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, either a reference to the B Dasher (Sprinter in Dutch), or the actual Sprinter.
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, and P-Wing. 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 the Monster and Standard tires, respectively. It now only shares stats with B Dasher and 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/BBIA Mushroom Piston Princess Orange Lemmy's Tire Service |
  File:YoshiRed-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlue-MK8.pngLight-blue YoshiFile:YoshiWhite-MK8.png Blue Shy GuyLight-blue Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyWhite-MK8.png         (Blue)
|
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/GXA Mushroom Piston Propeller Toad Transport/PTT |
   Green Shy Guy      (Green)(Light Blue)
|
Green, Light-green | Luigi Suit, Yoshi Suit, Animal Crossing Suit |
| File:Princess Orange Special-01-01.png orange |
Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie Princess Orange Galaxy Air/GXA Mushroom Piston |
  File:YoshiPink-MK8.pngFile:YoshiOrange-MK8.pngPink Shy GuyOrange Shy Guy          (Orange)
|
Orange, Pink | Peach Suit, Kirby Suit, Varia Suit |
| File:CircuitSpecial-Black.png Black/Purple/Yellow |
Bowser Oil Lemmy's Tire Service Mushroom Piston |
  File:YoshiYellow-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlack-MK8.png Yellow Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyBlack-MK8.png       (Pink)(Purple)
|
Yellow, Purple, Brown, Black | Donkey Kong Suit, Bowser Suit, Wario Suit, Pac-Man Suit |
Gallery
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.
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
- Ecluding male Miis and DLC, Donkey Kong is one of few males who has the orange/yellow varnish color. The other one is Larry Koopa.
- Like the Sport Bike, the green varnish is the only one to not be used by any large body frame characters.
- This is one of the few vehicle bodies where Peach, Daisy, and their baby counterparts share one of the color schemes, while Rosalina and Baby Rosalina's color scheme is separate from the other two princesses and their baby counterparts. In this case Peach, Daisy, Baby Peach, and Baby Daisy all use the orange/yellow varnish while Rosalina and Baby Rosalina use the blue/white varnish.
- Excluding female Miis, the Circuit Special's green varnish is the only one to be used by only male characters, as the other three varnish colors are used by at least one female character.
