Last year, the Peugeot TotalEnergies team presented a hypercar Peugeot 9X8, competed in the FIA ​​WEC World Endurance Championship with its hybrid engine. To celebrate Peugeot’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the centenary of Le Mans competition this year, motor racing fans will soon be able to build a new Lego Technic set in the form of a new racing car 9X8.

“Our two brands have come together to create a product that marks a new era of hybrid racing and engineering. Reproducing the shapes and details of such an elegant car using Lego Technic elements was not easy, but it was an honor to work creatively with the Peugeot TotalEnergies team on this project, and I am proud that together we were able to create a real hypercar in Lego Technic form.”Casper René Hansen, designer of the Lego group, said on this occasion.

Peugeot 9X8: Lego Technic set with 1775 parts

Lego Technic set Hybrid hypercar Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Manswhich has an article number 42156consists of no less than 1775 pcs. This is a copyScale 1/10 : When fully constructed by Lego fans and racing enthusiasts, the car will measure over 13cm high, 22cm wide and 50cm long.

All the details of a real racing hypercar have been reproduced, such as the hybrid engine based on the V6 engine, the detailed suspension or even the phosphorescent elements that glow in the dark to reproduce the unique light signature of the Peugeot 9X8.

“Our technical cooperation with the Lego Group began in January 2022, 5 months before the presentation of the Peugeot 9X8. It took us a year to fully develop the project with the technical and design teams, which allowed us to transfer the technical details of the Peugeot 9X8 directly to the Lego Technic model. It was very important for both brands to create a model that was as realistic as possible. The Peugeot, Peugeot Sport and Lego teams have met repeatedly to fine-tune the development of suspensions and hybrid systems that cannot be reproduced from photographs. We thank the Lego Group for this project, we are very proud and impressed with the end result, which is beyond anything we could have imagined.”– says Olivier Jansonni, technical director of Peugeot Sport.

Peugeot 9X8 Lego Technic: On sale May 1, 2023

The Lego Technic Peugeot 9X8 24H Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar set will be released soon, May 1, 2023 More precisely. It will be available for purchase at Lego points of sale, on the official website of the brand (lego.com), as well as in the network of Peugeot points of sale.

As for the price, the suggested retail price for this Lego Technic set #42156 is 199.99 euros.

The real Peugeot 9X8 is expected at the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit on June 10 and 11, 2023. Its mission will be to bring the lion marque back into the spotlight of the World Endurance Championship and succeed the Peugeot 908. HDi FAP, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009, as well as the Peugeot 905, winner of the Le Mans event in 1992 and 1993.