IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE WORLD OF MOTOR RACING WITH THE PEUGEOT 9X8 HYBRID HYPERCAR IN LEGO® 

• Tell us how the creation of the 9X8 PEUGEOT in LEGO® TECHNIC™ came about.

LEGO® TECHNIC™ fans are often fans of vehicles and especially cars. So our teams are always on the lookout for a vehicle idea to add to the LEGO® TECHNIC™ collection. Above all, we look for the originality of a car, its special features that make it stand out from the rest. This is exactly what we found when we discovered the 9X8, 2 years ago. Our designers worked for several months before contacting Peugeot to present the project. We already had a model to show them. The Peugeot teams were immediately very enthusiastic about the idea of creating a reproduction of their 9X8 hypercar in LEGO® bricks.

• What were the different stages in the creation of this new model?

As I said, on our side we worked to first present a project to Peugeot that was already well developed. When the collaboration between the two brands started in January 2022, we were very close and very regular in our working sessions. We had a meeting of about an hour every two weeks. And that lasted for about 8 months. The communication with Peugeot was very fluid, very pleasant and above all very productive. When the actual vehicle was finished, we spent some time writing the building guide. This is a big part of the job: it has to be clear enough for everyone who starts building the LEGO® car: beginners, amateurs and experts alike. The 9X8 is one of the adult models, but some of our youngest enthusiasts can be very clever, very persistent and very surprising!

• What is your overall takeout from this collaboration with Peugeot?

First of all, we had a lot of fun working with this French brand. This is, I believe, the first collaboration of LEGO® TECHNIC™ with a French car brand. We are proud to accompany Peugeot in its new sporting direction. We have common values, a desire to take on challenges and a communicative energy that has led us to the collegial realisation of the magnificent 9X8 model. Thanks to projects like this, we make a lot of progress because we have to face new situations which force us to redouble our creativity and technological know-how. For example, on the 9X8, the manufacture of the rear suspensions gave us a hard time and forced us to innovate completely. We all went above and beyond to achieve a final result that we are very proud of.