Build the new Land Rover Defender as a Lego Technic set

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2573-piece set

Land Rover has teamed with Lego for a scale model of the new Defender.

The Lego Technic vehicle echoes New Defender with a host of realistic elements and functions.

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That includes body panels and rims, four-wheel drive with three differentials, fully independent suspension, a working winch and Lego Technic’s most sophisticated gearbox yet – all designed to provide a rewarding building experience for car lovers and Lego fans alike.

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Niels Henrik Horsted, Marketing Director at the Lego Group, said: “With every Lego element, children can build anything they can imagine. I’m very excited about this new model – a truly impressive job done by our Lego Group designers.

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Together with Land Rover, we’ve blended elements, design and innovative engineering into a set that shows the boundless creativity of LEGO play, and that with LEGO Technic you can build for real.”

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The new Lego Technic Defender will be available to buy online from 1 October 2019.

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It's not the first time Lego Technic has teamed up with car manufacturers in creating car sets. In the Technic line-up there are models like Volkswagen Beetle, Type 2 Bus, Mini, Aston Martin DB5, Routemaster bus, Porsche 911 and Bugatti Chiron.