Lego’s full-size Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear smashes Goodwood Hill Climb record in reverse

Koenigsegg and Lego have shattered the Lego-vehicle speed record at Goodwood by running a full-scale, hand-built Sadair’s Spear made entirely of Lego bricks up the hill—backwards. Driver Markus Lundh, who set the production-car record in an actual Sadair’s Spear last year, piloted the 3,968 lb Lego car to 69 mph, more than doubling the previous 31 mph record set by Lando Norris in a Lego McLaren P1 at Silverstone.

The stunt was staged to promote the new Lego Technic 1:8 scale Sadair’s Spear kit, which launches in early July. The full-size Lego car weighs 3,968 lb, of which 882 lb are the bricks themselves; it was assembled by hand over 9,400 hours using 327,906 pieces.

Unlike the real twin-turbo V8 Sadair’s Spear (1,625 HP), the Lego version runs on a small electric motor driving the rear wheels. It also replicates the real car’s Ghost Mode, opening doors and front/rear clamshells at the touch of a button.

The 1:8 scale Technic model will retail for $449.99 and includes working steering, a removable roof, a V8 engine with moving pistons, Triplex suspension, and a functional 9-speed transmission with a rotating gear-indicator disc. Early buyers also receive a bonus Lego Technic Koenigsegg Sadair’s Spear Steering Wheel kit with a working shifter and gear-change mechanism.