It is a bit of a bugbear for me to see that most cars on the road are white, black or the fantastic mix, grey (sometimes ‘silver’). I realise there are practical reasons for white and resale reasons for black and grey, but I wish there was more colour on the road. Everyone knows red cars are faster, right? So, why? Why? WHY, did Koenigsegg decide to offer their $ 3 million hypercar, the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, in light grey or black?!? And why did LEGO decide to pick exactly *this* model, and not another model in some cheerful colours, and then translate the black version to dark grey!? Who designed this; LEGO Batman?

At 801 pieces and AU$89.99/£46.99/US$49.99/€52.99 this is one of the mid-sized Technic sets and, as seems to have become the norm, is a car. I like Koenigsegg’s cars typically, they have an exotic space-ship style to them and it is nice to see what the Technic team could do with the shape, after we experienced the speed champions version in 2021.

When looking past the colour of this set, there is quite a nice build; there are a few nifty tricks used to capture the shape of the car, and the mechanisms remain easily visible once the car is finished, so nothing disappears completely during the build process.

LEGO generously provided this set for review, but all opinions are my own.