Technic

Bugatti Bolide Agile Blue

A little hypercar with a real W16 heartbeat, dressed in the prettiest blue LEGO has done in ages.

Brick Rated Score

3.8/5

Set 42162 · 2023

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Year2023

Set number42162

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The verdict

This is the exact same model as the black 42151 Bugatti Bolide, just poured into that gorgeous Agile Blue, and honestly the color is reason enough for me.

It is a compact, satisfying afternoon build with a working 16-piston engine that bobs as you roll it, and it looks far more expensive than it is. The fixed rear axle and the sticker-heavy tire covers are fair gripes, and if you already own the black one there is nothing new here mechanically. But as a first proper Technic supercar or a shelf piece that actually earns its spot, I really like it.

Best for: Someone who wants a display-worthy Technic supercar without committing to a 3,000-piece flagship

The full review

What it is

The first time I rolled this little Bugatti across my desk and watched all sixteen pistons start pumping, I grinned like an idiot. The Bolide Agile Blue is a 905-piece Technic supercar, and it is mechanically the twin of the black 42151 Bolide from a year earlier, right down to the last axle. What changed is the color, and I know that sounds like a small thing, but this Agile Blue (a shade Bugatti actually offers on the real car) turns a slightly moody black model into something I genuinely want on a shelf where people can see it. It has a working steering system, scissor doors that lift on a linkage, and that central camshaft driving the W16 engine so the pistons rise and fall as the wheels turn. For the money, it punches well above its size.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the caveats, because they are real. The biggest one is philosophical: if you already own the black Bolide, this set gives you nothing new to build. It is the same instructions, the same functions, the same everything, just blue. LEGO ran this as a recolor experiment, and whether that excites you depends entirely on how much you love the color. Beyond that, the rear axle is fixed with no differential, which stings a little at this size when smaller Technic cars have managed a proper diff. And the tire covers plus a handful of accent details are stickers rather than prints, so if you are sticker-averse you will notice. At its original 49.99 dollars it was fair value; now that it has retired, sealed copies drift higher, so shop around.

Who it's for

So who should get this one? If this is your first real Technic supercar, or you want a handsome, compact model that shows off working engineering without swallowing a whole weekend and a hundred dollars, this is a lovely pick, and the blue makes it the one I would choose over the black. Builders who want deep mechanical complexity, a gearbox, or that satisfying differential will find it a touch simple for the price and should look at the bigger Technic cars instead. And collectors who already have 42151 can skip it with a clear conscience unless the color alone wins them over. For me, the color absolutely does.

The parts story

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

Building this is a calm, well-paced few hours rather than a marathon. The chassis goes together quickly, and the moment that stays with everyone is assembling the W16 engine: a central camshaft with sixteen short axles arranged around it, each capped with a piston, all connected back to the rear axle so they bob in sequence when the car rolls. It is genuinely satisfying to get running, though it is also the fiddliest part. The camshaft sits very close to surrounding elements, so if your alignment is even slightly off you will hear a click as things clip, and you will want to backtrack a step and reseat it. The bodywork then panels on in Agile Blue with black and silver accents, and the scissor doors and steering come together at the end as the fun payoff.

The headline part here is not a new mold, it is a color: this is one of the few places you can get that Agile Blue in quantity, from the curved panels to the beams, which makes the set quietly useful to anyone building custom cars who wants that shade. The wheels are the same chunky low-profile supercar tires as the black version, and the printed and stickered details cover the badging and tire covers. At roughly 0.06 dollars a piece it was priced sensibly for a licensed Technic set, and the value really lives in that engine mechanism and the color rather than in any rare single element. If you are hunting parts, this is the blue donor set, plain and simple.

Fun facts

01Agile Blue is a real color offered by Bugatti on the actual Bolide, so LEGO did not invent the shade, they matched the manufacturer's own paint option.
02The set is a direct recolor of the black 42151 Bugatti Bolide and came out of a LEGO pilot program, started around 2021, testing whether fans wanted existing models offered in new colors.
03The W16 engine is faked cleverly: sixteen 3-length axles are driven off a single central camshaft linked to the rear wheels, so all sixteen pistons pump as you push the car.
04It launched at 49.99 dollars in mid-2023 and retired in December 2024, and sealed copies have since climbed above their original retail price.