Best LEGO Speed Champions 2026 Sets Review

77257 McLaren W1 – 287 Pieces | $27.99

The McLaren W1 is the fastest road-legal McLaren ever made, built to mark the 50th anniversary of McLaren's first Formula 1 World Championship win. The LEGO version nails the car's papaya orange-and-black colour scheme and includes an adjustable rear wing (a small functional detail that adds replay value once the build is done).

The set also features a rear engine bay, an infotainment screen inside the cockpit, and air intake ducts on the sides and bonnet. The driver minifigure comes with a wig, a helmet, and a wrench that doubles as a brick separator. Track our Top 4 LEGO McLaren F1 Sets, of which McLaren sits at the top of the 2026 lineup.

77254 Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale Sports Car – 339 Pieces | $27.99

With 339 pieces, the Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale is the most parts-dense set in the January wave. The car celebrates Ferrari's 90-year relationship with Formula 1, and "Stradale" in the name signals that this is a road-legal track car, not a pure racer.

The build uses new-for-2026 concave cheese-wedge slopes to capture the car's subtle bodywork lines. These new parts appear in only a handful of 2026 sets and give the Ferrari surface detail that the flat-panel construction of earlier Speed Champions cars couldn't produce.

77253 Bugatti Vision GT Hyper Sports Car – 284 Pieces | $27.99

The Bugatti Vision GT started life as a concept car built for the Gran Turismo video game in 2015, then Bugatti actually made it. The LEGO version is the first time this car has appeared in Speed Champions, and it arrives with a horseshoe front grille, eight-eye headlights, a rear wing, a roof fin, and wide tyres printed with "Michelin."

One note: the Bugatti includes more stickers than any of the other January sets. Builders who care about sticker alignment will want steady hands and good light. Age recommendation is 9+.

Should Animated Characters Have a Place in LEGO Speed Champions?

Two sets in this wave go somewhere Speed Champions has never gone before.

77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future – 357 Pieces | $27.99

The Back to the Future DeLorean has appeared in LEGO form twice before: once as a large-scale Icons set and once as a LEGO Ideas set. This Speed Champions version is the first at minifigure scale, and it's the best-value set in the wave at 357 pieces for the standard $27.99.

The model can be assembled in two ways – the original movie version with a lightning rod and California plates, or the Back to the Future Part II flying version with sideways wheels and an orange plate. Both configurations include the flux capacitor, time calculator, and rear air vents. Minifigures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown are both included.

77255 Lightning McQueen – 270 Pieces | $27.99

Lightning McQueen celebrates the 20th anniversary of Cars and marks the first time an animated character has appeared in Speed Champions.

The set's signature feature is a fully detailed undercarriage, the only Speed Champions car built this way. It's a nod to the character's famous nickname, "Stickers." The build includes his number 95, Rust-Eze sponsor logo, Lightyear tire printing, and his distinctive headlight stickers. Age recommendation is 9+.

How Do LEGO Speed Champions Light Kits Upgrade Your Display?

Every LEGO Speed Champions 2026 set is built for daylight display. None of them accounts for what happens when the room lights go off.

LeLightGo builds custom LED kits that work with existing brick connections – no drilling, no modifications, no permanent changes. Each kit comes in Classic, Remote, or Sound versions, depending on how much control you want. Classic runs on a simple on/off switch. Remote adds an IR receiver so you can toggle the lights from the nameplate without touching the model. The Sound version adds interactive effects triggered by moving parts, useful for sets with functional elements like the McLaren W1's adjustable rear wing.