Customer Ratings & Reviews

This has been an enjoyable gadget for me and my two sons to play with. I wouldn't recommend paying full price for it, but if you can get it on sale for around $100 like me, I wouldn't hesitate to jump on it. Its such a cool gadget.

Funny to watch and the digi eye screen is like being in the cartoon. McQueen can rev up engine noise and talk racing and move its suspension up and down. The coolest thing is he’ll do donuts.The car is not ment for rough play, it’s more like a conversation piece that you can drive around for attention getter. Great for parties and indoor use. Like anything new, you will need to practice driving Lightning. Kids love it and naturally want to drive it as so adults. Remember it’s a electronic device not a off-road rc car from a toy store.

we have purchased sphero in the past. We got the BB-8 and the BB-8 SE versions at home and my kids love playing with them. However, when I saw they were releasing one with Disney Cars (lightning McQueen) I wanted to get it when possible. The details and craftsmanship on this item is unbelievable!!! it looks like McQueen is alive!!!! I would love for them to incorporate the ability to code with it, but this does not have that yet. Not sure if they will ever include that in the future for this product. It is also a very nice collectable item, but also it is an excellent toy for younger audiences!!!!.

Super cool toy -- I enjoy it and it's honestly more fun than rolling a ball around...sorry BB-8. Only worth the purchase at clearance prices though -- please don't spend $250 -- wait until it's under $100.

Wow, this is the best that Sphero has given us! Good fun!

I was very much looking forward to finally getting a Lightning McQueen, when it was on sale for $90. When it arrived, everything looked new and in perfect condition. After a long setup (software updates, etc.), I was finally able to race the car around. It was very impressive how responsive the car is, how animated it is (the LCD eyes, animated mouth, etc.) Played for about 15mins before powering him down and putting him away. The next day I went to play with the car again, taking him to a large open indoor area so I could really see what he could do. This never got to happen though, as he would not longer drive in any direction. The car would turn on like normal. His eyes worked, voice/sfx played, his bouncing motion working, etc. but no matter what was tried, the car would not drive. Kind of the point of a remote control car. After spending a long time on the Sphero help pages, deleting and reinstalling the app, powering on and off, etc. nothing worked and I was forced to return the car. Very sad end for something I was excited to have. I will try Sphero again, but only if they make a Sphero Wall-E.

Great toy but can be hard to control even with experience player. It would be better with remote control rather than controlling by smart phone. The app is easy to install and setting up is easy.

Awesome little toy, really fun and does some amazing things. The price is a bit high for this little guy.

This product is just incredible. This is the coolest Lightning there is.. but also is a very cool Sphere product too. Highly recommend.

When it worked it worked fine. Battery life diminished and good thing I had bestbuy warranty.

This is a blast! Need smooth floors, not for carpet. Five year old likes to try to drive it but a little above his ability.

He is the best Spero we have he is so cool the kids love to play with him and they love to watch Cars movies with him

An incredible app controlled Lightning McQueen. Easy to control and movement is so smooth.

This is a great item. Love that it moves when he talks, just like in the movie! Ka-Cha!!!

I wanted this when it first came out, but I'm cheap, so waited and waited and finally it hit the right price point. This is an amazing RC and when you put it into movie watch mode, it is really fun to listen to Lightning make comments through the movie. Again, with Sphero, you need to get the software right.

Son loves cars. Grew up watching the movies. He was happy to see this thing come alive. Only thing I noticed is sometimes it can be finicky connecting to the iPhone. Loud and fun. Still trying to figure out how to watch movies and have it react to them.

It is what it is. A famous car that is controlled by your phone(Big Deal). Limited in what it can do. Just not worth $300

Bought this toy for fun to play with small children, However, as it turns out it's more fun to play with pets. Especially dogs.

The car is great. Built very sturdy. Purchased it without realizing that the control was via an app. Not a toy for young children. I would say this would be an amazing gift for a 10 year old or older. Great price for such an amazing "toy".

My son loves this thing. Only issue is the charging wire is rather cheap. Has broken twice, but sphero has replaced it easily