42156 - Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar

[AVCampos]

Actually, the 9398, the 41999 and the 42099 also have four-wheel drive with front and rear axles mechanically disconnected from each other.

[Polarlicht]

But these are RC driven at least. This case is new with the front diff being different (in shape) to the rear diff and doesn't really do anything apart from spinning the simulated hybrid electric motor thingy.

Kinda useless, but great they placed it in to mimic the irl thing.

Edited April 17, 2023 by Polarlicht

[AVCampos]

Yeah, reproducing a car's electric motor in Technic was bound to require unusual solutions, and something that would have to happen sooner or later with the proliferation of electric cars.

I do like the choice of parts for the motor's rotor: it feels authentic to me, at least as authentic as their combustion engine LEGO counterparts.

[Zerobricks]

Having a generator and a bunch of LED lights would be the best showcase of electric power in my opinion. 

[howitzer]

Are there also some sort of stators around the rotors? Those Bionicle gunbarrels feel sort of cheap solution for a rotors, I'd have preferred some kind of brick-built thingy...

[AVCampos]

Just like engine cylinders used to be brick-built before specialised parts appeared, if more Technic cars need fake electric motors TLG may develop equally specialised parts.

On the other hand, I'm still waiting for specialised "small cylinder engine" parts to avoid the cumbersomeness we have today in cars like the Bolide and the Camaro.

[howitzer]

28 minutes ago, AVCampos said:

Just like engine cylinders used to be brick-built before specialised parts appeared, if more Technic cars need fake electric motors TLG may develop equally specialised parts.

On the other hand, I'm still waiting for specialised "small cylinder engine" parts to avoid the cumbersomeness we have today in cars like the Bolide and the Camaro.

I'm actually not thinking of specialized parts for electric engines, rather some brick-built solution that's more complex than those gunbarrels. The square pistons from the 80's definitely needed an upgrade as they were large and cumbersome and wouldn't fit in anything but the largest models, but I don't think there's similar need for a fake electric motor, brickbuilt motors should be doable in many scales and styles with current parts (especially if you include System parts).

[Ngoc Nguyen]

 

[Maaboo the Witch]

Sariel's review is up.

 

[kearkor]

has anybody built a stickerless version already? 

[AVCampos]

TechLug's reviews are usually sticker-free, and this is no exception.

https://www.techlug.fr/review-lego-technic/42156/peugeot-9x8-42156-kasper-rene-hansen-2023

[BrickMonkeyMOCs]

13 hours ago, kearkor said:

has anybody built a stickerless version already? 

Stickerless video review here:

 

[HydroWorld Outlook]

Surely it won't be much longer now before someone somewhere attempts a full RC mod of this set with lights and Powered-UP (or BuWizz) control profile. The fake spinning electric motor at the front axle feels like a missed opportunity that TLG could have used to add Control+ components to this set, or at least provided the option to add an actual motor in (like they do for many of their technical system-based sets). Wouldn't it be nice to have such a functional, good looking model that can also be remotely driven around?

Also, I'm curious to see what the Rebrickable community comes up with for this set's missing B-model.

Edited May 8, 2023 by HydroWorld Outlook

[Jundis]

Funny video I found about the real car.

Seems like TLG again choose a car which isn't a champion, similar to the 42141 McLaren, which only finished 5th place in the constructors championsship.

[AVCampos]

That's why both are Technic and not Speed Champions.

[R4ph]

1 hour ago, AVCampos said:

That's why both are Technic and not Speed Champions.

So why did they pick the Porsche 963 for the Speed Champions ?

Clearly, the goal for Lego was to have the set ready for the 100th anniversary of Le Mans.
They can't develop a set in 6 months, so when they decided to develop the set, they didn't have many options, Toyota or Peugeot.
The developement of the Porsche or Ferrari was probably not far enough to be able to work with the technic.

And they already had the 911 RSR and 488 on that market segment, so probably wanted to vary from them 2 brands.
 

[Seasider]

On 5/9/2023 at 5:55 PM, Jundis said:

Funny video I found about the real car.

Seems like TLG again choose a car which isn't a champion, similar to the 42141 McLaren, which only finished 5th place in the constructors championsship.

If only TLG knew the future 🤣 

[WW Bricks Studio]

Hi guys, this is my 42146 alternate 2022 F1 car. Wish you like it!

 

 

 

 

[higgins91]

Nice MOC !

do you plan to make instructions?

[Big Adam]

That is lovely! 

[BrickMonkeyMOCs]

I've just built the Peugeot 9x8 primary model and am very pleased with it. Definitely a major step up from the earlier Porsche RSR and Ferrari 488 models, in that it is very sturdily built and doesn't feature major hollow spaces. You can also tell that care was taken to make the building experience as enjoyable as possible. The suspension geometry is new and interesting, resulting in an appropriately short travel against stiff springs, and while the forward electric 'motor' doesn't exactly do much, it's nice to have more going on at the front axle with the CV joints and differential. The rear engine cover fits nicely and I particularly like the added detail with the turbos and exhausts. The model also looks fine without stickers (though a printed Peugeot badge for the front would have been nice). My only other gripe is the internal colour-vomit, which I addressed by swapping out all the orange elements for black counterparts. (Also, that F1 car is a very nice B-model. Well done.)

Here's how the set looks with 2007 Fiorano rim inserts:

Edited May 15, 2023 by BrickMonkeyMOCs

[efferman]

The 42156 is a really nice set, and RC is easy to make.

 

[SNIPE]

Since people are already posting mods in this thread ill just post it here also;

Someone added a 7 speed gearbox, shift levers beside the seat and cosmetic changes: 
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-146834/SKC_LEGO/peugeot-9x8-pro/#details

Edited May 16, 2023 by SNIPE

[Zerobricks]

Talk about mods, managed to motorize it using 6 drive motors, which is the most I ever crammed in a 1:10 car. 4 motors are used for rear wheel drive, 2 for the front and they all use brick-built CV joints to drive the wheels. Top speed has yet to be tested, but should be around 25 km/h.

Here's a small teaser:

 

[efferman]

Normally i love new Parts, but not when they are not available in stud.io. The Corner panel was not easy.  panel.part 3x5 perpendicular.part