Set Review ➟ LEGO® Speed Champions 77254 Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale
Release Date: 1 January 2026
Price: £22.99 / $27.99 / €27.99 / NZ$44.99
LEGO’s long-standing partnership with the Ferrari brand continues with 2026's SF90 XX Stradale. Two things standout immediately from the box art: Firstly, that front end and the rear wing mounts are begging for modification. But more importantly, those NEW WHEELS look so good! A few other interesting new elements are also evident.
The box contains five bags, building instructions, chassis element, and a modest sticker sheet. The minifigure is a female driver with a Ferrari-branded red hoodie. The print design is good, though I would personally prefer a gender-neutral racing balaclava and race suit with gloves for these high performance hypercar sets. Somehow, none of the minifigs in this wave feel like they're really taking their machinery seriously.
The initial build is fairly straightforward. Some pink nipples are added (part #20482) and then tastefully covered over. Things get more interesting with the diffuser, which uses a combination of 2x2 flags and small diamond elements (#35649—new to me but apparently introduced in a 2018 Elves set) attached by skeleton arms. While a bit fiddly to assemble, the end result is sturdy and looks perfect. Actually, the whole rear of the car looks great, with dual exhausts enclosed by a red fender.
Another area of note is the section behind the windscreen, built as a sub-assembly then securely clipped into place at an angle. The gap to the windscreen is minimal, and having the black-to-red colour transition brick-built instead of stickered is most welcome. Some clashing green parts are used throughout the build. Most are internal, but you might want to swap out the pair of green 1x2 plates left visible on the front underside.
The front end is very nicely shaped, even if it doesn’t quite capture the look of the real SF90. The diamond elements show up again here in red, though their sub-assembly is the one fragile part of the build. The sides make good use of new 2x2 wedge tiles (also used in trans black for the engine cover) as well as new 1x1 concave corner cheese slopes. The shaping here is nice, but the exposed studs are unfortunate—I recommend adding 2x2 triangular tiles in front of the rear wheels.
The interior is rather plain, though stickers can be added to the center console and dashboard for detail. One highlight is the large-style steering wheel attached via yellow claw-bar, which gives the excellent effect of having a tiny Ferrari badge in the center.
In addition to the new wedge tiles and cheese slopes, the other new element is of course those wheels. These are separate from the tires, and come as a single piece (as opposed to a generic hub with stylized rim insert). This allows for a deeply concave rim that looks so much better than anything used previously. It even gets a Ferrari print in the center. I really hope we get to see more variations of this design in the future.
The sticker usage is quite minimal, with two in the interior, one on the nose, and four around the intakes above the rear wheels (and these honestly look better not applied). There are also 14 prints: the headlights, windscreen, vents on each fender, a Ferrari logo in silver at the back, and two useful 1x1 cheese slope Ferrari badges. Also printed is a black line across multiple elements at the front, and while present on the real car doesn’t look at all good when split across parts (and has been removed from the pictured build).
I mentioned at the start two areas I wanted to modify. The first was the unfortunate gap at the front lower corners (present on the real car but much smaller). An easy alternative here is the addition of another pair of red 1x1 quarter-round tiles behind the existing ones (or two 1x2 half-round tiles in their place). The second is those bulky rear wing mounts, which can be greatly improved by instead using 2x2 notched corner tiles (#27263) mounted via 1x1 neck brackets. The positioning of the wing mirrors is also questionable, as the oversized Ferrari badges force them rearwards, so swapping these around is also an option, as is recolouring their 1x1 brackets from black to red.
Light modification (some extra parts used)
The final product (whether modified or stock) is very impressive. While not perfect as a representation of the SF90, it is certainly very sleek and compares favourably with 2020’s F8 Tributo, showing just how far Speed Champions has come since the initial switch to 8-wide. The minimal sticker usage is also much appreciated, yet it’s the new wheels that really make this set stand out. While you’ll probably want to modify those blocky rear wing mounts, this is another great Speed Champions set that even discerning collectors won’t want to miss out on.
# We wish to thank LEGO for providing this set for review. The opinions in this review are not supported or endorsed by LEGO.
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