Editing Tour Madrid Drive

|image=[[File:MadridDrive1Stadium.jpg|300px]]<br>View inside the {{wp|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium}}

'''Madrid Drive''' is a race course in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. It is named after and inspired by the city of [[Madrid]], Spain. It is the fourteenth and last real world city course added to the game. The course takes racers through many landmarks of the city such as the {{wp|Puerta del Sol}} and the {{wp|Puerta de Alcalá}}. The course has three routes, Madrid Drive, '''Madrid Drive 2''', and '''Madrid Drive 3'''; the first two debuted together in the [[Summer Tour (2023)|2023 Summer Tour]] while the third route debuted two tours later in the [[Anniversary Tour (2023)|2023 Anniversary Tour]] - Madrid Drive is the third city course in a row to not debut in a tour named after its respective city and is also the city to have the shortest gap between separate releases of routes. The first route takes racers to the {{wp|Gran Vía, Madrid|Gran Vía}} and {{wp|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium}}, the second route features {{wp|Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid|Retiro Park}}, {{wp|Plaza Mayor, Madrid|Plaza Mayor}}, and the {{wp|Market of San Miguel}}, and the third route features the [[Prado Museum]] and {{wp|Madrid Atocha railway station|Atocha station}}. Additionally, the second route starts in the opposite direction compared to the other two. The course is the seventh course set in a European city. The course features [[Shoe Goomba]]s playing soccer, [[Mega Wiggler|Big Wiggler]]s, and [[Thwomp]]s. The fences seen across this course use the same color scheme as the ones seen in [[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways]], albeit in a slightly different pattern. The starting line for the course resembles the gate for the {{wp|Royal Palace of Madrid}}.

The course also appears as '''Madrid Drive R''' (reversed), '''Madrid Drive T''' (with ramps), and '''Madrid Drive R/T''' (reversed with ramps). In all three variants, Shoe Goombas appear in different locations and have different behavior. In the T and R/T variants, there is a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] near the Segova Viaduct, and the nearby Goombas are gone. The T variant also has drivers go around the track in reverse for a brief moment at the start, making it the only non-R/T variant in ''Tour'' to have racers drive in the opposite direction of the non-trick variant.

The course's second route begins in the opposite direction compared to the first. Just like in the first route, players begin in Puerta del Sol, but this time head towards the {{wp|Cybele Palace}}. Racers turn left and drive beneath the arches of the {{wp|Puerta de Alcalá}}, using a ramp to jump over the grass that surrounds it. Soon, racers turn right and head to {{wp|Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid|Retiro Park}}, taking a [[Glide Ramp|glide ramp]] to glide over the park's large pond, which has [[Water Geyser|water geysers]] erupting from it. Upon landing, racers turn right to pass both the {{wp|Madrid Atocha railway station|Atocha station}} and the [[Prado Museum]]. Racers drive past many theaters, restaurants and other facilities before entering the {{wp|Plaza Mayor, Madrid|Plaza Mayor}}. Here, a pair of [[Mega Wiggler|Big Wiggler]]s circle the statue of {{wp|Philip III of Spain|King Philip III}}. Once racers exit the square, they drive towards the Market of San Miguel and avoid the pair of [[Thwomp]]s inside, before coming out next to the Segovia Viaduct. Racers then drive down the road via a large right turn before entering the Calle de Preciados, before returning to Puerta del Sol, and then reaching the finish line.

[[File:MK8-Course-Tour MadridDrive.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{classic|Tour|Madrid Drive}} in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'']]

Madrid Drive reappears in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', as part of the sixth and final wave of the ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass|Booster Course Pass]]'' DLC. It appears as the first course of the [[Spiny Cup]], and thus functions as the final city course of the pass. It has received significant visual improvements compared to its ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'' iteration. The first lap is based on Madrid Drive 3, the second lap is based on Madrid Drive 2R, and the third and final lap is based on the first route of Madrid Drive. This makes it the only city course in the game to have its laps traverse its ''Mario Kart Tour'' variants in reverse order, and one of three courses originally introduced in ''Mario Kart Tour'' to begin with a lap that is not the first variant, alongside {{classic-link|Tour|Berlin Byways}} and [[Piranha Plant Cove]]. The remaining [[Mega Wiggler|Big Wiggler]] in {{wp|Plaza Mayor}} now sleeps on Lap 1 before waking up during Lap 2, with the other being removed; it also faces the other direction to match the 2R route. There is also now a slim gap between the tables that can be cut through during Lap 2 in Plaza Mayor (and is barely cuttable on Lap 1 due to the angle that the player enters the Plaza Mayor) that does not require a [[Dash Mushroom|Mushroom]]. Additionally, the smaller body of water players drove over from ''Tour'' has been covered up with a bridge. The [[Goomba|Goombas]] from Madrid Drive have been moved from the three-quarters turn up the overpass to the section after along the left turn. [[Dash Panel]]s have been added inside the {{wp|Santiago Bernabéu Stadium}}, and the crowd now cheers when a player races through the soccer goal. [[Piranha Plant]]s have been added in the {{wp|Madrid Atocha railway station|Atocha station}} like Madrid Drive 3R; the station's length has also been extended considerably. Additional coins have been added at {{wp|Parque del Buen Retiro, Madrid|Retiro Park}}, and racers can now glide around the monument to collect them. Castanets have been added to the course's music. The minimap has also been rotated 90 degrees.

*'''Nintendo Switch News app (UK): ''See the sunny sights in Madrid Drive'''<br>Today we'd like to present another course released as part of the sixth wave, which is available now: {{Color|blue|Madrid Drive}}.<br>This course, first introduced in the smart device game {{Color|blue|Mario Kart Tour}}, will have its racers see Madrid's sights at breakneck speeds, charging through art galleries and football stadiums alike! In addition to a route which changes lap-by-lap, you'll be thrilled by an array of gimmicks, including an all-too-lifelike (not to mention hungry) painting of a Piranha Plant in the art gallery, and colossal footballs rolling riot in the stadium, so you'll need to keep your eyes peeled and your wits about you!''

MKT MadridDrive Scene 7.png|View of the [[Mega Wiggler|Big Wiggler]]s in {{wp|Plaza Mayor, Madrid|Plaza Mayor}}

MadridDrive2RoadAfterRetiro.png|View of the {{wp|Teatro Nuevo Apolo}} and {{wp|San Isidro, Madrid|St. Isidore's Collegiate Church}}