Lego’s press release did not say what powered the full-size drivable Sadair’s Spear.
Top Gear had the missing bit. After speaking with Lego design lead Lubor Zelinka, it reported that the 1:1 Lego Koenigsegg used a small electric motor driving the rear wheels, not Koenigsegg’s 5.0-litre twin-turbo V8.
So no, there was no 1,625hp Swedish fire-breather hiding under a plastic bonnet. Probably wise. Nobody wants 327,906 Lego pieces trying to manage full Koenigsegg boost.
There is a nice irony here. Koenigsegg, the real one, is not exactly sprinting towards full EVs.
Christian von Koenigsegg told Motor1 the company had looked at a fully electric platform, but decided hybrid power made more sense for its cars. He did not shut the door forever, but for now the brand sees combustion, electrification and smaller batteries as the better hypercar mix.
Even without a petrol-drinking V8, the life-size Lego Technic Sadair’s Spear still behaved like it had somewhere urgent to be. Driven by Koenigsegg test driver Markus Lundh, it hit 111kph at Goodwood Hill, making it the fastest Lego car ever made.
Lego said the build weighed about 1,800kg and was created to mark the launch of the 1:8 scale Technic Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear set.
The smaller retail model does get a V8, but only in the Lego Technic sense. It has a simulated piston engine, not petrol, heat, noise and emissions.
The real Sadair’s Spear remains a very different animal. Koenigsegg lists it with a twin-turbo 5.0-litre V8 producing up to 1,625hp on E85.
The Lego one? Electric, rear-driven and fast enough to make a brick sweat.
