June 15, 2015 at 1:09 pm by Bob Sorokanich | If you wanted to render a Porsche 911’s trademark curvy profile, you probably wouldn’t reach for a bucket of Lego, the most literally brick-shaped building tool on the market. Apparently, all that means is that you lack the gumption of the Legonauts who built this amazingly detailed half-Lego Porsche 911 RSR, right down to the racing livery and sponsor decals. Spotted at Le Mans by Jalopnik’s Stef Schrader, the split Porsche is made of more than 380,000 Lego bricks, arranged like a topographical map to approximate the organic curves of the race-ready 911. Save for the headlight, taillight, rear spoiler support, and wheels, the entire right-hand side of the car is rendered in the little plastic cuboids—right down to the hood pins: Inside Porsche’s 2015 Le Mans–Winning 919 Hybrid Driving the Track-Only Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 911 News, Reviews, Photos, Buyer’s Guide, and More For more great photos of this phenomenal mashup of racing legend and favorite toy, check out Schrader’s full post over at Jalopnik.
Maybe you’ll be inspired to build your own brick-based vehicle, like this guy and his life-size, air-powered Lego hot rod.Porsche 911 GT3 RSproduct_label_list_price_accessibility 78 Reviews121FIND MORE PRODUCTS LIKE THISTechnicCarsDiscover the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 RS! Porsche 911 GT3 RS Reviews - page 2 Published on Jul 31. Watch this real car video featuring the Porsche 911 RSR. LEGO® Speed Champions – Audi – Test for Champions Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi R8 LMS ultra LEGO Speed Champions – Chevrolet – Friendly Rivals Chevrolet Camaro Drag Race Behind The Wheel: Ferrari LEGO Speed Champions – Ford Horsepower Behind The Wheel: McLaren McLaren - Heat Test McLaren - Lap Test Porsche - The 911 RSR (Tru Strength) Porsche - The 911 RSR Behind The Wheel: Porsche LEGO Speed Champions – Porsche Race to Win Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit LaneBehold the ultimate Lego kit: half of a Porsche 911 RSR!
Over 380,000 bricks went into making half of this car, and it’s one of the most detailed and wonderful Lego builds yet. The differences between the two sides on this display for the 24 Hours of Le Mans mean that it isn’t quite seamless, but it’s pretty close. Even the decals are there, lovingly recreated in the colorful little bricks. Note to self: if I lose the Porsche crest on my hood, there’s always Lego. This one looks pretty good! Even hood pins were recreated with loving care. Like everything at Le Mans yesterday, it had to be made to withstand a bunch of rain. If I had my glasses off and was sort of groggy, I’m not sure I’d be able to tell the difference between the two sides. It’s a good 100-foot Lego job with all the right details. They even managed to get the gradient in the “Porsche Intelligent Performance” sidebar down. Check out the funky fenders around the wheels, too. Almost the real thing! Naturally, my toy approved of this toy.
Best of all, it lights up at night. Is it weird that this is something I’d really like to drive? If you haven't yet seen The Lego Movie, go out and get yourself inspired to build something. Take this, for instance: Malte Dorowski's exacting tribute to the Porsche 911 RSR. Built in 1974, the actual race car was a privateer racer's favorite, durable and quick. While the factory team quickly moved on to the hairy 934 and 935, the RSR's aluminum 3.0-liter flat-six, built-in roll-cage, and massive whale tail made it an icon. It also never looked better than when it was wearing the blue and red Martini livery. Dorowski's scale-sized model will blow your mind with the way it manages to recreate classic Porsche curves using blocky plastic pieces. Check out the flared wheel arches as an example: each is made up of lines of interlocking pieces in the Martini colors.The engine, too, is accurate right down to the spark plug wires, and the RSR can sit proudly alongside a whole Martini Porsche team, including a support Bulli.
Lego once built models under the Ferrari license; this proves they should add a Porsche to their already-released Unimog and VW Bus sets.READ THIS: Vote for these awesome fan-built Lego cars Autorama Dukes of Hazzard Jump Was Historically Accurate, Right Down to the Crash Landing Cars 3 Will be Lightning McQueen's Fight Against the Future Top Gear Season 24 Premiers March 12th on BBC America An M5-Sourced V8 Turns This Van Into Quite the Drift Machine Take a First-Person Ride on the World's Trippiest Hot Wheels Track Tanner Foust Rips Up a Mountain Road In His Global Rallycross Beetle The Fast and the Furious Will Get Its Own Stage Production, Sadly Won't Be a Musical The New Top Gear Trailer Looks Way Better Than The Grand Tour Everything We Know About Fast and Furious 8 See-Through Engine Shows the Dizzying Life of a Crankshaft at WorkOver the last few years, Lego has continually won over the hearts and minds of car enthusiasts everywhere.
The Ferrari F40 is probably our favorite Lego kit, but this amazing Porsche 911 GT3 RS is giving the old Ferrari a run for its money. We saw this set teased earlier this year (with camo body panels, no less), but now we know its available June 1st at a price of $300.That's pretty expensive, but this 911 GT3 RS kit consists of 2704 pieces, including a replica of the RS' four-liter flat-six with moving pistons and everything. The doors also open to give you a look at the interior, which is complete with a working gearbox, shift paddles, and a complete dashboard. Even the glovebox opens to reveal a specific serial number. This 1:8 scale model has adjustable aero like the street car it's based on, and center-locking wheels with the "RS" logo. It might just be ultimate automotive Lego kit.via GizmodoLego just officially confirmed that its massive 2,704-piece Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS set will be available on June 1 for the hefty sum of $300. Originally teased at the Nuremberg Toy Fair wearing dazzle camo to hide its curves and final design, the creation is quite simply a work of art.
Three C-notes is expensive for a Lego set, for sure. But it’s actually quite reasonable if you’ve always dreamed of owning a real Porsche 911 GT3 RS but don’t have $175,000 in your toy budget. At 1:8-scale, Lego had a lot of room to pack some impressive features into this model, so you won’t necessarily be disappointed to settle for a plastic version of your dream car. The model features detailed, orange bodywork, red suspension springs, detailed headlights, taillights, brake calipers and rims with low-profile tires. The accessible cockpit features a detailed dashboard, working gearbox, steering wheel with gearshift paddles, racing seats and a glove compartment containing a unique serial number. Functions include opening doors and hood with storage compartment and suitcase, and an opening rear lid that houses a detailed flat 6 engine with moving pistons.And don’t forget, you also don’t need to worry about insuring this Porsche, which might make coughing up $300 for the model a little easier.