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 translated 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.
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
- 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)
- The blue/white varnish is not to be used by Larry Koopa, who uses the yellow/orange varnish instead.
Additionally, the yellow/orange varnish is not to be used by Wendy, who has the black/purple varnish instead.
