You can make your own McLaren … thanks to Lego

McLaren Senna GTR meet your Lego version. Photo: McLaren

Can’t afford the real thing or after the ultimate gift for a McLaren fan? Then check out the new Lego Mechanic Senna GTR model that’s just been revealed.

Combining the McLaren’s unrivalled power and sophistication with the Leog Group’s design precision, the 830-piece model of this track focused supercar icon makes no compromises when it comes to engineering or style. 

The model is the first McLaren supercar to be recreated in Lego Technic form and is designed to provide the ultimate building thrill for those ages 10 and above. 

The McLaren Senna GTR is a car unlike any other and this awesome replica is packed with authentic features and design details that make it equally impressive.

From the V8 engine with moving pistons, beautiful aerodynamic curves, opening dihedral doors and a one-of-a-kind blue livery, this 32cm long model is sure to raise eyebrows and get hearts pumping whether being taken out for a spin or put admiringly on display once built.

The Lego Technic McLaren Senna GTR will be launched globally from January 1, 2021 from Legom.com, Lego stores and other retailers globally, and participating McLaren retailers, with an recommended retailer price of about NZ$87.00.

For McLaren’s design director, Robert Melville, his team worked “closely with their design counterparts at the Lego Group to capture the extreme looks, excitement and essence of such an incredible supercar”.

“Just like the real thing, the Lego model is packed full of incredible details from the rear spoiler to the moving pistons in the V8 engine to the dihedral doors meaning that we’re as proud of the model as we are of the real car.”

The Lego McLaren Senna GTR goes on sale at the beginning of next year. Photo: Lego

As for the Lego team, recreating the McLaren Senna GTR gave them “an incredibly interesting challenge”, said Uwe Wabra, Senior Designer, Lego Technic. 

“This track car is not like any road car I’ve worked on before. It’s got some unique details, like its silhouettes and the awesome rear spoiler, which differentiates the building experience from others,” said Wabra.

“Just like the incredible engineers at McLaren do when designing their supercars, we really pushed things to the max so the resulting model perfectly honours the art form that is the McLaren Senna GTR.”

The Lego Technic McLaren Senna GTR is the latest model to be released as part of the long-standing partnership that started in 2015. Lego builders of all ages have so far been able to create such iconic supercars as the McLaren P1, the 720S in 2017 and the McLaren Senna in 2019.