Lego Speed Champions is an auto racing-inspired theme of Lego building kits first released in 2015. The series featured Ferrari, McLaren, and Porsche models in its initial release. The theme later added Audi, Bugatti, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Jaguar, Lamborghini and Nissan. The line features as the center of a 2019 expansion for the open world racing video gameForza Horizon 4. In 2015 the theme started with the three iconic hyper cars of the time, the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder. It also included Formula 1 cars from McLaren and Ferrari and Porsche 911 GT3race cars. 2016 saw the introduction of Muscle cars, with the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro. It also included a Ford Model A Hotrod and F-150 Raptor, as well as LMP race cars from Audi and Porsche. For 2017 Speed Champions returned to Formula 1 cars from Ferrari and the championship-winning Mercedes AMG Petronas team. In 2018 the theme returned with five new sets featuring Ferrari and Porsche Race cars, including the Nurburgring Lap Record holding car, the Porsche 919 Hybrid. The line also included more classic vehicles such as a 1967 Ford Mustang. The largest set for this year included Ferrari race-cars, and also the Ferrari 250 GTO. The theme aims to take standard Lego elements and create built versions of iconic and exotic racing cars and supercars. These are built with a "6-wide" format not previously used for cars, differentiating them from other lines like LEGO CITY by adding more detail. It was announced at E3 2019 that The Lego Group and Playground Games have partnered together to add a new expansion pack to Forza Horizon 4 featuring several cars from the line and a new location made out of Lego bricks. The expansion pack was released on June 13, 2019. In late 2019, The Lego Group announced that all 2020 Speed Champions sets would be upscaled to 8 studs wide from the previous standard of 6. The 2020 sets include a Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo and Nissan GTRNismo. Prices also increased with the shift in scale.
