Bugatti made of LEGO parts rides at 19km/h

It looks like a Bugatti, but it drives slower. Significantly slower.

A drivable real-life size model of the Bugatti Chiron made up of 90% of LEGO Technic parts has become a sensation on the internet.

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but the replica sports car model looks remarkably more magnificent in terms of ambition and achievement than the real deal.

• [Video of the LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron at the end of this article]

Mirroring the exact shade of blue, white and black colours as the original, LEGO’s impersonation of the Bugatti Chiron was such an ambitious project that it even has its own engine.

A video appearing on the LEGO YouTube page reveals that the car’s locomotion is made possible by LEGO Technic power function motors.

After the construction, the construction set company decided to drive it. They got Andy Wallace, the official Bugatti pilot and the man who was responsible for test-driving the original Chiron when it was still in development.

The top speed, according to CNN, is around 19km/h. The real Bugatti Chiron roars to speeds of about 420km/h. This means the copy is almost 95% slower than its original.

CNN also reported that the replica contains over one million LEGO parts. The construction by LEGO took almost one and a half years compared to the manufacturing of the original which Bugatti takes around 3 days to make one at its factory in France.

The original Bugatti Chiron costs around Ksh300 million.