The construction toy range was based on the film and developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

The construction sets were designed to recreate the story and characters of the film in Lego form.

[2][4] In January 2008 it was announced that The Lego Group had acquired the rights from Warner Bros. to produce four sets based on the upcoming Speed Racer film.

[4] Lego has previously partnered with Warner Bros., creating Batman and Harry Potter themes.

It features the Mach 6 racecar, the GRX racecar, a black and grey race car, a commentators box, a car workshop, and seven minifigures: Speed Racer wearing white racing coveralls, Gray Ghost, Cannonball Taylor, Pops Racer, Spritle, Trixie, and a commentator.