F1 ACADEMY LEGO Race Car gives much less than similar sets

$27.99 MSRP 201 pieces 1 minifigure 3.9 / 5 from builders #56 of 56 Speed Champions sets with 200–499 pieces
F1 ACADEMY LEGO Race Car box art
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7 of 100

Poor value

#56 of 56 Speed Champions sets with 200–499 pieces

Last of 56 Speed Champions sets with 200–499 pieces. At $27.99 you get about 71 pieces per $10 against a typical 101 and roughly 39% less plastic per dollar, so it costs about 48% more than its contents usually sell for. A 3.8 rating from 41 builders doesn’t help.

#56

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 56 Speed Champions sets with 200–499 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

7

Chart 2 · The score

How the 7 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
56 vs 93 +0 of 35
Pieces per $10
71 vs 101 +0 of 30
Minifigures per $100
3.5 vs 3.5 +5 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 4.1 +2 of 15

$9 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $19. Each brick is $5.

$27.99
you pay

$19
sets like it usually cost

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