Technic

Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut White Hypercar

A sharp little hypercar in white, if you can look past the fact it already exists in grey.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 42184 · 2024

Pieces801

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number42184

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The verdict

This is the exact same car as the grey 42173, recoloured into white with lime accents, and I keep going back and forth on how I feel about that.

The build itself is genuinely lovely for the size, the V8 pistons pump, the doors swing up in that dramatic Koenigsegg way, and the whole thing photographs beautifully because the white against the black really pops. My honest hesitation is value: if you already own the grey one, there is almost nothing new here. If you do not, this is a satisfying weekend build that punches above 801 pieces.

Best for: car fans who want one display-worthy hypercar without committing to the giant flagship Technic supercars

The full review

What it is

The first thing that struck me about this one was how much car LEGO fit into 801 pieces. It is the Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut, the Swedish hypercar with a theoretical 330 mph top speed, shrunk into a Technic model you can knock out in an evening or two. The doors are the star. They swing up and out in that signature dihedral synchro-helix motion, and every time I opened them I got a little thrill. Behind the bodywork there is a real V8 with pistons that pump as you roll it, a working differential and steering you turn from a wheel on the roof. For a set this size, that is a lot of honest mechanical function, and the white panels against the black frame give it a crispness the grey car does not quite have.

The catch

Here is where I have to be straight with you. This is the exact same model as the grey 42173, released on the very same day, with the colours swapped. Same 801 pieces, same build, same functions. LEGO put out two versions of one car at once, which is a first, and depending on how you look at it that is either a fun choice of finish or a slightly cynical one. If you already have the grey car sitting on your shelf, there is genuinely no reason to build this, you have already done it. There are smaller gripes too. The doors, for all their drama, leave uneven gaps and do not sit perfectly flush when closed, which nags at me on an otherwise tidy model. And at fifty dollars for a hypercar with no gearbox and no motor, you are paying for the licence and the looks more than the mechanical depth of the big flagship supercars.

Who it's for

So who should build this. If you do not own the grey one and you want a single, good-looking hypercar to display without spending on a giant 2,000-piece centrepiece, this is a smart pick, and honestly I think white is the better-looking of the two. Newer Technic builders will get a real sense of achievement from those doors and that engine without hitting anything frustrating. Who should skip it: anyone who already has 42173, and anyone chasing clever new engineering, because there is nothing here you have not seen if you follow Technic at all. Buy it for the finish and the swing-up doors, not for a fresh mechanical puzzle.

The parts story

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

Building this is a smooth, well-paced experience that reviewers and owners keep describing as satisfying, and I agree. The bags are cleanly organised, the instructions are clear, and it never bogs down in the repetitive frame-building that can make bigger Technic sets a slog. You get the reward of the working V8 and the door mechanism fairly early and often, so momentum stays high. It is the kind of build you can happily finish over a couple of relaxed sittings.

The headline here is the panels. This set and the grey 42173 share their moulds but split the colours, so the big curved bodywork panels arrive in white and pair with black, whereas the grey set uses lime and orange accents differently. A batch of around thirty parts were brand new to the LEGO catalogue at launch, most tied to the shaping of this specific car. For a parts collector chasing white curved Technic panels and the lime accent pieces, that is the real draw, because those recoloured panels are the whole reason this version exists. As a pure part-count-to-price ratio it is fair rather than generous, but the specialised panels carry real value if you build your own models.

Fun facts

01The real Jesko Absolut is Koenigsegg's most aerodynamic car ever, with a drag coefficient of just 0.278 and a manufacturer-estimated theoretical top speed around 330 mph.
02LEGO released this white 42184 and the grey 42173 on the same day in August 2024, the first time the company launched two colour variants of the same Technic car simultaneously.
03The real car's Light Speed Transmission (LST) has nine forward gears and can shift between any two of them almost instantly, and its twin-turbo V8 makes up to 1,600 horsepower on E85 fuel.
04In the United States the white 42184 launched as a Barnes & Noble exclusive, while the grey version was sold more widely.