The Porsche 911 Is Still My Favourite Sports Car!
Reviewing the LEGO Porsche 911 Turbo
What’s so great about the Porsche 911? I don’t know. Maybe the fact that it’s one of the few supercars that you can just casually drive anywhere without looking like a douchebag? It’s classic. It’s stylish and instead of projecting awkward opulence, it’s a whole lot more about good classic taste and class. It ages well, and somehow the older it gets, like wine, the more it’s appreciated by its connoisseurs. It’s a great car, be that for your own individual pleasure, or even taking the wife out for dinner or the kid to school. You don’t believe me? Watch Californication. If that show doesn’t convince you about the versatility of the Porsche, nothing will. Nothing! That car is a character in the show.
Now, I’ll be honest, I would have preferred LEGO’s edition of the Porsche 911 in any other colour than white. Black, dark blue or even dark red would have looked great, but for whatever reason LEGO decided to go with white. It’s still a great-looking car, just not a good idea displaying it on the windowsill, as you’ll soon wake up with a dirty-yellow sports-car instead of the cute snow-white you bought. If you’re into the dirty, yellowish off-white vintage look, by all means, go for it, but otherwise you want to keep this car away from the sun!
An otherwise gorgeous car. Seeing set #10295 still on the shelves of the LEGO store, was a bit of a surprise, seeing how the Camaro is also out. But guess what? If you look hard enough, you will still find the Mustang too — and I got it, so stay tuned for a review on that. Soon!
I couldn’t give up the chance to get a detailed version of my favourite car in LEGO form, and bit the 170 Euro bullet. Hey, we only live once, and compared to the Technic supercars, the Creator Expert (Icons) cars are actually somewhat affordable.
That being said, it does not come with as many functions as a Technic variant would. While steering is present, we have no suspensions or working engine. Doors open, though, and so does the hood and the boot. It does, however, have one more trick up its sleeve, and that comes in the form of an alternate build. I built the Turbo version, but you get instructions for the 911 Targa too, should you wish to lean towards that. Unfortunately, the transformation ain’t straight-forward, so if you want to move between models, you have to do a bit of taking apart and building back up. This is something that LEGO did on the Camaro too, and I kind of wish it didn’t. At this price, a more clever and modular transformation would have been possible.
One of the best things about the set is its size. With 1458 pieces, 33 × 16 cm, I think it’s the perfect amount of car you get. Not too small to lose details, but not too large to struggle with displaying it. While it’s classed as an 18+ set, I think it’s one of the most straightforward sets I’ve ever built at this size. Some clever SNOT techniques for sure, but any 12 year-old would sail through this build no problem.
Another aspect at which this set shines is the interior design of the car and the engine. Super-detailed in my opinion and true to the classic style of the original car. From the outside, while it’s a great-looking set, I will say that there are some angles that aren’t the most flattering and really make the Porsche look like a LEGO car. It’s nothing major, though, so don’t let that deter you from picking this up if you can still find it.
If you’re any amount of Porsche fan, forget everything else that’s out there. This is the perfect size to display and perfect sized fun, to build. Especially the Turbo version.
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