Despicable Me 4

Minions and Banana Car

A goofy little banana on wheels that made me laugh out loud building it.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 75580 · 2024

Pieces136

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Year2024

Set number75580

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The verdict

I opened this one expecting a throwaway movie tie in and ended up grinning at a bright yellow banana shaped car with a Minion behind the wheel.

It is a quick, silly, genuinely fun half hour build, not a deep engineering exercise. If you have a Minions fan in the house, or you are a completist chasing every Despicable Me set LEGO has put out, this earns its spot on the shelf. If you want a serious build for yourself, look elsewhere in the catalog.

Best for: Minions fans and younger builders who want a fast, funny build

The full review

What it is

This is exactly the kind of set that should not work on paper and somehow does. A banana, built out of bricks, with wheels and a little cockpit for a Minion driver. It sounds like a joke and it kind of is, but the shaping is genuinely well done, the curve of the banana peel reads clearly even at this small scale, and the whole thing has a personality that a lot of bigger, more serious sets never manage.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the size. This is a small set built for a quick, satisfying build session, not an afternoon project. If you are looking at the piece count and hoping for a substantial model to sink real time into, this will feel over before it starts. The play value leans more toward display and imaginative play than any real mechanical function, so temper expectations there too.

Who it's for

Get this one if there is a Minions fan in your life, especially a younger builder who wants something fast and funny to finish in one sitting, or if you are chasing the full run of Despicable Me 4 sets. Skip it if you are shopping for yourself and want a real building challenge, there are far more rewarding sets at this price point elsewhere in the LEGO lineup.

The parts story

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

The build itself is short and simple, which is the point. You are working in yellow and black almost the entire time, shaping the curved body of the banana car with angled plates and slopes before adding the small cockpit area where the Minion figure sits. It is the kind of build you can hand to a newer builder and have them finish confidently without help, which is part of its charm.

The standout here is really the shaping, not any single rare piece. Getting a banana silhouette to read clearly in LEGO bricks at this scale takes some genuinely smart part choice, mixing curved slopes and angled plates to fake a shape bricks were never designed to make. It will not turn heads among serious part collectors, but the Minion minifigure and the sheer novelty of a banana shaped vehicle are exactly why a set like this earns a spot in a themed collection.

Fun facts

01The set ties into Despicable Me 4, which hit theaters in July 2024, and LEGO timed its Minions wave to that release window.
02LEGO has returned to the Minions license multiple times since the character's first LEGO sets, a sign of how reliably the yellow characters sell to younger builders and collectors alike.
03Small, vehicle focused sets like this one are typically designed as accessible entry points, meant to be a first build for a younger LEGO fan rather than a showpiece for adult builders.