The August 2024 LEGO® Technic Ultimate Car Concept Series vehicle is the McLaren P1! You can get your hands on this 3893-piece set on 1 August. To see all of the new pieces in set 42172, see our review, or check out our look at the accompanying Gift with Purchase, McLaren P1 logo. But for a closer look at official images of the finished model, read on.
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42172 McLaren P1™
£389.99/ €449.99/ US$449.99/ CA$589.99/ AU$699.99/ 181990 HUF/ 10899 MXN/ 3699 CNY
Age: 18+
3,893 parts
Measures over 5.5 in. (14 cm) high, 23 in. (59 cm) long and 9.5 in. (25 cm) wide
1:8 scale
Release Date: 1 August 2024
Gift with purchase: 1 to 7 August, LEGO Insiders receive LEGO Technic set McLaren P1 Logo.
“We worked on multiple variations of the car to test different designs. We also faced a huge challenge with the iconic butterfly doors because they needed a new mechanism to stay open.”
![Interior of the hood of Lego set 42172 McLaren P1](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUO7i_X4SKVBIOb9hj-xg202BoS1s3cH7akcynB3TzUKKTzkiuwH2CNjIo7h3oE5NNSLUGvExMvJdlR0vdC-V_H05hDwgB7eX51v5pcKzcHbod11Ptfi29itcIc0FVYJLizrSg31gm6Kba5zARh_9dDgLcaTqLGFaxZC0SJhwUVq99hJp0IJPTjXeFPHnZ/w640-h640/interior-hood-detail-42172-LEGO-Technic-McLaren-P1-set.jpg)
New parts
The wheel hub is a new mould, cast in in Pearl Dark Gray. It must measure 75 x 41mm because, like the Daytona, it is used with the existing Tyre 87.9 x 44 Low (part 80279).
This pair of curved Technic panels in Bright Light Orange, 13 modules long with a tapered sail set at an angle, are new moulds. We can see two pairs of these used on the model, behind the front and rear mudguards. The curve matches that of the mudguards, which we will discuss in a moment.
The prototype models reveal a new mould in Yellow: a wishbone, perhaps 7 modules wide? But that last, blurry image – which is not a prototype, but the final product being built – suggests the final piece is actually Black.
It's exciting to note that the rear mudguards are a new mould, one module taller than the existing 15-wide arched mudguard (part 67141). The front mudguard is a recolour of Panel Car Mudguard Arched 13 x 2 x 5 Arched Top (80284) in Bright Light Orange.
That leads us nicely onto other recolours we've spotted!
Recolours
- Technic Beam 2 x 3 L-Shape with Quarter Ellipse Thick (71708)
- Technic Panel 3 x 7 x 1 (71709)
- Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #2 - 180° (32034)
- Technic Panel Round Corner 5 x 3 x 2 (Right 2442 and Left 2438)
- Technic Panel Fairing 2 x 3 x 1 (71682)
- Technic Panel Curved 5 x 7 Parallelogram (Left 80267 and Right 80268)
- Technic Panel Triangle 5 x 4 (Left 80278 and Right 80274)
- Technic Panel 3 x 2 x 5 (80285)
- Technic Panel Fairing #14 Large Short Smooth, Side B (64680)
- Technic Panel Fairing #13 Large Short Smooth, Side A (64394)
- Technic Panel Fairing # 4 Small Smooth Long, Side B (64391)
- Technic Panel Fairing # 3 Small Smooth Long, Side A (64683)
About the McLaren P1™
Prototypes of LEGO McLaren P1
Info about set 42172 McLaren P1
- Price: £389.99/ €449.99/ US$449.99/ CA$589.99/ AU$699.99/ 181990 HUF/ 10899 MXN/ 3699 CNY
- Age: 18+
- 3,893 parts
- Measures over 5.5 in. (14 cm) high, 23 in. (59 cm) long and 9.5 in. (25 cm) wide
- 1:8 scale
- Release Date: 1 August 2024
Gift with Purchase: McLaren P1™ Logo
![Rear view of LEGO Technic set of the McLaren P1 Logo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXtd_sfFJDvBPL1AczzcXI4zrgZ-bpgTqQbVIR4tXg9SVq8M1J6oeZg7w-RBOLCiUZniYrdx57ld2UNt_3NDkw0ZPPFvkOVB6FS2Ju35jdqOiYtC_A8jDxG8nm_SQM-5wgd9YEegWjC3wcHi6a4BL6vA_Ffp9J2g5-wnJFxsrZWqV5AO5TSo3RvIU63_e/w640-h480/August-Lego-Gift-with-Purchase-McLaren-P1-Logo-set-5008946-Back.jpeg)
READ MORE: Review of all the new parts in the LEGO McLaren P1
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Beware those "unique numbers". None of the past sets containing one have kept the content online for very long :/
ReplyDeleteis bright orange the same colour as on 42056 Porsche 991 GT3 RS ?
ReplyDeleteThe P1 is Bright Light Orange (Bricklink name) which TLG call Flame Yellowish Orange. That Porsche is Orange (BL) which TLG call Bright Orange. Hope that helps rather than confuses further ;)
DeleteBright Light Orange can be considered an intermediate shade between regular orange and yellow. For reference, it's the main colour used in 42099 4x4 X-Treme Off-Roader.
DeleteThat wishbone element almost looks like it's a Znap part!
ReplyDeleteThe chunkiness of it reminds me slightly of some of the parts from the outdoor RC "Racers" sets like this one: https://brickset.com/sets/8675-1/Outdoor-Challenger
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