LEGO Technic + Lamborghini Teases New Set!

Tuesday, January 28th, 2020 by Brickfinder

Also at the Nuremburg Toy Fair, LEGO has also announced a collaboration with supercar manufacturer Lamborghini.

They will be launching a LEGO Technic Lamborghini set on June 1st 2020 and it will be the third supercar (after Porsche and Bugatti) to get the LEGO Technic treatment which means that we are probably in for a treat.

Some have speculated that the mystery car is the new Lamborghini Sian which is the first ever fully electric super sports car from the company.

THE LEGO GROUP AND AUTOMOBILI LAMBORGHINI ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP
First ever LEGO® Technic™ Lamborghini set will launch globally in summer 2020.
29th January 2020, Billund: The LEGO Group is delighted to announce a partnership between Italian super sports cars car manufacturer, Automobili Lamborghini and LEGO® Technic™, the building system that allows older kids and adults to create more advanced, complex models.
The new 1:8 scale set will launch in summer 2020 and will be the third model in the LEGO Technic Ultimate series, following on from its hugely popular predecessors, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS in 2016 and Bugatti Chiron in 2018. For fifty years, Automobili Lamborghini has produced beautifully designed, iconic super sports cars that are instantly recognisable. This new partnership will see Lamborghini and LEGO Technic joining forces to deliver the engineering excellence and design flair that both companies have become famous for. With the possibility of constructing transmissions, differentials and gearing systems, LEGO Technic is an advanced building experience that many fans find challenging yet rewarding. When you build with LEGO Technic, you learn how to Build for Real.
For Niels Henrik Horsted, LEGO Technic Marketing Director, partnering with a company like Automobili Lamborghini is an ideal choice: “Following the success of the former Ultimate models, both the Porsche and the Bugatti, it was crucial for us to find a new partner with an iconic vehicle, an unmistakable design DNA and ground breaking use of technology.”
Katia Bassi, Automobili Lamborghini Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, says, “The LEGO Group has amazed entire generations with beautifully simple or extremely complex constructions. In the digital age, where entertainment is often via a screen, our collaboration with the LEGO Group allows enthusiasts to live a real experience, reproducing a Lamborghini super sports car in every detail to create an outstanding model, just like the real car.”
The LEGO Technic Lamborghini model will be available in LEGO Brand Retail Stores and the LEGO Online Store from 1 June 2020 and more widely from 1 August 2020. Further details about the LEGO Technic Lamborghini will be revealed at a later date.