Skiing Biology God

Earlier in the forum, it has been mentioned that this is the picture of the Chiron confirmed. Is that true, and if so, is there proof? It seems a little weird that this is a leaked image, knowing that Lego has been very good at eliminating any leaks for this set.

Possible questions for the people at Technic: 1. How did you use the criticism from past models (42056) to better the Chiron? 2. How many new molds do you make a year and how do you control the budget of making new pieces in general? 3. Are you informed about the expectations of Lego fans and do you make changes before a set's release based on community commentary? How seriously do you consider suggestions or criticism from Lego fans? 4. How many stages of quality control and testing does a set go through before it becomes official? Is the team getting better at resolving mechanical errors like the extreme gear backlash in 42056? 5. Is Lego Technic willing to go to higher levels of complexity (6k+ piece sets, $500+) Is there a point where the magnitude of a Lego model is "too much"? 6. Is Lego Technic thinking about branching outwards and creating separate themes for different categories? (Supercars, Construction, Off-Road, Farming) Technic seems like too broad of a category to have so little sets released a year (Less than 10 sets a year with 400+ pieces where in total, Lego releases hundreds of them a year across all themes. Also, some Lego themes are specifically created for one film, while Technic encompasses almost all vehicles and had been around for 41 years now. 7. How does the team come up with new ideas and avoid recycling the same thing year after year? Where do you get inspiration from and do you think there will be a point where you will have no more ideas? 8. Will Technic integrate other forms of technology (Bluetooth, WiFi, cameras, hydraulics, circuits/logic gates) into its models over time? This will overall make more possibilities for advanced creations. 9. In 20 years, where do you see the yearly flagship model? (This year's being the rough terrain crane 42082) How do you envision the evolution of Technic as a whole? 10. How complicated is the licensing process and why aren't more licensed models made? Thanks, would be nice if Lego answered some of these.

I seriously don't know how (and even if) you will be able to buy the Chiron on 16 May if the unveiling is supposed to be 1 June. Maybe the 16 May release date is for some other exclusive set, not 42083.

Jim, do you know what date the unveiling will be?

I believe that motorisation is unrealistic as it would cost 500+ USD. Though I expect some sort of unique features, maybe a convertible roof function or functional disc brakes. I wouldn't much appreciate it if it were a copy of the Porsche's functions, so it needs something more. With 900 extra pieces, I can trust Lego to come up with something interesting. About the gap thing, I could care less as long as the set looks aesthetically pleasing and faithful to the real car. Also, bonus points if it includes new elements and/or colours, I'm excited about those new rims.