Circuit Special
The Circuit Special is an unlockable kart body in Mario Kart 8. It resembles a Formula One car, 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, either a reference to the B Dasher (Sprinter in Dutch), or the actual Sprinter (B Dasher Mk. 2 in PAL regions and Japan). It offers a speed and weight boost, but it hinders in acceleration and especially traction; it shares its stats with the Sports Coupe and the Mach 8. Similarly, the Sport Bike also has both a green and an orange/yellow varnish that greatly resemble the green and orange/yellow varnish for the Circuit Special.
Stats
Stat values are out of 6.
- Speed: +0.5
- Acceleration: -0.25
- Weight: +0.25
- Handling: 0
- Traction: -1
Color schemes
| Body | Trim | Decals | Characters |
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| #2a3aff | black | 100% Organic Antifreeze Boomerang Bros. International Airlines |
       
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| #32CD32 | black | 1-Up Racing Galaxy Airlines Mushroom Piston Propeller Toad Transport |
     
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| gold | orange | Peach & Daisy Princess Orange |
       
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| black | gold darkorchid |
Bowser Oil Lemmy's Tire Service |
      
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Gallery
The blue/white varnish.
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The orange/yellow varnish.
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The black varnish.
Toad's blue Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen.
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.
Toad, in his blue Circuit Special.
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.
Trivia
Just like the Comet, Donkey Kong is one of few males who has the orange varnish color, however this time he is joined by Larry who is the second only male who has time color scheme. But Larry doesn't use this color scheme when it comes to the Sports Bike.
