--- title: "Painstakingly Detailed Lego Volvo Wagon Goes Beyond Every Other Build You’ve Seen" date: "2025-03-26" modified: "2025-03-26" authors: - name: "Ronan Glon" job_title: "Contributing Writer" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/ronan-glon" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/painstakingly-detailed-lego-volvo-wagon-goes-beyond-every-other-build-youve-seen" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Volvo News" tags: - "Volvo" --- # Painstakingly Detailed Lego Volvo Wagon Goes Beyond Every Other Build You’ve Seen ![Volvo V70 made out of LEGO bricks]() *\Brick Scale/Instagram\* The definition of [a project car]() is nebulous, and a Swedish enthusiast just stretched it significantly by building a life-sized replica of a Volvo V70 wagon using Lego bricks. While that's a Herculean task (you can't buy this kit from the nearest store), this build becomes even more impressive when you discover the long list of functional features included—it might be the best-equipped [Lego car]() we've ever seen. The project is fully documented on an Instagram page called [Brick Scale](), and [the first post]() is over four years old. This tells you the amount of thought that went into building a life-sized Lego replica of a V70. It starts pretty much the same way every Lego build starts: With a whole lot of loose bricks. The difference between this build and, say, [the F1 cars]() is that the bricks come in cases, not in little plastic bags. Brick by brick, the Volvo comes together. The builder uses his real V70 as a reference point, but there are no building instructions available, so the project is entirely improvised. With that said, the proportions are astonishingly accurate. The steering wheel [is spot on]() (it even has a little Volvo logo in the middle!), the rear lights [are functional](), and [the door mirrors]() are both power-adjustable and power-folding. The so-called Waterfall center console, a gorgeous styling element that Volvo put in many of its cars in the 2010s, is [accurately replicated]() as well. ![]() *Screenshot* ![]() *Screenshot* ![]() *Screenshot* Not every part of the wagon is made with bricks. The body is attached to [a custom-built steel frame](), which presumably gives the car the structural rigidity it needs to stay together. [There's no engine](), though [a remote-controlled electric motor]() allows it to move slowly under its own power. And, the wagon [rolls on real wheels]() wrapped with real tires. Brick Scale took the V70 [through Sweden's safety and emissions inspections]() just for fun. The results? "They didn't like the fact that a 3,300-pound car lacks brakes." At least it probably passed emissions. For context, a European-market 2010 V70 weighs between 3,454 and 3,974 pounds, depending on how it's configured. Volvo offered three engines, including a much-missed 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder. The Lego is not much lighter than the real thing, then, which is impressive considering it doesn't have a drivetrain, a suspension system, air conditioning, and so on. Adding a remote-controlled electric motor was seemingly a wise decision. We still have so many questions. For example, how many bricks does it take to build a life-sized car? https://www.instagram.com/p/DHVYEnkoeBQ/ Brick Scale's V70 is currently on a little tour with several stops across Sweden and one event in Riga, Latvia. What happens after that isn't clear, but we're hoping the car either ends up in the Volvo collection, which already includes a first-generation XC90 made out of Lego bricks, or goes to Lego headquarters, where it would look amazing. And, who knows, maybe it will spawn a (much) smaller V70 kit! *Got tips? Send ’em to tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Ronan is a contributing writer for The Drive. He draws on over 15 years of experience to cover breaking industry news, cool one-off builds, and anything in between. He began writing for The Drive in 2021 and stepped into his current role in 2024. His obsession with cars started when a relative gave him a Majorette die-cast shortly after his first birthday. It hasn't flickered since. Ronan lives in France; He swapped Utah's Rocky Mountains, where he grew up, for the Alps. He's an avid hiker, mountain biker, and musician. He also restores classic European cars and mopeds, including a 1978 Citroen 2CV that he's rebuilding from the ground up. ### Author social links [Twitter]()