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Porsche 918 Spyder - Miniland scale - Lego
After what seemed like the longest 3 years in history, the Porsche 918 finally hit the roads after images of the concept made headlines in 2010. This car was set to be the hypercar to end all hyper cars - full to the brim with clever tech, including a class leading hybrid powertrain, 4-wheel steering and plenty of active aero, this thing made producing and handling ~900bhp look like child's play. It should have utterly dominated the car world; but 2013 was a special year.
Ferrari has just released their magnum opus, the LaFerrari, and McLaren's P1 was set for release just a month after 918. 3 giants of motorsport, putting all the knowledge learnt from their rich histories into 1 feat of engineering and passion. The "Holy Trinity" is one of the most special points of modern car history, 3 incredible cars that couldn't better represent the manufactures that created them.
These cars have a special place in my heart. I was 12 when they were first released, and read all the Top Gear magazine reviews of them for the next year. After fighting restrictions set by the manufactures, TG were finally being allowed to test all 3 at once in 2015. Which also marks a point in time where my interest in cars started to tail off. Yes, I still loved them, but car culture was just so annoying and childish at the time. Any conversation about cars would become a pissing contest to see who knew the most stats, followed by the same 2 jokes about civics and IS THAT A SUPRA - it just killed my interest in the culture. But these 3 cars mark the last time I was truly excited about some new cars. They were so special, the occasion was so special, and to this day they are some of the greatest pieces of machinery money can buy, and some of my favourite cars ever produced.
So why build the 918 specifically? Was it the styling? Did the mass of technology keep my interest in cars alight? Has looking back at it brought back all the memories, all the excitement and wonder, that ultimately drove me to take the University course I'm studying today? Nah, i just had an fun idea for the taillights lol.
Porsche 918 Spyder - Miniland scale - Lego
After what seemed like the longest 3 years in history, the Porsche 918 finally hit the roads after images of the concept made headlines in 2010. This car was set to be the hypercar to end all hyper cars - full to the brim with clever tech, including a class leading hybrid powertrain, 4-wheel steering and plenty of active aero, this thing made producing and handling ~900bhp look like child's play. It should have utterly dominated the car world; but 2013 was a special year.
Ferrari has just released their magnum opus, the LaFerrari, and McLaren's P1 was set for release just a month after 918. 3 giants of motorsport, putting all the knowledge learnt from their rich histories into 1 feat of engineering and passion. The "Holy Trinity" is one of the most special points of modern car history, 3 incredible cars that couldn't better represent the manufactures that created them.
These cars have a special place in my heart. I was 12 when they were first released, and read all the Top Gear magazine reviews of them for the next year. After fighting restrictions set by the manufactures, TG were finally being allowed to test all 3 at once in 2015. Which also marks a point in time where my interest in cars started to tail off. Yes, I still loved them, but car culture was just so annoying and childish at the time. Any conversation about cars would become a pissing contest to see who knew the most stats, followed by the same 2 jokes about civics and IS THAT A SUPRA - it just killed my interest in the culture. But these 3 cars mark the last time I was truly excited about some new cars. They were so special, the occasion was so special, and to this day they are some of the greatest pieces of machinery money can buy, and some of my favourite cars ever produced.
So why build the 918 specifically? Was it the styling? Did the mass of technology keep my interest in cars alight? Has looking back at it brought back all the memories, all the excitement and wonder, that ultimately drove me to take the University course I'm studying today? Nah, i just had an fun idea for the taillights lol.