City

F1 Display Truck with Audi F1 Race Car

The hauler steals the show, and I did not expect to say that.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 60493 · 2026

Pieces508

Minifigs3

Year2026

Set number60493

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The verdict

I came to this one for the little Audi and left completely won over by the truck.

For a City set, the transporter is genuinely clever, with a removable engine under the hood, side compartments packed with pit gear, and a lifting platform that lowers the car to track level. At 508 pieces for the price of a decent takeout dinner, it is honest value, though the race car itself is the plain part of the box. If you have a kid who lives for race day play, this earns its shelf.

Best for: F1-mad kids (7+) who want to play out race day, not just display a car

The full review

What it is

This is the first time Audi's F1 team has turned up in LEGO City, and it arrives right as Audi joins the real Formula 1 grid for 2026, so the timing is lovely. What you get in the box is a two-part story: a compact Audi race car in that black and red livery, and a full transporter truck to haul it around. I will be straight with you, I opened this expecting the car to be the star, the way it usually goes with F1 sets. Instead it was the truck that got me. It is the sort of build where you keep going oh, that is a nice touch, out loud to nobody.

The catch

Now the truck is where all the personality lives, and that cuts both ways. The hauler has a driver cab, storage compartments behind it that actually hold the pit gear, an engine bay up front with a removable engine for repairs, six rubber tires, and a lifting platform that drops the car down to track level. It is fiddly in the best way for a City set, and reviewers have called it one of the theme's most involved vehicles in recent memory. The race car, by contrast, just rolls. It has a detailed cockpit and slick tires and it looks the part, but it does not do anything, so sitting beside that clever truck it can feel like the quiet sibling.

Who it's for

On value, 508 pieces for roughly $45 is fair rather than a steal, and you are paying partly for the license. The building itself is described as approachable but in-depth, which is exactly right for the 7-plus age mark: complex enough that a keen kid feels proud finishing it, never so brutal that they need a grown-up hovering. If you or a young builder in your life is F1-obsessed and wants to stage a whole race day with a driver and pit crew, this is a genuinely satisfying pick. If you only want the car to sit pretty on a shelf, the Speed Champions Audi (77259) is the more display-worthy buy, and you can skip this one without regret.

The parts story

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

Building this is a proper City experience that rewards patience. The truck goes together in stages, with separate work on the front and back wheel assemblies, the cab, and the storage bay, so it never feels like one long slog. There are small mechanical moments, like the lifting platform mechanism and the way the minifigures actually climb into the truck, that give it more engineering interest than the average City vehicle. Kids get intuitive step-by-step instructions through the LEGO Builder app if they want to zoom and rotate as they go.

Piece-wise the highlights are the rubber slick tires on both the car and the hauler, which sit far better than hard plastic wheels and instantly sell the racing look. The black and red Audi livery is the visual draw, carried across curved slopes and the car's bodywork, though some of it comes via stickers rather than printed elements, which is the usual City compromise at this price. The removable engine and the little bin of F1 tools and accessories are the parts that make the set feel like a real paddock scene rather than just two vehicles.

Fun facts

01This is the first time Audi's F1 team has appeared in LEGO City, launching in March 2026 as Audi enters real Formula 1 as a works team.
02It arrived alongside a Speed Champions companion, the 77259 Audi Revolut F1 R26, for fans who want a more display-focused version of the same car.
03The truck hides a removable engine under its hood and a lifting platform that lowers the race car all the way down to track level.
04At 508 pieces it is one of LEGO City's most mechanically involved vehicles in recent years, yet it is still aimed at builders aged 7 and up.