Circuit Special

The Circuit Special is an unlockable kart body in Mario Kart 8. The kart resembles a Formula One car, more specifically the ones seen in F-1 Race, another Nintendo game on the NES and Game Boy. It also looks similar to the Sprinter (B Dasher Mk 2 in the PAL regions and Japan) from Mario Kart Wii. In fact, its Dutch name is the Sprinter 2.0, making it a successor to the Sprinter from Mario Kart Wii. Its Russian name also means Sprinter when transliterated to English.

It offers a speed and weight boost, but it hinders in acceleration and especially traction; it shares its stats with the Sports Coupe, Mach 8, B Dasher, P-Wing, and Gold Standard. It shares the same sound with the Sports Coupe and is one of the few vehicles in the game to have a supercharged engine, along with the aforementioned karts.

A CPU-controlled Yoshi, Rosalina, Metal Mario, and Pink Gold Peach may occasionally use this kart body with the Standard tires.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is now available from the start. CPU Bowser and King Boo occasionally use this body during races, with Bowser using the Monster tires, and King Boo using the Standard tires, respectively. Pink Gold Peach uses the body with the Sponge tires instead. CPU Lemmy and Luigi are also seen using this kart body, with Lemmy using the Standard tires and Luigi using the Slick tires instead. The Circuit Special now only shares stats with the B Dasher and the P-Wing, boosting speed and weight while lowering acceleration, handling, and traction.

Stats

Mario Kart 8

• Ground Speed: +0.5
• Water Speed: +0.25
• Air Speed: +0.5
• Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
• Acceleration: -0.25
• Weight: +0.25
• Ground Handling: 0
• Water Handling: 0
• Air Handling: 0
• Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
• Traction: -1
• Mini-Turbo: -0.5

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• Ground Speed: +0.5
• Water Speed: -0.5
• Air Speed: -0.25
• Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
• Acceleration: -0.75
• Weight: +0.25
• Ground Handling: -0.5
• Water Handling: -0.25
• Air Handling: -0.75
• Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
• Traction: -0.5
• Mini-Turbo: -0.75

Color schemes

The Circuit Special has four different varnish colors. They are similar to the Sport Bike.

Varnish	Decals	Characters	Mii Colors	Mii amiibo Racing Suits
blue	100% Organic Antifreeze Boomerang Bros. International Airlines Lemmy's Tire Service Mushroom Piston Princess Orange	File:YoshiRed-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlue-MK8.pngLight-blue YoshiFile:YoshiWhite-MK8.pngBlue Shy GuyLight-blue Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyWhite-MK8.png	Red, Blue, Light-blue, White	Mario Suit, Hylian Suit, Captain Falcon Suit, Fox Suit, Toad Suit, Rosalina Suit, Mega Man Suit, Sonic Suit, Pikmin Suit
File:CircuitSpecial-Green.png green	1-Up Racing Galaxy Air Mushroom Piston Propeller Toad Transport	Green Shy GuyInkling GirlInkling BoyFile:MK8D BotW Link Icon.PNG	Green, Light-green	Luigi Suit, Yoshi Suit, Animal Crossing Suit
File:Princess Orange Special-01-01.png orange	Galaxy Air Mushroom Piston Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie Princess Orange	File:YoshiPink-MK8.pngFile:YoshiOrange-MK8.pngPink Shy GuyOrange Shy Guy	Orange, Pink	Peach Suit, Kirby Suit, Varia Suit, Inkling Suit
File:CircuitSpecial-Black.png Black/Purple/Yellow	Bowser Oil Lemmy's Tire Service Mushroom Piston	File:YoshiYellow-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlack-MK8.pngYellow Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyBlack-MK8.pngInkling GirlInkling Boy	Yellow, Purple, Brown, Black	Donkey Kong Suit, Bowser Suit, Wario Suit, Pac-Man Suit

Gallery

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  Toad's blue Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen

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  Peach's orange Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen

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  Yoshi's green Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen

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  Bowser's black Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen

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  Toad, in his blue Circuit Special

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  The Circuit Special, in anti-gravity mode

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  Rosalina, in her blue Circuit Special

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  Mario, in his blue Circuit Special

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  Luigi, in his green Circuit Special

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  Baby Luigi, in his green Circuit Special

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  Roy Koopa, using his black Circuit Special

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  Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with King Boo on his black Circuit Special

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ターボ・ワン[?] Tābo Wan	Turbo One
Dutch	Sprinter 2.0[?]	Sprinter 2.0, a reference to the B Dasher (called "Sprinter" in Dutch) or the Sprinter (called "B Dasher Mk 2" in the PAL regions and Japan)
German	Rennwagen[?]	Racing Car
Italian	Autobolide GP[?]	Speedcar GP
Portuguese	Flash[?]	Flash
Russian	Спринтер[?] Sprinter	Sprinter
Spanish	Relámpago 1[?]	Lightning 1

Trivia

• Like the Sport Bike, the green varnish is the only one to not be used by any large body frame characters (excluding the large Mii characters).