kbalage

The 2024 g500 is equipped with an L6. The specifications of licensed models often follow the wishes of the licensing partner, if they want their latest variant represented, that's what they get. As I've mentioned before, I'm not a fan of these new "pistons", but an oversized engine wouldn't be any better. Honestly the half pins and axles were still the best in this scale, at least they were generic parts and not something specialized but still weird.

That was invented by some leakers way before the set was revealed. It can still easily be the fastest Control+ set though.

This is a toy, an abstraction of reality, there is always a trade-off. You can either squeeze an oversized engine into the engine bay and equip it with parts that are closer to reality, or you can make it smaller and simpler but with better overall proportions. I'm not a fan of the new design, but I wouldn't favor an oversized engine with the old parts either.

As far as I know, it was only produced by other manufacturers. Anyway, I don't own those sets or the MOC, so I don't have a comparison planned. Based on the video I made for the recent Countach set, most people have strong opinions about their preferred choice anyway (either the MOC or the LEGO set), and these don't seem to be influenced by factual comparisons, so I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

Yeah, imagine that inline 6 being 12 modules long. Very realistic :)

And why does it matter how you operate a certain function? :) Actually the lever is quick and efficient, with the knob the process is slower.

The Sián had a linkage with a lever in front of the passanger seat that operated the rear wing :)

@nerdsforprez respectfully, I could also list a few highly praised 1:8 MOCs that were released as a product (either as instructions, either by other manufacturers) with some non-working functions... as I said there are pros and cons on both sides.

A general declaration of inferiority like this is simply wrong. MOCs (and certain alternative manufacturers) have a very different target audience than LEGO. Even the 1:8 Technic supercars are designed to be built by inexperienced builders as well, which is definitely not the case with most MOCs and large CaDA sets for example. I've built many LEGO sets and quite a few MOCs, even some cars from other brands, and as always, there is no black or white. There are better solutions, but there are also worse ones on both sides. In the case of the Countach, I've just made a detailed comparison video with the 911 alternative model from Firas. This is a B-model, a brilliant design, but it's not necessarily more accurate in most respects than the official LEGO set. That one undoubtedly has some major flaws, but also quite a few better solutions, so again there is no clear winner/loser here. I don't think TLG generally looks at MOCs when choosing its future models. For one thing, these decisions are often made several years before the set is released, and for another, generally only a very small percentage of customers are aware of the existence of these fan designs, so from their perspective it doesn't really affect the overall perception of a release.

Nah, he's busy with lots of other stuff, including the upcoming Speed Champions sets.

Ok, let's get back to that big power bank instead of the 2-body bucket problem This quote apparently comes from this page, but this doesn't seem to be the description of a Volvo PU500 unit. This thing is powered by a Volvo engine, but it's not the same thing. The power unit in the set made by Volvo is rather this one, which is essentially a huge external battery to charge the Excavator, so it is not a generator after all.

I'm sure some interns are doing the post-processing at an external agency before the images go online at lego.com. There were cases where they removed the injection point from the middle of the UCS plaques. People got excited and thought TLG finally made the pieces better, but it was just someone trying to "clean things up". I'm sure that's the case here as well.

The set is now live on lego.com and the description clarifies the claims about the performance: This remote-controlled racing car toy model comes with lots of interactive features and is the fastest car (as of August 2024) in the LEGO Technic CONTROL+ range. As I expected this means it is faster than the 42124 Off-road Buggy, which is nice but I don't think it'll be comparable to any RC sets from the past with buggy motors.

The sets revealed today are all August releases :)

RRP seems to be 220 EUR, and some preorders are up with 187 EUR so it will definitely go lower :)

I'd rather expect a new system in 2026, they can still release a car or a tracked vehicle with the integrated hub next year.

If we had proof that TLG was truly building a versatile system and not just making specialized components for the needs of specific sets, then I don't think any of us would be worried. Unfortunately, Powered Up's history to date has not been encouraging, and considering the sporadic availability of motors and hubs, the future doesn't look bright. I just noticed today that in addition to the XL Motor and the Simple Medium Linear Motor, the Technic hub is also marked as retired. Is this the usual game they play, or is it really gone? Because if it really has been retired, then this move supports more our theories about downsizing Powered Up to phase out the system rather than a promising expansion with specialized parts.

I think the new hub is still part of the Powered Up ecosystem, these should be the known components squeezed in a single package, using the Control+ app. Fun fact - the connector used in all Powered Up / Control+ sets first appeared in WeDo 2.0 in 2016, and that hub had a rechargeable battery running at 3.7V. What if LEGO made a full circle to end the system? The first "real" Powered Up sets were the trains introduced in 2018, apart from the Batmobile. City trains are released in 4 year cycles, I would expect a brand new electronic system being released in 2026 with a new set of trains.

Or if we think about it, this can be a way to greatly reduce the stock of PU hardware in preparation for a new system. With this integrated drive base, separate hubs, motors and lights are no longer needed, there is only one unit to produce and sell. Last year we were supposed to get a single RC set (Audi), the Liebherr was pushed from 2022. This year, at least according to the rumors, 42176 will be the only RC set. If they use this base for e.g. two sets in the following two years (one car, one tracked vehicle), they can remove all other PU components from the inventory. The availability of these parts is already very random, some are shown as retired in certain regions, others just disappear from time to time.

This is quite different though. This time there are several documents about the battery and hub published on lego.com under "Product 42176", I'd trust that very much. Actually apart from the set number, we don't know yet for sure if it's a Porsche or not, but we certainly know what battery and hub it'll contain :)

The "fastest" claim has not been confirmed, so far it only comes from leakers. I highly doubt it's the fastest of all LEGO RC cars, maybe the fastest Control+ set. That is not very hard to achieve, it just has to beat the 42124 Off-Road Buggy. The 3.6V battery doesn't help with that though, but with the 2 integrated motors it's doable, but playtime will certainly suffer. Yes we do know, @Akbalder had a very nice find with the good quality photos! As I see we have 3 integrated motors, and apparently 6 integrated lights as well! This explains how the set can have lights without external ports on the hub.

There is still a (small) chance for this, although the remote control would then probably use standard AA/AAA batteries :)

That "fastest remote-controlled LEGO set of all time" is a very interesting statement, especially because the set seems to contain a brand new rechargeable battery, 3.6V & 2100 mAh. It will sit in a new integrated hub which contains 3 motors, similar to the Boost hub. Here's a video with all the details I could find:

I really hope they don't reuse the exact same transmission, otherwise we'll be in for another endless flood of complaints about clicking noises... Kind of fits in with the Land Rover experience, but people expect more from German engineering

That's why I wrote cars and motorcycles... I assumed the emphasis was on the fact that the vehicle is licensed, not the exact type :) Considering the rumored price point, it still looks more like a new iteration of the Defender's design than the Ford Raptor, which had half as many parts and was half as expensive.