Sports Coupe
The Sports Coupe (known as Sports Coupé in Europe and Australia) is an unlockable kart body that appears in Mario Kart 8. It's a yellow and black kart that resembles a sports car, though its name suggests that its design is based off of coupes. Unlike most other karts, the exhaust pipe is located on the top of the trunk of the vehicle, underneath its spoiler. It offers a boost in speed and weight, but a decrease in acceleration and a large decrease in traction. It has identical stats to the Mach 8, Circuit Special, Gold Standard, B Dasher, and P-Wing. Like the Circuit Special, its engine sound is reminiscent to a real life racing car and is one of the vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have a supercharged engine.
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Daisy and Isabelle can be seen occasionally riding this kart with Standard tires. Donkey Kong is also seen using this kart occasionally but pairs it up with the Monster tires instead
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
- Water Speed: 0
- Air Speed: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5
- Acceleration: -0.25
- Weight: +0.25
- Ground Handling: -0.25
- Water Handling: 0
- Air Handling: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25
- Traction: +0.25
- Mini-Turbo: 0
Gallery
Toad, on his Sports Coupe.
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Mario, on his Sports Coupe.
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Shy Guy rides on the Sports Coupe.
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Isabelle, on her Sports Coupe.
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Baby Mario, on his Sports Coupe.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with Isabelle on her Sports Coupe.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | スーパースター Sūpāsutā |
Superstar |
| Dutch | Topsporter |
(Top) athlete or sportsman |
| German | Sportcoupé |
Sports coupe |
| Italian | Sportento |
Pun on sport and portento (portent) |
| Portuguese | Desportivo |
From carro desportivo (sports car) |
| Spanish | Deportivo |
From auto deportivo (sport car) |
