42109-1
App-Controlled Top Gear Rally Car is LEGO set 42109-1. It has a score of 58. This is bad compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 5 scored reviews and 8 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 2.1% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2020, and it is categorised in Technic.
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There are definitely things that I think could be better on the car, it needs a B-model, it's expensive, and I seriously wish it came with a Stig to drive it. Overall though, I'd give it a solid B.
Love this set. As a big fan of Top Gear which I watch with my son who loves LEGO, anything with wheels and Top Gear this has appeal on so many levels. It's not a performance RC car. Get that straight. It's slow. But still it's very fun to drive it around after it's built. It's quite suitable for driving it indooors, which is not something cant do with regular RC cars. I don't do a lot of LEGO builds myself and rarely buy LEGO for myself but I loved this one and vastly enjoyed putting it together and playing around with it after.
Between the astronomical price, relatively boring model, and somewhat disappointing remote-control functions, it is hard to recommend #42109 App-controlled Top Gear Rally Car unless you are a huge fan of the Top Gear series, or find it on sale for well under $100.
This set feels very, very underwhelming after a couple of fantastic models released back in August (42099 4×4 X-treme Off-Roader) and October (42100 Liebherr R 9800 Excavator). Neither the actual mechanisms nor the software reveals half of the platform's potential. In fact, it's a very expensive toy that carries a bunch of sensors and a couple of well-engineered motors, but it is not capable of any truly special tricks. Considering the price of the set, it would make much more sense to save up a little more and get an impressive 42099 4×4 X-treme Off-Roader, or even Liebherr R 9800 Excavator; both have a lot more value for the money. Some say that any LEGO set is better than no LEGO at all. All we know is not all LEGO Technic sets are equally cool and worth a purchase.
Straight out of the box, it's not a very great set for me. With some changes, decent fun.
I have formed mixed feelings about this set: on the one hand, it is easy to control and runs reasonably fast on the smooth wooden floor that was used to test the car; on the other hand, I was slightly disappointed with the tendency for the car to pull off to the right. The car design itself is fair. There have been more attractive Technic rally cars built that retail for cheaper.