With eight motor packs, each housing 96 LEGO Power Function motors, McLaren claims the setup mimics the performance of the original McLaren P1’s V8 engine—a bold statement that blends reality ...

It has a sluice gate in the lower section to feed water to a turbine for power generation. The gate is moved via a rack and pinion. It’s driven by a LEGO motor on a long shaft to keep it a safe ...