LEGO Technic 42156 Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar

LEGO Technic set 42156 depicts the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar, an endurance racing car with a distinctive profile.

Set 42156 translates the Peugeot 9X8 Le Mans Hybrid Hypercar into a LEGO Technic model. The subject is tied to modern endurance racing prototypes, giving the set a clear motorsport identity. Within Technic, it sits among realistic vehicle builds focused on structure, body shaping and display presence.

Its contents are therefore centered on the car itself, with the build process devoted to the chassis, bodywork and recognizable proportions of the Peugeot subject.

This set is aimed at Technic builders, LEGO car collectors and fans of racing subjects. It works primarily as a display model, while still offering the hands-on assembly expected from the theme. Among Technic sets, its specific Peugeot identity and Le Mans connection give it a clearly defined place.

Inventory of set 42156

The inventory of set 42156 lists 1,775 pieces, spare parts excluded: 241 different lots (one shape in one color) for 184 part shapes. The box also contains 18 spare parts, for small elements that are easy to lose.

Colors of set 42156

Main color: black, making up 42% of the parts, followed by blue (16%) and dark bluish gray (14%).

Part types

Most common parts in set 42156

167 of the 184 part shapes in this set have their own page on Setopedia, with their colors, element numbers and the other sets that use them. See all LEGO parts

Exclusive parts in set 42156

2 part shapes in set 42156 appear in no other set in the catalog, most often printed elements, stickers or molds specific to the model. If one gets lost, you will need to look for it individually, for example on BrickLink, rather than in another set. Counting colors, 5 lots in the set are not found in any other set.

Rebuilding set 42156 from another set

Share of the parts of set 42156 found in each of these similarly sized sets, counting shape, colour and quantity:

Set 42172 McLaren P1 supplies 73% of them: enough to build a good part of the model before filling in the rest piece by piece.

Size of set 42156 within its line

With 1,775 pieces, set 42156 ranks #33 out of 443 Technic sets in our database, which have an average of 658 parts. Among the 518 sets released in 2023, it ranks #35. That is 2.7 times the average Technic set size.