LEGO Technic Peugeot 9x8 42156 Lacks a Key Feature

The LEGO Technic Peugeot 9x8 24h Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar 42156 reviewed! It's a phenomenal set, featuring many new elements, interesting building techniques, and great display-ability. However, the LEGO Technic 42156 lacks a gearbox, which is something its predecessor from 2015 had. Despite lacking a gearbox, the lego technic peugeot 9x8 still impressed me a lot. Is it really worth that $200 price tag? Let's find out!

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[Mocsfromscratch]

I completely agree with you that the LEGO Technic Peugeot 9x8 NEEDS a gearbox. In fact, we haven't got a gearbox for a long time. The January 2023 wave did not have gearboxes, the March 2023 wave also did not have gearboxes. And now we have the new LEGO Technic Peugeot 9x8 that does not have a gearbox. But there is a reason why it does not a transmission. It is because the transmission should be located between the engine and the rear axle. There is literally no space for a transmission. And the reason why it does not have a function-switching gearbox is because this is a branded Technic car and it is not really realistic to the real-life counterpart. Also, that sticker on that panel underneath represents the battery that powers the electric motor that drives the front wheels, not the transmission 5:47.

[richardhalliday]

I have modified the uncovered front wheels by using extra panelling, spray painted grey and constructed to loosely fit like the rear canopy and very easily removed. As the build contours, colouring and shading plus distraction of stickers are mixed, my addition fits in beautifully. Great content as usual.

[iLikeToast]

I love how you can just lift off the engine cover and see all the technic parts and engine

[XC-Sotir]

Congratulations on a great presentation. simple, understandable, with an emphasis on the essentials.. without making the eyes and head go crazy, from 25X fast assembly video...

[fdog]

Thanks for the great review. I think the set looks awesome. $200 is expensive, but I think the Peugeot is a better deal than the $240 classic Defender right now and it will display well. I honestly feel like the new defender 90 only needed about 1200 pieces, but they needed to add a bunch a stuff because the marketing team had a high price point set for it so the designers were like, "well..I guess we can add an overengineered roof rack and a gas can, no, better make that 2 gas cans and this fire extinguisher and 'road version'". I hope Technic continues making cool car sets like they have this year.

[YahyaYazgi]

Title:NO GEAR BOX WHY?
Me:because it is le mans racecar and not road legal like i am pretty sure you press some buttons on the console to change gears and you can't go for that much detail with LEGO

[abergfeld]

I actually appreciate the absence of a gearbox (at least the 7-8 speed version). IMHO, they are tedious to build, add expense and are pretty much impossible to show off after completion. I wish there were alternate builds of the big1:8 sets for those of us who don’t value a complicated gearbox.

[briansenez]

I don't always watch your videos, but thank you for making them. You do a really great job! You always have good audio and really clear video.

My most recent build was the Technic BMW motorcycle. I got it after watching your video. What a fun build! Now I'm working on a Gundam. Those are really fun to build too, maybe you would enjoy trying one.

[kavineshanuragavan]

The hod rod and hear can be put into the front hood and in my opinion it makes it look more finished

[luis]

Answer to the initial question: they will sell them quickly, even without a gearbox.

[EYTAN-jmkz]

the car look good it have a good money value look beatifull and using new technical suspencion but the lack of gearbox making it 3/10

[constantinesummer]

I loved it ❤ I think this is best technic set so far.

[owenracing]

I feel strange because even a 42139 own its 3 gears transmission gearboxes, well the improvements is to rebuilt it with a gearbox

[Placeholder-]

I don’t mean to be that guy, but the triangle peices on the back of the car are in backwards, they should be facing the back of the car instead of the front. Great review though!

[Monacomaverick]

Technic cars have come a long way in the last 15 years, especially when compared to the sets I grew up with in the 80s and 90s. It's about the essence of the car, and I don't mind not having the transmission functionality. It would cost much more otherwise.

[bami]

I don't really miss the gearbox, lots of other sets have very interesting technic features and this car is just too flat to fit a lot of functionality in. If they really wanted a gearbox in, they would've removed some other things like probably the HOG steering (or connection to the steering joke) or removed the suspension from the rear, which I think are more important to this set than an actual gearbox.

What I do like though is the general aesthetics of the car, the suspension system, the outrunner electric motor (even though it looks a bit simple, I really like how they implemented the hybrid power train), and this seems like a great parts donor with all the dark blueish grey parts. My only complaint really is that the gears for the steering rack are very visible and could've been minimized somewhat by using black gears with a slightly different gear ratio, see RacingBricks review.

I really like the Pewgott and I'll probably get this set, just not at the MSRP (lol €200), but probably in like a year when the price has dropped to somewhere around 120-140€.

That looks exactly like my Peugeot. It's also in pieces.

[LarySeeAircraft]

Why does this car (in real life) have an electric motor for the front wheels yet a normal engine in the back?

[miguelgow]

Get this man a technic gearbox please 😭😭😭😭

[pilcrow]

Don't care for the missing gearbox. On the 42110 Defender for example, it is just a pain to deal with.

What Lego desperately need to improve are those wheel hubs. Look at the amount of slop in them when you're demonstrating the suspension and differentials! I had high hopes when the pieces were first announced, but they're still such a massive disappointment several years later... I hope we'll eventually get some better versions, and hopefully types that allow for more interesting suspension set-ups than the basic double wishbone design Lego include on literally every single set...