come together to create a product that celebrates a new era of hybrid racing and engineering. Recreating the shapes and details of such an elegant car using LEGO Technic elements wasn’t an easy feat, but it’s been an honor to work so creatively with the Team Peugeot TotalEnergies on this one and I’m proud that together we have been able to build the hypercar for real in LEGO Technic form.”

Olivier Jansonnie, Technical Director PEUGEOT Sport:

“Our technical cooperation with the LEGO Group started in January 2022, 5 months before the PEUGEOT 9X8 reveal. It took one year to fully develop the project with the technical and design teams, allowing us to directly transpose the technical details of the PEUGEOT 9X8 to the LEGO Technic model. It was very important for both brands to create a model that is as realistic as possible. PEUGEOT, Peugeot Sport and the LEGO teams had numerous meetings about the development of the suspension and hybrid systems that cannot be replicated from photos. We thank the LEGO Group for this project, we are very proud and impressed by the final result that is more than we could have imagined.”

This latest addition to the LEGO Technic series measures over 5 in. (13 cm) high, 9 in. (22 cm) wide, and 19.5 in. (50 cm) long when fully built and is sure to provide a thrilling ride for racing and LEGO fans alike.

The LEGO version of the race car model was revealed at the first FIA World European Championship race in Portugal ahead of the real-life car taking to the tracks in preparation for its highly anticipated appearance at the Le Mans 24 Hour race on June 10th-11th.

The LEGO® Technic™ PEUGEOT 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar set will be available via LEGO Stores and www.LEGO.com and through the PEUGEOT dealership network from 1st May.

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