LEGO and Koenigsegg set speed record with full size replica

The LEGO Group, in partnership with Swedish hypercar manufacturer Koenigsegg, has unveiled a new flagship model and set a world speed record with a life-size, drivable replica. The announcement centers on the LEGO Technic Koenigsegg Sadairs Spear Megacar, the sixth model in the company's Ultimate Car Concept Series. To mark the launch, engineers constructed a functional, full-scale version from over 327,000 LEGO Technic elements and drove it down the Goodwood Hillclimb course in England, achieving a top speed of 111 kilometers per hour (69 mph). This more than doubled the previous record for a large-scale LEGO vehicle.

The record run was piloted by Koenigsegg factory test driver Markus Lundh, who also set the production car hillclimb record at Goodwood in the real Sadairs Spear in 2025. Lundh described the experience of driving the LEGO replica as feeling surprisingly close to the real car. The massive build weighs approximately 1,800 kilograms, with about 400 kilograms of that being specialized plastic components, and required more than 9,400 hours of design and assembly at LEGO's Kladno factory in the Czech Republic. The replica incorporates functional elements from the real...