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As requested by one of the mods here, here is my review of the McLaren P1 newly released on March 1 The Basics Release Date: March 1, 2015 Theme: Speed Champions Age: 7-14 Pieces: 168 MRSP: $14.99 USD, $19.99 CAD Box Dimensions: The Car McLaren P1 is a hybrid supercar designed by the British automaker McLaren Automotive. It is a limited edition car with only 375 units being produced for the price of 1.35 million USD per vehicle to start. It is capable of 217 MPH (350 KM/H) for max speed and can reach 0-60 MPH in 2.7 seconds. Here are some pictures of the real car from the McLaren website. The Box LEGO McLaren P1 comes in a small sized box with 4 unnumbered bags, 2 instruction manuals and a sticker page. I never understood why some speed champion sets have 2 instruction manuals while other sets have them merged into one. Minifigure This set comes with a standard driver minifigure with a silver helmet and painted jacket with McLaren logo in the front and back. Accessory Build The accessory build here is simply 3 traffic cones and a race curb. The traffic cones will definitely come in hand for any other LEGO City sets. McLaren P1 The average build time will be around 15-20 minutes. The instruction manual is pretty detailed so it is hard to make mistakes. There are lots of stickers to apply though and that can take some time to get them just right. We will start with the body using the typical black vehicle base common to many small vehicle builds. Next up is the hood/front bumper. Note the usage of yellow wheel covers (6103455) which are new parts. After the wheel covers we will build the rear bumper. The rear bumper utilize a black plate modified with racer car grille. Some stickers will be applied here to represent the rear lights. The doors here also utilize some stickers to convey the curved edges. The McLaren P1 features a rear spoiler, which uses a new part (6105957). The windshield is a painted piece that is also a completely new part (6107333) The wheels for the McLaren P1 are black (6104403) but it utilize the same tires as all the other speed champion cars. Two sets of interchangeable wheel trims are provided. Here is the final build. Final Thoughts Out of the 3 hybrid supercars I have reviewed so far (LaFerrari, Porsche 918, and McLaren P1), the McLaren P1 model is probably my favourite. The yellow/black theme is really nice to look at and the black wheels are pretty sexy. At around 9 cents per piece this set isn’t that expensive either. While the model is not comparable to the real car, I think it represented the overall shape fairly well. Here are some comparison images with the other Speed Champion cars I have reviewed. Alternative link for those prefer small images: http://brickpreviews...aren-p1-review/
