There’s Now A Lego Corvette ZR1 But It’s Hideous

Following super-expensive kits for the Bugatti Chiron and Porsche 911 GT3, a cheaper one has emerged… but you’ll need to use even more imagination than usual
There’s Now A Lego Corvette ZR1 But It’s Hideous

DIY toy-maker Lego has revealed a new Technic kit for the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, but it doesn’t quite have the accuracy and attention to detail of its flagship kits.

We’re being kind: the ZR1 kit is a dog’s dinner. To be fair to the $49.99 North America-only kit it’s a lot cheaper than the $400+ Bugatti Chiron or $300-ish Porsche 911 GT3, but it’s not pretty. In fact it makes a naked mole-rat look good.

There’s Now A Lego Corvette ZR1 But It’s Hideous

Available to buy from today, it has a decent stab at the vague Corvette shape and musters the correct four central exhaust tips and a tall rear wing to emphasise the ZR1’s track bias. There’s no proper engine block – we suspect the kit is too small-scale to accommodate the parts – but the steering works via the wheel and the eight cylinders do still cycle with vehicle movement, so the build is still a worthy project for ages nine and up.

We have to concede, though, that we prefer the awesome hot-rod that you can build from the same kit. Pictured on the back of the box, it makes use of the same V8 engine but in front of a boxy, classic hot-rod cabin. Suddenly the $50 investment looks more appealing.

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Comments

MeBoosta

Even the Lego version has midlife crisis.

01/01/2019 - 12:35 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

Talk about unfinished project

01/01/2019 - 12:44 |
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Sword_Az™

Ugh that front end… 🤢

01/01/2019 - 12:46 |
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Destroya

Yeah. It looks like a Corvette… After it smashed head on into a telephone pole

01/01/2019 - 12:54 |
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ᴶᵘˢᵗᴬᴿᵃⁿᵈᵒá

Looks like someone wasn’t paid enough

01/01/2019 - 13:09 |
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CannedRex24

how about we just leave it as the Hot Rod

01/01/2019 - 13:38 |
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Anonymous

I think it’s not that bad for the price. I mean it’s almost ten times less expensive than the Bugatti, obviously it won’t be as pretty. It’s in the same price range as the bmw motorcycle, which I think is not the prettiest either.

01/01/2019 - 14:04 |
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LukaTheGarlic

LEGO, recycling Porsche part, aren’t ya?

01/01/2019 - 14:18 |
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Exactly my thoughts lol

01/01/2019 - 14:36 |
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AAA Insurance

why is the bad staff featuring TOYS in this CAR community 😤😤👎🙅👶

#saveCTgreatagain

01/01/2019 - 14:38 |
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Maybe because the toys are CAR related?? Idk why everything has to be negative on this website…

01/01/2019 - 18:02 |
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It’s a car related toy, in fact it’s a toy version of a very HOT car at the moment

01/07/2019 - 03:14 |
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Monty4248

Lego also is releasing another car for this year…

01/01/2019 - 15:56 |
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I have the miniature version of that

01/01/2019 - 21:36 |
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Need

01/02/2019 - 13:19 |
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jdm-supra-1600(md squad)(Supra squad leader)

In reply to by Monty4248

YES

01/03/2019 - 03:25 |
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