Speed Champions

McLaren W1

A hybrid hypercar shrunk down to shelf size, and it still looks like it wants to bite you.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 77257 · 2026

Pieces294

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number77257

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The verdict

I built this one in an evening and kept stopping to turn it around in the light, because the wedge of that nose and the way the rear haunches flare out is exactly what makes the real W1 so menacing.

For a single car Speed Champions set it feels dense, the panel lines and the vents actually read as vents instead of stickers pretending to be vents. It is not going to blow your mind with a hidden mechanism or a wild part count, but as a desk piece next to your other hypercars it earns its spot. Buy it if you love McLaren or hybrid hypercars, skip it if you already own two or three similar wedge shaped Speed Champions cars and want something that feels different this time.

Best for: McLaren fans and Speed Champions collectors filling out the hypercar row on the shelf

The full review

What it is

I will be honest, the first thing that got me was the rear end. Speed Champions cars live or die on whether the designers found a way to make a car recognizable at this tiny scale, and here the sloped haunches and the sharp diffuser actually read as McLaren the second you see it side on. The real W1 is McLaren's hybrid successor to the P1, built to be lighter and angrier, and the model does not shy away from that low, wedge shaped attitude. It sits wide and mean on its wheel arches instead of looking like a generic sports car with a badge slapped on.

The catch

Where I want to be straight with you is the value math. At 294 pieces and car only, with no minifigure or diorama base, this is a smaller build than some of the two car Speed Champions sets that give you more play value for a similar shelf spot. If you are buying purely for a quick, satisfying build and a great looking model, that is fine. If you are counting cost per piece or wanting something for a kid to play out little scenes with, this leans more display piece than plaything. The front three quarter view is where it earns its keep, straight on it loses a little of that drama.

Who it's for

Get this one if you are a McLaren person, if you love hybrid hypercars, or if you are building out a shelf of modern supercars and want one that actually looks different from the usual Ferrari and Lamborghini wedges. I would gently steer you elsewhere if you already have a few similar low nosed hypercars in your Speed Champions lineup, since the family resemblance across this era of sets is real, or if you specifically want a set with a driver minifigure to go with it.

The parts story

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

The build itself is quick, this is a one sitting Speed Champions project, and it moves in the usual way these cars go together, chassis first, then the body panels click into place around it, then the final greeble of vents, mirrors, and spoiler details. What surprised me was how much shaping happens through actual sloped and curved pieces rather than leaning on stickers to fake the lines, which means the model still looks sharp if you look at it up close rather than from across the room.

There is no headline rare piece here, no printed exclusive, this is a set that earns its looks through good part selection rather than a single showstopper element. The wheels and low profile tires do a lot of quiet work selling the stance, and the color blocking on the body panels is handled with molded color rather than stickers in the places that matter most, which is exactly what you want on a car you are going to display rather than tuck in a drawer.

Fun facts

01The real McLaren W1 is the spiritual successor to the McLaren P1, built around a hybrid V8 powertrain and designed with heavy input from McLaren's Formula 1 aerodynamics team
02McLaren has never fully confirmed what the W1 name stands for, letting it read as a nod to the car being a new first chapter for the brand's hypercar line
03This is one of the newer waves of single car Speed Champions sets, a format LEGO shifted toward after years of pairing two cars in one box
04Speed Champions cars are built to a roughly 1:36 to 1:43 scale depending on the real vehicle's proportions, which is why designers lean on shaping over stickers to keep small details readable