Citations › Citation ID: 125

C125. BOOK: Daniel Konstanski, The Secret Life of LEGO Bricks: The Inside Story of a Design Icon (Unbound, 2022), p. 194.

Early on in the process, everyone agreed that the wheels need to be unique and define the entire scale of the Porsche and, by extension, all future cars. However, LEGO wheels and tyre size were governed by definitive rules. Any new scale of tyres would need to conform with these internal standards. Designers selected a diameter that was closest to the scale of car they thought would allow them to include all the relevant functions.

LEGO Tire and Wheel sizes need to conform to specific diameters, which can determine the possible scales when re-creating a real-world vehicle.