My first impression was how was the 42123 McLaren Senna GTR going to compete against this supercar as this seemed only slightly wider with more detailing, so guessing around 1200 pieces, then I saw the price!

Undoubtely they made some effort to realize the air scoop behind doors but that section still looks unfinished/something missing . And needs some ground clereance improvement like Porsche RSR. Overall nice looking model but personally i was looking for brand new model like SF90, Roma etc. that lego has not created a version of it before.

Seems to be similar to the Porsche RSR 42096 which is a bit smaller than the GT3 RS,

Weird how the yellow bit at the top of the windscreen has a tiled surface that's not rounded off with D tiles to approximate if not match the Technic beam. For that matter, it's weird that it's made out of actual parts considering it's merely a windscreen decal on the real thing.

No HOG steering? Interesting. Seems one of the few printed elements are the headlights, and the rest of decoratioms are stickers. Which is faithfull to the original and leaves you options. Cant wait for a review of this.

Looks like we will get many more Technic cars from now on.

@mr_Fikou said:
"Soooo many stickers! Good news though: it seems like you can easily leave the majority, if not all, of them off without ending up with an unfinished-looking model."

That would require replacing some white and blue parts with red substitutes. But luckily it's just a few readily available parts.

Blimey! Looks like there are more stickers than actual parts.

3 hours to build + 3 hours to apply stickers!

I do like it though. Definitely will pick it up at some point.

Wow, this just looks angry.

What can I say, it looks nice!

I think we can all agree that it's much better these designs are (almost) all stickers! Much more room to have a nice clean Ferrari

I will admit that at this price point I'd probably rather have three of the new Senna, but this is a very good-looking design nonetheless

Wow, it's like they're intentionally trolling all you sticker haters ;-)

I think it looks good. Just a bit pricey, but with 30+% off it would be fine. Just a bit too much ground clearance, which should be easy to fix.

After 75300, you know, Lego, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this and totally redeem yourself!

I had thought LEGO had severed their connections with Shell which means that this set promotes a company they do not want to work with for brand value reasons.

So similar size to the Porsche RSR, same functions, but 20% more expensive?
That's gonna take a hell of a discount before I consider this set.
Are they new wheel arches again? Looks like a shorter version of the ones in the Lambo. Also curious about the part for the flared wheel arch at the back.

Personally I thought it would be the same size as the Mclaren Senna set which is coming out January - that would have been ideal size tbh. Stickers don't put me off but if I brought it it would been without the racing stickers. I just think it looks awkward looking to me - I can't put my finger on it but I feel the Mclaren Senna looks better (despite the smaller size) in my opinion

Well, this looks like a nice companion to the Porsche RSR.

Not sure what to think of the 20 euros more for a 100 piece difference. I would be interested in the explanation; though I would not be surprised it is at least partially explained by new pieces, recolours and maybe a more expensive license (?)

Easy pass. Will wait for a proper 1:8 Technic Ferrari supercar with more functions.

it looks disgusting

Engine, suspension and steering? Is that it? The Porsche was a joke for being over 50% more than the unlicensed rally car that had more functionality, now this looks to be the same, except for now it's almost double the price.

And because it's licensed, no B model.

Anyone have a sticker count?

At least the red panels are attached with black pins - still quite a few blue pins on the inside/roof but that's a start in the right direction. With suspension, steering and 8 cylinders engine (I hope it is with real pistons and not the cam and rods scam) it has significantly less function than 8865 which was released 32 years ago (8865 had moving headlights, adjustable seats and a working transmission). Back in the days, when I was excited about a Technic set, it was to understand how a given mechanism worked. Cars are nice (to a degree) but are very limited in the number of new mechanisms that can be demonstrated (i.e. been there done that many times over). Sometimes, I surprise myself dreaming of sets that would bring back that kind of excitement... Not every Technic sets have to be movable on wheels or tracks (the target-demographic is different). Heck they could do a GBC (Great Ball Contraption) theme with 2 new modules per year (summer/winter) and I am sure that would be extremely popular - just a thought...

@TomKazutara said:
"Leave the stickers away and you got a generic technic car,
what is the point of license even ?"

I agree. Licensed lines are more expensive, but I think they could just do generic vehicles without any license tie ups. Take 42098 , Car Transporter as an example - 2 vehicles, a good price and a decent build. 42082 , - Big Red, another unlicensed which is a fantastic build.

Quite impressive actually, but I won’t get it.

looks attractive but real thing will disappoint you for sure.

After seeing a few more pictures, I can confirm that this model has a 'real' engine (i.e. pistons with piston rods and cam shaft - yellow pistons and gray block). That said, this is still a 'static' model as there is no way to easily reach the steering wheel (it is very low inside the car) and, as such, cannot be used to 'play' around with the car. If Lego is comfortable launching many Technic 'display' model, they don't need to have always movable item (i.e. wheeled or tracked). A robotic arm with joystick controls would be just as cool to have on a shelf than a car - but the mechanic inside would be much more involved and consequently more interesting, stimulating and altogether a better teaching/learning tool!

In regards to unlicensed technic cars the best one they ever did was the Red Supercar - 8070.

£100 RRP when it was out but it had POWER FUNCTIONS, minimal stickers and was around 1/10 scale. Attractive design and looked dynamic. Lego need to do another Supercar soon

Nice - but currently for 50£ more you can get the Bugatti which is an epic model ....... or even the Lambo in the current sales !!

Food for thought ??

Expect Ferrari will be around 15% licensing on all sold from experience ...... they have such brand power considering the build quality chortle - sales it is then

Most people will say that 8880 was the best as they crammed pretty much everything they could in that car (4 wheel steering no less!). To me 8880 was very good because it has parts that I would very much like to see still available today. Personally, I think that 8448 was the best non-licensed Supercar. It was modular and very much built like a real car - you built the frame and then you attach the different components on it. You could also build an automatic roof retracting cabriolet or gull wing doors activated with pneumatic dampeners (which turn out to have a defect but still - mine are still ok but I hardly use them to preserve them). This model could easily be fitted with (very well concealed) motors for a full remote experience. As they say, I guess, to each his own.

Oh no, branded Technic cars are here to stay and the "technic" part in Technic is being pushed out.

@PjtorXmos said:
"Oh no, branded Technic cars are here to stay and the "technic" part in Technic is being pushed out."

Right, because 42116, 42117, 42120, 42121, and 42124 are all branded and don't have technical functions.

Oh wait! That's not the case. None of them are branded and all of them have technical functions that are very different from a typical racecar. Thank goodness your concerns can be put to rest!

@Huw said:
" @mr_Fikou said:
"Soooo many stickers! Good news though: it seems like you can easily leave the majority, if not all, of them off without ending up with an unfinished-looking model."

That's my thinking too. Headlights and Ferraro logo should be enough.
"

If you are careful you can snip along the line of the ‘Pro’ sponsor box on the doors to get the side Ferrari badges ;-)

@Wavelength said:
"Engine, suspension and steering? Is that it? The Porsche was a joke for being over 50% more than the unlicensed rally car that had more functionality, now this looks to be the same, except for now it's almost double the price.

And because it's licensed, no B model. "

Plenty of Liscenced sets have B models. 3x out of the 4 volvo sets, Mack truck, both Mercedes sets. Seems like Lego decided to stop doing B models on large sets since late 2019 (Wether licensed or not) which really sucks.

@madcj1 said:
"Nice - but currently for 50£ more you can get the Bugatti which is an epic model ....... or even the Lambo in the current sales !!

Food for thought ??

Expect Ferrari will be around 15% licensing on all sold from experience ...... they have such brand power considering the build quality chortle - sales it is then"

Don't know where you're seeing those prices. The Bugatti is double the price of the Ferrari.

All these LEGO-cars look absolutely great if they didn't have to look like a real car. That's not the case though, this is supposed to be a Ferrari and yet it looks nothing like it. I've no idea why they keep trying when most cars just don't look like their counterpart. For every time they succeed there's at least 3 failed attempts.

First the McLaren Senna GTR, now this Ferrari 488 GTE?! Even as someone who doesn't really like Technic I'm excited!

Nice. Just build the model and use the accompanying 30-page sticker book to decorate your laptop.

@CrimsonFury said:
" @madcj1 said:
"Nice - but currently for 50£ more you can get the Bugatti which is an epic model ....... or even the Lambo in the current sales !!

Food for thought ??

Expect Ferrari will be around 15% licensing on all sold from experience ...... they have such brand power considering the build quality chortle - sales it is then"

Don't know where you're seeing those prices. The Bugatti is double the price of the Ferrari. "

I have just bought the Bugatti from Amazon £199. Wasn’t going to get it as the real car is not really my cup of tea, but at that price, pushed the button. Has been £230 for ages before that! Got the Lambo too for £240. So always pays to wait!

I really wanted to like this set, I really did. However now I have seen it, it looks like a £100 max set. Seems unfinished, with stickers replacing details that should have been realised in part form. It is a shame, maybe if I see it in review I might change my mind, but only with a heavy discount.

@Huw said:
" @mr_Fikou said:
..
That's my thinking too. Headlights and Ferraro logo should be enough.
"
It's called Ferrero...

@fakespacesquid said:
" @PjtorXmos said:
"Oh no, branded Technic cars are here to stay and the "technic" part in Technic is being pushed out."

Right, because 42116, 42117, 42120, 42121, and 42124 are all branded and don't have technical functions.

Oh wait! That's not the case. None of them are branded and all of them have technical functions that are very different from a typical racecar. Thank goodness your concerns can be put to rest!"

That's kind of an disingenuous way of arguing tbh. The thing is, that since 2014 we pretty much only got branded flagships. At first this wasn't all to frequent and the branded stuff like the Unimog, the Volvo digger and the Arocs actually worked within the technic landscape pretty well, as they showed off a pretty substantial amount of functions, and that's what Technic flagships are all about. I'm still not 100% on board with the branding on those sets, as it only increases prices.
2016 was the year, where things turned to the worse tho, the Porsche and all the following Technic supercars didn't really have functions, beyond changing gears, suspension and steering and most of the parts supplied, were there to try to make the car look like it's real counterpart. They are not about the stuff, that goes on inside the model, they are about the fancy shell with a bit of stuff inside, to justify the technic branding. We really need to return to the "technical drawing" style of bodywork too, as most of the panels don't leave any room to actually see the functions in action, which made Technic such a nice thing in the first place. My point is, that these branded flagship cars are taking space away from actual Technic flagships that could be. Even most of the "supercars of old" had more things going for them, and if it wasn't heaps of functions, it was building endless amounts of alternative bodies on the chassis.
Let's be honest, all those technic models failed to be accurate display models and all of them failed at being technic sets.
We all would be far better of, if these sets, were in Creator Expert (or whatever Lego has renamed it too now). You would be able, to model these cars far better and you could include the few lackluster functions that those sets have, making them much better display models, than the technic stuff right now.

^ Well put, I think Lego need to split this kind of model from Technic, like they did with the Racers series. I would like to see more sets from Technic where the functions and mechanics are the star and not the looks. I guess it all boils down to what sells and profit, I’m afraid.

After seeing other shots of this model, it does look better from other angles. As others have said, it has a traditional engine and suspension too. Just too much cash for what it is.

Will have to wait for the review....over to you Huw...

@Wavelength said:
"Engine, suspension and steering? Is that it? The Porsche was a joke for being over 50% more than the unlicensed rally car that had more functionality, now this looks to be the same, except for now it's almost double the price.

And because it's licensed, no B model. "

More functions on the rally car? You mean that weird thing with the moving panels when you open the rear? That barely counts. The Porsche is bigger and looks better with fewer gaps. 50% more expensive. Could that be because it has 50% more parts? Hmm...
Now this Ferrari has 6% more parts than the Porsche and is an inch shorter, but it's 20% more expensive.

Was it not Ferrari that held the "most powerful brand" title before LEGO overtook them a year or two ago?

@fakespacesquid said:
" @PjtorXmos said:
"Oh no, branded Technic cars are here to stay and the "technic" part in Technic is being pushed out."

Right, because 42116, 42117, 42120, 42121, and 42124 are all branded and don't have technical functions.

Oh wait! That's not the case. None of them are branded and all of them have technical functions that are very different from a typical racecar. Thank goodness your concerns can be put to rest!"

Oh, sorry, you are indeed right - if steering, suspension and piston engine are too little and too boring, 42124 offers a completely different package... By omitting the piston engine. And surely, no Technic enthusiast will be able to resist buying 42117 to learn more about how a push-along plane's propeller works by using not two, not three, but as many as FOUR gears!
/s