Technic

2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Car

Brian's silver-and-blue R34, and the first Technic set that actually drifts.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 42210 · 2025

Pieces1,410

Minifigsn/a

Year2025

Set number42210

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The verdict

This one had me at the drift function, and it kept me happy right through the build.

It's the closest LEGO has come to bottling the feeling of that silver Skyline sliding sideways, and as a display piece it genuinely looks the part. The stickers are a lot to sit through and it leans hard on your nostalgia, so if the movie means nothing to you, some of the magic just won't land. But if you grew up rewinding that opening race, you already know you want it.

Best for: experienced Technic builders who grew up on the Fast and Furious films

The full review

What it is

Some sets sell you on a photo, and this LEGO® set sells you on a memory. The moment I saw Brian's silver GT-R with those blue stripes rebuilt in Technic, I was right back in the opening race of the film. This is a 1,410-piece 1:8-ish scale model of the R34 Skyline from 2 Fast 2 Furious, and the headline feature is genuinely new: the first drift function LEGO has ever put in a Technic car. Push it and the back end lifts and skates out sideways while the rear wheels spin, and it is exactly as silly and satisfying as it sounds. On top of that you get real steering, front and rear suspension, opening doors, an adjustable rear wing, three little NOS bottles tucked in the back, and an inline-six under the bonnet with pistons that actually pump.

The catch

Here's where I'll be honest with you. The gorgeous paintwork is almost all stickers, and there are a lot of them. Worse, the striped decals don't quite line up where the panels meet, so no matter how careful you are the stripes can look a touch off at the seams. It's the kind of thing you stop noticing on a shelf but really notice while you're applying them. The price stings a little too, around 140 dollars for 1,410 pieces, which is on the steeper side of the Technic value curve, and part of that is because there are no new molds here at all. The build itself is dense and function-heavy, so the chassis is packed tight with important bars and gears and there's not much room for error. Put a pin in the wrong hole in the middle sections and you'll be doing some grumpy backtracking.

Who it's for

The person who'll love this most is easy to picture: an experienced Technic builder who loves the films, full stop. If you can quote the movie and you want a shelf piece that also does a party trick, you'll adore it, and reviewers widely agree it's a complex but rewarding build that's worth the spend. It's a big step up from the older 42111 Dodge Charger in both looks and play value, so if that one left you cold, this fixes most of the complaints. If you're brand new to Technic, or you build for clever mechanisms rather than movie love, the sticker marathon and the tight tolerances might wear you down before the payoff. But for the right person, this is a happy one to own. I keep flicking the drift function every time I walk past it, and that tells you plenty.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build moves through the car the way you'd hope, chassis first, then the drivetrain and that clever drift mechanism, then the engine bay, and finally the bodywork panels that turn a skeleton into a Skyline. The middle stretch is the demanding part. Functions get layered right next to structural bars, so you're threading gears and axles through tight spaces with real concentration, and the 344-page instruction book earns its 18-plus label. It's not a relaxing evening build, it's the kind that rewards you for paying attention. The drift assembly is the star moment to build, and steering routes either from the wheel in the cabin or a 20-tooth gear hidden on the roof.

On the parts front, temper your expectations in one way and raise them in another. There are no new molds in the box, so all the parts budget went into recolors of existing elements. The pieces builders keep pointing to are the transparent red saucers used for the taillights, which look lovely and will be genuinely handy in other sets and MOCs. The value story is honest: 1,410 pieces for around 140 dollars is a fair chunk of that going toward the license and the printed presentation rather than raw part count, and the paint scheme leans on stickers rather than printed panels. You're paying for the subject and the drift engineering here, not for a parts-pack bargain.

Fun facts

01This is the first LEGO Technic set ever to include a working drift function, raising the rear of the car so it slides sideways while the wheels spin.
02Despite the 1,410-piece count and premium price, the set contains no brand-new molds, with LEGO spending its entire new-element budget on recoloring existing parts.
03The real R34 Skyline GT-R was never officially sold new in the United States, which is a big reason the 2 Fast 2 Furious car became such a legend among American fans.
04It's a clear glow-up from 2020's 42111 Dom's Dodge Charger at the same scale, with reviewers noting sharper body shaping and a far more fun play feature.