( CNN) Over 1 million plastic blocks and 13,000 hours later, Lego accomplished an unlikely feat: a functional Bugatti built largely out of the iconic construction toys drove down a track in Germany.
“This life-size model is a first of its kind in so many routes, and with it, we wanted to push the boundaries of our own imagination, ” Lena Dixen, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing at the Lego Group, said in a statement.
The car, which was first test-driven in June, built its public debut on Thursday at the Grand Prix Formula 1 event in Monza, Italy.
