Lego Technic adds a 1,677-piece Ferrari 488 GTE kit to its portfolio

If you’re not permitted to purchase one of Ferrari’s 488 GT Modificata, the folks at Lego possess a consolation prize. The Danish firm will quickly give a replica of AF Corse’s successful Ferrari 488 GTE Evo race car to its catalog.

Lego chose this specific 488 GTE Evo, which wears number 51, because it has tallied up a remarkable quantity of victories. It notably took first in its class within the 2021 Twenty four hours of Le Mans, beating the Porsche 911 RSR, the Ford GT, and the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R. The kit includes 1,677 pieces, and it’s 19 inches long when fully assembled. Its livery is surprisingly accurate, down to the yellow band across the windshield and the sponsor stickers. It even gains a sizeable rear wing, though it likely won’t require the downforce to stay on your desk.

Ferrari’s prancing horse emblem proudly appears around the front and rear ends as well as on the controls. The leading and rear suspension systems are both functional, and also the V8 engine even features moving pistons. Technic kits are usually been preferable over regular Lego kits, and also the 488 GTE isn't any exception.

Lego’s Ferrari 488 GTE will be available online, in Lego stores, and at select retailers on January 1, 2021. It is $169.99, but it’s less of a toy than it might look like. Lego stresses it’s ideal to builders aged 18 and over.

2021 is a good year for Lego fans having a penchant for Italian machines. It announced a 1/8-scale, 3,696-piece Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 in May, and it released a 960-piece 1960s Fiat 500F in March. Lego Technic even caused Ducati for the first time to bring collectors a foot-long replica from the Panigale V4 R.