AUTOart 79027 Regera review: a roof that stows inside the model
The white Regera offers roof storage in its frunk and compound-opening doors; separately supplied mirrors make actual box contents important.
At a Glance
Model essentials
- White / black / red Regera · 1:18
- Removable roof with documented frunk stowage
- Compound-opening doors and deployable spoiler
Collection highlights
- Roof can remain with the open model
- Detailed rear mechanical compartment
- Separately deployable spoiler
Before you choose
- Loose mirrors require a box-content check
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The Regera solves a small problem that many roof-off displays create: where to put the removed panel. In the 79027 inspection, the roof fits into the front compartment. The attraction is being able to keep that piece with the model rather than leaving it beside the display.
Roof storage and mirror contents are different checks
| Roof panel | Removable and stowable in the frunk of the inspected white model. |
|---|---|
| Mirrors | Supplied separately in the sample, with an extra pair. |
| Current offer | The spare mirror pair is not independently enumerated by the merchant. Confirm it if the spares affect your purchase. |
This makes completeness especially relevant to a used or opened box. The roof-storage feature is useful only with the correct panel, and a photograph of installed mirrors does not inventory every loose piece supplied.
Allow for the door’s journey, not just its destination
The doors move outward before rotating upward, with the side windows fixed in them. A plan for showing the doors raised must account for that compound motion. Follow the actual model’s supplied opening instructions; the observed path is not a force or grip instruction.
The rear hatch reveals engine and suspension detail. The rear spoiler deploys separately, providing a less open alternative to the roof-off, doors-raised presentation. This review concerns the white body with black carbon-effect stripe and red edging; the effect is decoration on a merchant-listed composite body.
If internal roof storage is the deciding attraction, the Huayra comparison keeps documented stowage separate from merely having a removable roof.
Pros & Cons Analysis
See the source attributions and review limitations below.
Pros
- The original inspection documents a place for the removed roof within the model. This makes roof-off presentation less dependent on a separate loose-parts tray, without proving interchangeability with another edition.
- The raised hatch reveals suspension as well as the engine area. That provides a different viewing interest from the open cockpit.
- The rear spoiler offers a change of silhouette with the principal body panels closed. This is a represented pose, not an automatic active-aerodynamics system.
Cons
- Separately supplied mirrors make completeness more than a question of whether the car and roof are present. The extra pair belongs to the inspected sample and should be checked against the offered box.
Roof-off display without a panel left beside it
Documented frunk stowage gives 79027 a practical advantage for keeping its roof with the model. Compound doors and rear machinery add other viewing choices. Confirm the actual mirror contents before relying on the inspected spare pair; storage usefulness does not establish the contents of every box.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the side windows lower independently?
The inspection describes the side windows as fixed in the moving doors. It does not document an independent lowering mechanism.
Technical Specifications
| Brand | AUTOart |
|---|---|
| Product code | 79027 |
| Subject | Koenigsegg Regera |
| Edition / version | Regera; white edition |
| Color / livery | White with black carbon effect and red stripes |
| Scale | 1:18 |
| Model type | Road car |
| Materials | Composite body |
| Length | 10 in |
| Width | 4.25 in |
| Height | 2.5 in |
| Measurement basis | Approximate catalog dimensions; pose unspecified |
| Opening panels | Frunk; compound-opening doors; rear hatch; removable roof |
| Moving parts | Deployable rear spoiler; steerable wheels |
| Lighting | Unknown |
| Power source | Unknown |
| Included figures | Unknown |
| Included equipment | Removable roof; separate mirrors; spare pair in inspected sample, current bundle unconfirmed |
| Display base | Unknown |
