Editing Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8

{{title|Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8''}}
{{DLC infobox
|name=Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8''
|image=[[File:Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 logo.png|250px]]<br>The logo of the Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8'' downloadable content pack
|game=''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
|platforms=[[Wii U]]
|release={{flag list|Japan|August 27, 2014<ref name="IGN">Pitcher, Jenna (August 6, 2014). [https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/06/mario-kart-8-mercedes-car-dlc-hits-this-month-with-update Mario Kart 8 Mercedes Car DLC Hits This Month With Update]. ''IGN''. Retrieved January 2, 2023. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140806060806/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/08/06/mario-kart-8-mercedes-car-dlc-hits-this-month-with-update Archived] on August 6, 2014, 06:08:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref>|Mexico|August 27, 2014<ref name="IGN"/>|USA|August 27, 2014<ref name="IGN"/>|Europe|August 27, 2014<ref name="IGN"/>|Australia|August 27, 2014<ref name="IGN"/>}}
|removal=March 27, 2023
|languages={{languages|en_us=y|en_gb=y|fr_fr=y|fr_ca=y|es_es=y|es_latam=y|de=y|it=y|nl=y|ru=y|pt_pt=y|jp=y}}
|content=[[GLA]]<br>[[W 25 Silver Arrow]]<br>[[300 SL Roadster]]<br>[[GLA Tires]]
|related=[[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]<br>[[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]
}}
'''Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8''''' is one of three downloadable content packs available for ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', the others being [[The Legend of Zelda x Mario Kart 8|''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']] and [[Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8|''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'']]. It was released on August 27, [[List of games by date#2014|2014]].<ref name="IGN"/> Unlike the other two downloadable content packs, this pack could be downloaded for free and consists entirely of vehicle parts; however, it was removed from the [[Wii U]] [[Nintendo eShop]] after its discontinuation on March 27, 2023, making it no longer possible for players to purchase the DLC pack, although players who downloaded it before this date can still use the content. These vehicle parts are part of the base content of ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', in which they each require [[coin]]s to be unlocked. The pack was created as part of a cross-promotion between [[Nintendo]] and {{wp|Mercedes-Benz}} for ''Mario Kart 8'' and the [[GLA]] in Japan.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnREMqwAVu4 ''Mario Kart 8'' / GLA commercials]</ref>

==Contents==
The Mercedes-Benz × ''Mario Kart 8'' pack contains three new [[kart]]s and one new set of [[tire]]s, all of which are modeled after actual products manufactured by {{wp|Mercedes-Benz}}. Unlike ''The Legend of Zelda'' × ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Animal Crossing'' × ''Mario Kart 8'', no new playable [[List of characters|characters]], [[cup]]s, courses, [[bike]]s, [[All-Terrain Vehicle|ATVs]], or [[glider]]s are included in the pack. All three of the vehicles contain unique engine sound noises, while only the GLA changes color in correspondence with the character driving. Unique to this pack is a small icon of the Mercedes-Benz logo that appears to the bottom right of each kart part image when the player is in the process of selecting kart parts before a race.

===Kart parts===
*[[File:GLA-MK8.png|50px]] [[GLA]] - A kart based on Mercedes-Benz's {{wp|Mercedes-Benz GLA|GLA-Class}}, a luxury compact SUV that made its debut in 2014.<br>
*[[File:W25SilverArrow-MK8.png|50px]] [[W 25 Silver Arrow]] - A kart based on the {{wp|Mercedes-Benz W25|W 25}} {{wp|Silver Arrows|Silver Arrow}} race car formerly produced by Mercedes-Benz.<br>
*[[File:300SLRoadster MK8.png|50px]] [[300 SL Roadster]] - A kart based on the {{wp|Mercedes-Benz 300 SL|300 SL Roadster}} grand-touring sports car formerly produced by Mercedes-Benz in the 1950s.<br>
*[[File:GLATires-MK8.png|50px]] [[GLA Tires]] - A set of tires based on the tires that are a part of the Mercedes-Benz GLA.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Mario Kart 8 Title Screen (Mercedes-Benz GLA).jpg|The title screen with the GLA
Mercedes-Benz.jpg|[[Mario]] standing alongside a GLA
MK8-dlc-trailer-GLA.png|Mario driving a GLA in the trailer for the DLC pack
MK8-dlc-trailer-W25.png|[[Luigi]] driving a W 25 Silver Arrow in the trailer for the DLC pack
MK8-dlc-trailer-300SL.png|[[Princess Peach]] driving a 300 SL Roadster in the trailer for the DLC pack
Mk8-dlc-trailer.png|Several characters driving different-colored karts from the DLC pack
MK8-dlc-trailer-Mercedes Benz.jpg|Princess Peach driving a 300 SL Roadster, Mario driving a GLA, and Luigi driving a W 25 Silver Arrow
Mercedes DLC.jpg|Mario driving a silver GLA on [[ GCN Dry Dry Desert|<small>GCN</small> Dry Dry Desert]]
Mk8-dlc-2.jpg|Princess Peach driving a red GLA on [[Mount Wario]]
Mk8-dlc-3.jpg|Luigi and Mario driving a W 25 Silver Arrow and GLA respectively
Mk8-dlc-4.jpg|Several characters driving karts from the DLC pack
MK8DX Mercedes Benz Cars.jpg|[[Isabelle]], [[Inkling|Inkling Girl]], and [[King Boo]] driving in GLAs
</gallery>

==References==
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