City

Race Car and Car Carrier Truck

A tidy little garage-on-wheels that nails the two things a kid actually wants: a truck that opens up and a car fast enough to matter.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 60406 · 2024

Pieces328

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number60406

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The verdict

I like sets that do one job cleanly, and this one does.

You get a car carrier truck with a proper hinged ramp and a race car built low and wide so it actually looks quick sitting still, and loading that car up the ramp is the kind of fiddly, satisfying moment that makes a 328 piece set feel bigger than it is. It is not a showpiece for a shelf, it is a toy first, and once you accept that it stops feeling like it is missing anything. Get it for a City fan who wants something to push around the floor, not someone hunting for a display model.

Best for: kids and City collectors who want a playable truck and race car combo rather than a static display piece

The full review

What it is

This is a City set built around a single idea done well. You get a car carrier truck with a ramp that actually tilts down to the ground, and a low, wide race car that rolls up onto it. That loading moment, easing the car up the ramp and locking it in place, is the whole appeal, and it works. The race car itself has a nose that actually slopes instead of the flat brick-front look you get in a lot of small City vehicles, which makes it read as fast even parked.

The catch

Where I will be honest with you: at 328 pieces this is a mid-size playset, not a display build. The truck cab is short, the color scheme leans toward flat primary panels rather than printed graphics, and there is no extra storage built into the trailer bed for tools or spare parts. If you are hoping for something with the visual density of a bigger Speed Champions set, this will feel plainer sitting on a shelf.

Who it's for

Where it earns its keep is on the floor, not the shelf. Handed to a kid who wants to load a car, drive it around, unload it, and do it again, this delivers exactly that loop. Adult collectors chasing a detailed showpiece should look elsewhere in the City range, but if you want a well-built, playable two-vehicle set that will not sit untouched, this one is worth it.

The parts story

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

The build splits cleanly into two halves, the truck chassis and cab first, then the race car, so you get a real sense of finishing something twice in one sitting. The ramp mechanism is the part worth paying attention to, it is a simple hinge and catch setup, but LEGO tuned the angle so a standard City-scale car rolls up it without help, which is not something every truck set gets right.

The race car uses sloped and curved pieces to build a nose you do not usually see at this small a scale, and the wheel arches sit low and wide rather than perched high like a lot of budget City vehicles. Nothing here is a rare or exclusive mold, this is a workhorse set built from common, sturdy City parts, which means the real value is in how well those ordinary pieces are arranged rather than in any single standout brick.

Fun facts

01The car carrier and race car pairing is a recurring formula in LEGO City, refreshed every few years with a new truck cab design and a new race car shape.
02Building the truck and car as two separate sub-models before combining them is a common LEGO City instruction pattern meant to keep younger builders engaged across a longer set.
03Ramp-and-load mechanics like this one are one of the most requested play features in LEGO City vehicle sets, according to LEGO's own fan feedback surveys for the theme.