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LEGO Technic 42229 & 42231 Fast & Furious | Set Previews

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It’s a set reveal day here at The Lego Car Blog, and we have not one but two brand new Technic ‘Fast & Furious’ sets!

Yes, LEGO are continuing to mine the thick vehicular seam of ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, with two more cars from the franchise joining the LEGO line-up. Or perhaps it’s just one…

On to the that ‘one’, and it’s Brian O’Conner’s character genesis. This is the brand new LEGO Technic 42229 Fast & Furious Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Constructed from just over 800 pieces, 42229 captures the lurid modified Eclipse from the very first movie rather well (and brings Mitsubishi into LEGO’s list of officially-licensed manufacturers for the first time).

Aimed at ages 14+ the new set features a working piston engine, ‘HOG’ steering, opening doors, hood and trunk, and stickers that recreate the car’s famous early-‘00s graphics. Expected to cost around $65 / £55 / €65, you’ll be able to take delivery of the LEGO Technic 42229 Fast & Furious Mitsubishi Eclipse in June of 2026. Unless Johnny Tran blows it up first.

The second addition to the ‘Fast & Furious’ line-up is rather larger than 42229, but we get the feeling we’ve seen it before. This is the LEGO Technic 42231 Dodge Charger R/T.

Aimed at ages 18+ and with over 1,500 pieces, 42231 brings Dom’s modified Dodge Charger from the first ‘Fast & Furious’ film to shelves from June, only it’s not called ‘Dom’s Dodge Charger’ because it was last time round.

Six years on from that first ‘Fast & Furious’ Dodge Charger Technic set and 42231 ups the piece-count (and price) considerably, although not the features, which remain as a working V8, steering, suspension, and opening doors/hood, whilst the wheelie-stand from the previous 42111 set has been omitted. Hmm.

Still, recycling content is a staple of the ‘Fast & Furious’ identity, thus LEGO repeating a past formula for another ‘Fast & Furious’ set is rather appropriate.

We also think that the LEGO Technic 42231 Fast & Furious Dodge Charger looks pretty good, helped by the debut of a few new parts (including staggered width tyres – hurrah!), and you’ll be able to get your hands on it for $150 / £140 / €150 when it jumps over a railway track in June 2026.

So there you have it. Two new-for-2026 Technic ‘Fast & Furious’ sets, one of which is a larger more expensive reheat of something that’s gone before. And it doesn’t get any more ‘Fast & Furious’ than that!

Not a Bad Way to Spend $10,000

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The infamous words of Dominic Toretto, after lifting the hood of Brian O’Conner’s modified Mitsubishi Eclipse, and listing several things you wouldn’t be able to see by lifting the hood.

A ludicrous street race and the Mitsubishi’s demise at the hands of a Japanese motorcycle gang would follow, as would ten mostly terrible movies, and a whole load more modified cars.

But back to Brian’s first ride in the franchise, and previous bloggee ArtemyZotov, who has remembered the short-lived Eclipse from ‘The Fast and the Furious’ by recreating it in Technic form, complete with custom rims, opening doors, hood and trunk, working steering, and the option of remote control drive.

There’s more to see at both Eurobricks and Bricksafe, and building instructions are available so you can recreate your own ‘Fast & Furious’ street race at home. Click on the links above to race for pinks, and here to see the Eclipse’s rather more famous replacement.

Total Eclipse

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Lego Mitsubishi Eclipse

The Elves love the Fast and Furious movie franchise. There’s very little plot but lots of explosions, and that’s pretty much all they need from television. Flickr’s Mad Physicist, a regular here, has built one of the most famous cars from the movies, a highly modified* lime-green Mitsubishi Eclipse. There’s lots more to see on Flickr – click the link above to hit the NO2 button.

Lego Fast and Furious Mitsubishi Eclipse

*If our memory serves us correctly these mods included a 17 speed gearbox, a Nitrous Oxide System that defied basic chemistry, and magic.