Sphero and Pixar have made sure that every detail about the car is accurate. We’re soon to see Cars 3 (June 16, 2017) and Lightning is, arguably, as beloved as ever.Īs far as authenticity goes, this is the real deal.
The car is based on Cars protagonist Lightning McQueen, which first arrived on screens back in 2006 as a rookie race car hoping to compete in the Piston Cup. Can a toy car ever really be worth that much money?Īs far as design goes, Sphero’s latest creation is hard to knock. With playful handling, authentic voice scripting, and a bevy of features and easter eggs, this is a brilliant testament to the colourful Cars universe.īut the crunch comes by way of its huge £299 price tag, which many parents will struggle to justify.
That work has paid off the car looks and drives like an animation, showcasing Sphero’s incredible attention to detail and the company’s clear passion for toy-making. A big part of that time, Sphero CEO Paul Berberian tells me, was spent going through numerous reviews with animators at Pixar “to make sure he’s as true to character as possible”. It’s the company’s first remote control car, and took a year and a half to build. Sphero has finally taken this concept of tech-powered toys and applied it to a car, specifically Lightning McQueen from the Cars movie franchise. Awesome – but expensive – robotic spheres that you can make whizz around your floor using a smartphone app. If you’ve heard of Sphero, you’ll probably know that they make spheres.
0 kommentar(er)
