Reveal: 77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future, from LEGO® Speed Champions

If you’re gonna build a time machine into a car, then why not do it with some style? LEGO® Speed Champions are certainly doing so, as they go back to the future in 2026 with a new DeLorean time machine – and the New Elementary team have spotted two really thrilling new moulds!

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77256 Time Machine from Back to the Future

• Release date: 1 January 2026, pre-order available now
• Pieces: 357
• Minifigures: Doc Brown and Marty McFly
• Ages: 9+

Price and links to pre-order: 

• US$ 27.99 on LEGO.com US
• CA$ 34.99 on LEGO.com Canada
• GB£ 22.99 on LEGO.com UK
• AU$ 39.99 on LEGO.com Australia
• NZ$ 49.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
• DE€ 27,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
• NL€ 27,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
• FR€ 27,99 on LEGO.com France
• PLN 119.99 on LEGO.com Polska
• NOK 399,90 on LEGO.com Norge
• DKK 249.95 on LEGO.com Danmark

Other countries click here

 

2-in-1 model

Two versions of the vehicle can be built, but not simultaneously. 

First you build it with a lightning rod and California number plate as seen in Back to the Future, and then adjust it, just like 2015 Doc Brown, into the futuristic flying version from Back to the Future II. This version features the Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor, a futuristic barcode orange number plate, and sideways wheels. 

Both versions have the rear air vents, the flux capacitor and the cockpit with time circuit.

New moulds

Apparently in the future (2026, that is) they have wide cheese slopes! Great Scott.

Above I have highlighted the Slope 30° 1 x 3 x 2/3 in Black which has a DMC logo on it, and one of the two Slope 30° 1 x 4 x 2/3 in Light Bluish Gray. Have a good look and you will spot that the 1x3 comes in light bluish gray too. In the picture below I've highlighted the 1x4 cheese slopes that come in dark bluish gray. 

This is quite the collection especially for a small set – and what a thrill to see the cheese slope family extended again after so many years! The 1x1 was released in 2004 and revolutionised the look of models, and the 1x2 came in 2009. It will have taken 17 years for the 1x3 and 1x4 to arrive.

It's not just elements from the future in this set though – an element from the past appears to be renewed.

An eagle-eyed team member noticed something odd about the 2x2 macaroni tile in the picture above. The underside seems to have an anti-stud in the middle, which will provide useful new ways you can place this piece. 

Image: Tim Johnson

The existing version from 2017 (27925, above centre) has an unusual half-octagon recess that prevents attachment to a stud.

I love the trans-orange 1x1 cheese slopes printed in light bluish grey on one side. These will be awesome to use in other vehicles, by which I mean spaceships!

The "DeLorean" decal on the bumper is another sticker, but hopefully it is just this and the DMC logo that are stickers (possibly for IP reasons?). There certainly are many beautiful printed pieces here, such as the trans-blue tiles and the wheel hubs.

360° spin

The shaping is awesome considering the scale, and we'll even forgive the lack of the iconic gull-wing doors!

A brick-built solution for the headlights would have been great, had it been achievable, but this is still quite interesting – it seems that 1x2x2 window frames are used, with the headlights printed onto grey panes? 

Pre-order now

 

All global prices

Country	RRP
Australia	39.99 AUD
Austria	27.99 EUR
Belgium	27.99 EUR
Brazil	249.99 BRL
Canada	34.99 CAD
Croatia	27.99 EUR
Czech Republic	679 CZK
Denmark	249.95 DKK
Estonia	29.99 EUR
Finland	32.95 EUR
France	27.99 EUR
Germany	27.99 EUR
Greece	28.99 EUR
Hungary	11790 HUF
Ireland	27.99 EUR
Israel	33 EUR
Italy	27.99 EUR
Japan	3980 JPY
Latvia	29.99 EUR
Lithuania	29.99 EUR
Luxembourg	27.99 EUR
Mexico	679 MXN
New Zealand	49.99 NZD
Norway	399.9 NOK
Poland	119.99 PLN
Portugal	27.99 EUR
Romania	139.99 RON
Slovakia	27.99 EUR
Slovenia	27.99 EUR
South Africa	519 ZAR
South Korea	39900 KRW
Spain	27.99 EUR
Sweden	369.9 SEK
Switzerland	32.9 CHF
The Netherlands	27.99 EUR
Ukraine	1379 UAH
United Kingdom	22.99 GBP
USA	27.99 USD

 

 

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