--- ---  # You Can Actually Drive This Lexus Made Out of Cardboard  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 6, 2015 6:14 PM UTC  Lexus UK  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 6, 2015 6:14 PM UTC Lexus UK unveiled a cardboard, origami-inspired, replica of its IS sedan made from “1,700 fully recyclable laser-cut cardboard sheets” and powered by an electric motor. It took three months for a team of designers from the UK laser-cutting service LaserCut Works, 3D model maker Scales and Models, and packaging company DS Smith, to handcraft this full-size model. Plus the glue they used took 10 minutes to dry, so “accuracy was vital, as changes couldn’t be made once the glue had dried,” [according to](http://newsroom.toyota.eu/pressrelease/4685/1162/lexus-uk-unveils-full-size-origami-inspired-car) a news release. The car will be shown off at the home improvement show Grand Designs Live at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre, starting Thursday.  Lexus UK (h/t [_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20151006-lexus-builds-a-drivable-paper-sedan)) Lexus Unveils Origami Cardboard Car ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4063011/lexus-origami-car/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4063011/lexus-origami-car/"},"headline":"You Can Actually Drive This Lexus Made Out of Cardboard","datePublished":"2015-10-06T18:14:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:55.685Z","description":"Made from \"1,700 fully recyclable laser-cut cardboard sheets\"","url":"https://time.com/4063011/lexus-origami-car/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Business topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc93a5dde864a314/69886713524fc00ba7df4e11/lexus-origami-car.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc93a5dde864a314/69886713524fc00ba7df4e11/lexus-origami-car.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"lexus-origami-car","caption":"","creditText":"Lexus UK","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4063011/lexus-origami-car/","name":"You Can Actually Drive This Lexus Made Out of Cardboard"}}]}] ```