Lego Speed Champions (stylized as ''LEGO Speed Champions'') is an

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-inspired theme of

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building sets first released in 2015. It features classic and modern styles from well-known car brands.

Overview

The ''Lego Speed Champions'' product line focuses on classic and modern styles from well-known car brands. The series featured

Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello. Founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988), the company built Auto Avio Costruzioni 815, its first car in 1940, adopted its current name in 1945, and be ...

McLaren McLaren Racing Limited ( ) is a British auto racing, motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England. The team is a subsidiary of the McLaren Group, which owns a majority of the team. McLaren is best known a ...

, and

Porsche Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...

models in its initial release. Each set was designed by Lego Design Manager Chris Stamp. The theme later added

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Bugatti Automobiles Ettore Bugatti was a German then French automotive industry, manufacturer of high performance vehicle, high-performance automobiles. The company was founded in 1909 in the then-German Empire, German city of Molsheim, Alsace, by the ...

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Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...

Ford Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

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Mercedes-AMG Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG (Aufrecht, Melcher, Großaspach), is the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz AG. AMG independently hires engineers and contracts with manufacturers to customize Mercedes-Benz AMG v ...

Lamborghini Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. ( , ), usually referred to as Lamborghini or colloquially Lambo, is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese. The company is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its su ...

Koenigsegg Koenigsegg Automotive AB () is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars based in Ängelholm, Skåne County, Sweden. Koenigsegg cars have on several occasions broken various production car speed records. Company The company w ...

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, Pagani,

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, and

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. The line features as the center of a 2019 expansion for the open world racing video game ''

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''. In 2022,

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stated that the theme is 18+ (18 years and older) that does not carry the 18+ label. In April 2022,

built a life-size replica of the 1970 Ferrari 512 M containing 78,496 Lego pieces.

also built a life-size replica of the

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containing 358,000 Lego pieces and placed in front of Legoland California.

Development

Initially launched in 2015 at a 6 wide scale, LEGO Speed Champions was focused on reaching older LEGO builders, bringing real cars into the hands of kids and fans. There are a lot of car geeks working at LEGO, and there were lots of cars within various existing lines, but we thought that something was missing. We wanted to create something authentic, that would work for ‘older’ LEGO builders. The primary focus is always on what works for kids, but there’s a bigger story to tell sometimes, too. The line was “Designed for children, but with grown-ups fans in mind too, we know these models will be closely scrutinized for authenticity.” The line later switched to a larger scale allowing more detail and complexity in line with an older target audience.

Launch

The ''Lego Speed Champions'' theme was launched on 1 March 2015. The Lego Group announced a partnership with Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, and Porsche. As part of the marketing campaign, The Lego Group released six sets based on racing cars. Each set featured different racing cars such as Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes, and Porsche. The sets were designed primarily for children 7 to 14 years old.

Construction sets

In 2015, The Lego Group released seven sets in the new Speed Champions line: the LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder,

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, F14 T & Scuderia Ferrari Truck, Porsche 911 GT Finish Line, and the McLaren Mercedes Pit Stop. Seven sets - nine vehicles including the Ferrari transport truck and the two Porsche 911 GTs in the Finish Line set. In 2016, the theme was about

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, with the

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, and

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. It also included a Ford Model A Hotrod and F-150 Raptor, as well as LMP race cars from Audi and Porsche. In 2017, The Lego Speed Champions theme returned to Formula 1 cars from Ferrari and the championship-winning Mercedes AMG Petronas team. In 2018, the theme featured more Ferrari and Porsche Race cars, including the Nurburgring Lap Record holding car, the

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. The line also included a 1967 Ford Mustang. However, no new brands were added. For 2019 the theme introduced new brands into the line:

and Mini. The 2020 sets include a Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo and

Nissan GTR The Nissan GT-R (''Gran Turismo–Racing''; model code: R35; Japanese: 日産・GT-R; ''Nissan GT-R'') is a series of cars built by Japanese marque Nissan from 2007 to 2025. It has a 2+2 seating layout and is considered both a sports car and ...

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as well as introduced electric vehicles with Formula E and Jaguar. Prices also increased with the shift in scale. In January 2020 a polybag set was released of the Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo. 2 more sets followed in early 2021,

McLaren Elva The McLaren Elva is a limited-production Mid-engine design, mid-engine sports car manufactured by McLaren Automotive. The car is the fifth in the ''McLaren Ultimate Series'', after the McLaren F1, F1, the McLaren P1, P1, McLaren Senna, Senna, an ...

and Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro. In June 2021, 6 Lego Speed Champions sets were delayed until Summer, causing speculation amongst fans that the theme had been canceled. Featuring in the range are a 1970

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T/A, Top Fuel Dragster,

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, Corvette C8.R, and

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. In March 2022, 5 new sets of Ferrari 512 M,

Lotus Evija The Lotus Evija is a limited production electric sports car manufactured by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. Unveiled in July 2019, it is the first electric vehicle introduced and manufactured by the company. Codenamed "Type 130" and ...

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, Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance, Mercedes-AMG Project One, Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro, and

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expanded the collection. In June 2022, 2 new sets of

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based on the ''

'' franchise and

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’s 1970 Dodge Charger R/T based on the ''

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'' franchise were be released on 1 August 2022. James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 set consists of 298 pieces and 1 minifigure of James Bond. Also included multiple license plates to swap. Aston Martin DB5 set doesn't include gadgets. Dominic Toretto's 1970 Dodge Charger R/T set consists of 345 pieces and 1 minifigure of Dominic Toretto. In January 2023, one new set named

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's 2 Fast 2 Furious Nissan Skyline GTR (R34) based on the ''

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'' film released. The set consists of 319 pieces and 1 minifigure of Brian O'Conner. In January 2023, four new sets named Ferrari 812 Competizione,

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and McLaren Solus GT & McLaren F1 LM were announced to be released on 1 March 2023. At the

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, it was announced that Lego will be launching 10 new

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sets under the ''Speed Champions'' brand in 2025, one for each team that participated in the

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List of sets

Web shorts

The product line was accompanied by a series of animated short films that were released on

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. * ''LEGO Speed Champions- Official Trailer'' was an official web short was released on YouTube on 26 February 2015 that was inspired by ''Lego Speed Champions'' sets (Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche). * ''Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team - LEGO Speed Champions - 75883 - Playstarter Animation'' was an official web short was released on YouTube on 21 June 2017 that inspired by both ''Lego Speed Champions'' sets and Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. * ''Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions - Backseat Driver'' was an official web short was released on YouTube on 16 August 2019 that inspired by both ''Lego Speed Champions'' sets and ''Forza Horizon 4''.

Video games

It was announced at

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that The Lego Group and

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had partnered together to add a new expansion pack to ''

'' featuring several cars from the line and a new location made out of Lego bricks. The expansion pack was released on June 13, 2019. Announced June 2023, 2K Games unveiled a

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pack, Drive Pass Season 1 for ''

Lego 2K Drive ''Lego 2K Drive'' is a Lego-based cart racing game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It was released on May 19, 2023, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game is playe ...

'' was released on 28 June 2023. It adds the 1970 Dodge Charger R/T and the Nissan Skyline GT-R as playable. It includes Bricklandia's Fast Crew, sisters Rita and Lita Malachi, pilot Doug and resident techie Ronnie (aka CoNfL8t).

Reception

In 2020, The Lego Group reported that the

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, Lego Classic,

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, and Lego Speed Champions themes had helped to push revenue for the first half of 2020 grew 7% to DKK 15.7 billion compared with the same period in 2019.

References

External links

* {{lego Speed Champions Products introduced in 2015

Overview

Development

Launch

Construction sets

List of sets

Web shorts

Video games

Reception

See also

References

External links