Our celebrations of a decade of LEGO Speed Champions are coming to a close as we look to where the theme might race to over the next 10 years.
It's been a thrilling decade of growth for LEGO Speed Champions, shifting from six studs to eight in width, introducing movies to the car-centric range, and this year exploring a comprehensive Formula 1 collection with all 10 teams. Few LEGO themes have experimented as much over a decade as Speed Champions, but this leaves the theme with few new roads to pave over the next decade.
That's not to say that there are no opportunities for growth, though. The theme might just have to travel down some old roads for the first time in a while, taking them to new heights. Here's what we want to see from LEGO Speed Champions over the next 10 years.
Older Speed Champions
LEGO Speed Champions, understandably, focuses mostly on more recent cars with their increased relevancy and high speeds. The theme has rarely been known to dip its toe into past vehicles, though. Most notably,
To this day, the 2022 creation stands out in the theme with unfamiliar shaping that makes it a unique set in a theme that can sometimes feel too similar, especially with the new Formula 1 models. Returning to this idea in the future and exploring it further, maybe even with a dedicated wave similar to the Formula 1 2025 builds, would be amazing to see in the future of LEGO Speed Champions.
As much as the future of motorsport and cars is exciting, the past has much more to cover in theme. From the 2001 AC Cobra to the 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, it's an area of LEGO Speed Champions in dire need of further exploration in the next decade.
More movie cars from different films
The movie car collection in LEGO Speed Champions has been fruitful since its debut in 2022, but aside from a single 007 vehicle, the collection has focused solely on the Fast & Furious franchise. Given the car-centric nature of these films, keeping them in the collection makes almost too much sense.
The range doesn't have to cover only Fast & Furious, though. It would be ideal to see the collection become more diverse once more. Should the LEGO Group wish to stick solely with Universal Pictures for this collection, that still leaves the door open to Back to the Future's DeLorean, Knight Rider's K.I.T.T. and Jurassic Park's jeep, to name a few.
Whatever happens over the next 10 years, LGO Speed Champions needs to remember that cars are in films outside of the Fast & Furious franchise. The films shouldn't be removed from the movie collection entirely moving forward, but they need to take a back seat for a bit.
Off-road entries
LEGO Speed Champions may not have the most extensive history of rally models, but the few builds it has dedicated to racing and driving off-road are some of the theme's most notable. Whether through a scattered few sets over the next 10 years or in a dedicated collection similar to the new Formula 1 range, rally racing needs to return to LEGO Speed Champions.
75885 Ford Fiesta M-Sport WRC and
A rally-focused wave of LEGO Speed Champions sets would be a great next step for the theme to take once the current Formula 1 focus is said and done. It might even inspire some new off-road elements, including new tyres.
More concept cars and game tie-ins
LEGO Speed Champions has similarly dipped its toe into concept cars, which are unlikely to ever see the light of day. These vehicles are considerably more futuristic and translate into some unique LEGO sets.
More LEGO Speed Champions concept cars are a must, but ideally not too often to keep them as a fun treat for enthusiasts to enjoy after waves of standard, realistic vehicles.
With the likes of Forza Horizon 4 (which had a full LEGO Speed Champions DLC) and Gran Turismo already under its belt, we'd love to see LEGO Speed Champions explore the game partnership further, especially after the debut of many LEGO video game sets from Super Mario to Fortnite.
With the strong Epic Games partnership, a Rocket League LEGO Speed Champions set recreating one of the game's many cars would be a great place to start. Even returning to Forza and Gran Turismo in the future works too, though.
Playsets
At some point within the next 10 years, maybe even to celebrate 20 years of LEGO Speed Champions, the theme needs to return to full playsets. The concept has been gone from the theme since 2019, but the idea of builds beyond cars in the theme might seem unusual, but it caused some of the most visually-appealing builds in LEGO Speed Champions history.
Whether through a museum similar to 75889 Ferrari Ultimate Garage or a huge vehicle such as 75913 F14 T & Scuderia Ferrari Truck, LEGO Speed Champions playsets offer something that LEGO City can't – playsets that skew towards an older audience and offer easy displays for the stunning Speed Champions cars.
Whatever comes next for LEGO Speed Champions, there's plenty of road for the theme to cover moving forward, and it will be well worth keeping on eye on this thrilling theme.
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