Technic

Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Hypercar

The orange livery is the hook, and the W16 firing under the hood is what makes it stick.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 42222 · 2026

Pieces771

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number42222

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The verdict

I did not expect to like a 771-piece Technic car this much, but the orange and black Pur Sport livery pulled me in before I even opened a bag.

It builds over a couple of relaxed evenings, the little W16 actually fires its pistons in sequence, and the steering-on-a-roof-gear trick still makes me grin. It is not doing anything wildly new beyond that engine, so if you already own a stack of these 15-wides you may feel the deja vu. For everyone else it is one of the nicest small Technic cars in ages.

Best for: adult Technic fans who want a satisfying weeknight build rather than a month-long megamodel

The full review

What it is

The first thing that got me was the color. Bugatti in LEGO almost always means that cool signature blue, so seeing the Chiron Pur Sport show up in bold orange and black felt like a different car entirely, and I mean that as a compliment. It is 771 pieces, it measures about 29cm long once finished, and it packs in the features you want at this size: a knob on the roof for the steering, opening doors, a lifting hood, and that little W16 engine tucked underneath. For a set this compact, it does not feel like corners were cut. Reviewers keep calling it one of the cleanest-looking small Technic cars in a while, and after handling the shaping around the rear haunches I completely understand why.

The catch

I will be straight with you about where it wobbles. The novelty really begins and ends with that W16 engine. If this is your first small Technic supercar, everything will feel fresh and clever. If it is your fifth, you are going to notice that the steering, the doors, and the general chassis approach are familiar territory, and some longtime Technic fans have grumbled that the endless stream of these cars has thinned out how special each one feels. There is also a genuinely fiddly bit: the C-pillar trim around the doors likes to creep out of alignment and poke out from the bodywork, and there is not really a cleaner fix for it. And because it is only 771 pieces, this is a two-evening build, not the sprawling weekend epic that the big flagship Technic sets give you.

Who it's for

So who is this for. If you love Bugatti, or you collect the 15-wide Technic cars, or you just want a good-looking model that scratches the engineering itch without swallowing your whole month, this is an easy recommendation and the value is right where it should be. It even comes in cheaper than the Ford GT40 that launched alongside it for a similar part count. The people I would steer away are the ones who have built three of these already and are hungry for something mechanically new, because apart from the engine you have been here before. For me, the livery plus that firing W16 tipped it over into keep-it-on-the-shelf territory.

The parts story

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

Building this one is a smooth, well-paced ride, and I mean that literally. There are no wasted steps and no baffling sub-assemblies that make you stop and reread the page five times. You start with the chassis and the gearbox area, drop in the engine, and then watch the orange bodywork panels transform a mechanical skeleton into something that actually reads as a Bugatti. The steering links up to a gear on the roof, and turning it to see the front wheels respond is one of those small joys that never gets old. It hits a really nice sweet spot between being involved enough to feel clever and accessible enough that you are never fighting it.

The headline part is the reworked W16 engine, which is new for this release and runs on a single crankshaft this time, a tidier setup than earlier small-scale engines that lets the pistons fire in a satisfying sequence as the car rolls. Beyond that the interest is really in the color: a big helping of that orange in panels and connectors that will be catnip for anyone building custom cars who wants punchy bodywork pieces. It is not a set stuffed with rare printed elements or wild new molds outside the engine, so treat it as a strong recolor haul and a genuinely good engine module rather than a parts-pack goldmine.

Fun facts

01The set launched on January 1, 2026 at 64.99 USD (59.99 GBP), making it one of three 15-stud-wide Technic cars in that wave alongside the Ford GT40 MKII (42223).
02It comes in about 10 USD cheaper than the same-scale Ford GT40 released next to it, despite a similar piece count, which reviewers flagged as the better value of the two.
03The W16 engine was redesigned to run on a single crankshaft, an upgrade over earlier small-scale Technic engines that lets you watch the 16 pistons pump in sequence as the car moves.