City

Yellow Taxi

A tiny cab that finally fills a gap City fans have grumbled about for decades.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 60487 · 2026

Pieces122

Minifigs2

Year2026

Set number60487

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The verdict

I honestly laughed when I realized how long LEGO City has gone without a plain, honest yellow taxi.

Every big city set, every airport, every downtown scene, and somehow no cab. This little 122 piece build fixes that, and it fixes it well, with a lifting hood over a toy motor, a boot that swallows a suitcase and laptop, and a roof you pop off to drop the driver and passenger inside. For fourteen or fifteen dollars it is one of the easiest yes decisions in the whole City lineup this year. Skip it only if you have zero interest in city traffic sets, because on its own terms it barely puts a wheel wrong.

Best for: City collectors who want a classic yellow cab rolling through their downtown builds, and parents looking for a cheap, fast build for a young kid

The full review

What it is

I was genuinely surprised putting this one together. It is barely more than a hundred pieces and it still manages a lifting hood over a little engine, a boot that opens wide enough for a suitcase and laptop, and a roof that lifts clean off so you can drop the driver and tourist inside. For a set this size that is a lot of function packed into a small yellow shell, and it made the build feel more like a proper little vehicle than a toy car.

The catch

I will be straight with you about what this is not. It is not a technical build, and if you want a satisfying afternoon of engineering you will finish this one before your coffee gets cold. There are no stickers, which I actually like because it means the panels stay clean forever, but it also means the graphics are sparse if you were hoping for taxi company branding or number details. At fourteen to fifteen dollars though, none of that feels like a real complaint, it is priced exactly where a set this size should be.

Who it's for

Get this one if you collect LEGO City vehicles and have been quietly annoyed there was never a proper yellow cab in the lineup, or if you want a fast, satisfying build for a younger kid who wants to see doors and a hood actually work. Skip it if you only care about big engineering builds or you have no interest in City street scenes at all, because there is nothing here that reaches beyond what it promises to be.

The parts story

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

The build itself is quick and straightforward, closer to a fifteen minute Saturday morning project than a serious construction session. You are stacking up the chassis, locking in the hood hinge, then closing up the cab body around a hollow interior that fits both minifigures once you lift the roof section away. The boot is its own little hinged assembly at the back, sized just right for the tiny suitcase and laptop pieces that come with the set.

The standout here for me is the passenger's torso print, a plant based pattern that is a new element for LEGO, giving the tourist figure a relaxed, vacationing look rather than a generic passerby. The driver leans into the cliché in the best way, flat cap and a Hawaiian shirt layered under a dark brown jacket, which is a nice bit of character work for a figure that could have been an afterthought. At this price point you are not getting rare or printed rarities beyond that torso, but for a $15 set the two minifigures alone carry real charm.

Fun facts

01This is reportedly the first standard retail LEGO City set built specifically as a plain yellow taxi cab, despite City sets featuring big city scenes for decades.
02The set designer is Chris Stamp, credited by Brickset for packing the working hood, boot, and roof access into such a small footprint.
03The tourist passenger's torso print uses a plant based pattern that is a newly introduced element rather than a reused design.
04BrickEconomy projects the set will retire sometime in mid to late 2027, giving it a fairly typical shelf life for a small City vehicle.