Slipstream

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Yoshi pulling ahead by slipstreaming in Mario Kart Wii

Slipstreaming (also known as drafting) is a technique often used in the Mario Kart series. It is present in Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour. If a player trails behind another racer (or tailgates) for a certain period of time, the player's vehicle will receive a speed boost similar to the Mini-Turbo. This can be used to ram the vehicle the player is slipstreaming behind and race ahead into a higher place. Slipstreaming is also useful when another player has been shrunk by Lightning or the Thunder Cloud, and also when they are hit by the POW Block or Spiny Shell.

Mario Kart Tour stats

The following karts in Mario Kart Tour increase boosting time and points from Slipstreams.

Special skill Normal Super High-End
Slipstream Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour
Slipstream Plus
+10 points +20 points +40 points
Pipe FrameBiddybuggyBlue BiddybuggyBirthday Girl RosalinaRed Kiddie KartPipe Buggy Mach 8RoyalePoltergust 4000StreamlinerRed StreamlinerBolt BuggyCucumberBlue Turbo Yoshi from Mario Kart Tour Circuit SpecialBlack CircuitRadish RiderSwift JackGlam BruiserPrancerGreen Apple KartPink WingHoliday KingInferno FlyerGrand BadwagonPinch HitterGreen Double-DeckerGreen B Dasher Mk. 2Tanooki KartCact-XSushi RacerCrawly Kart

Profiles

Mario Kart Tour

  • Tips & Tricks: "You'll get a speed boost if you follow behind an opponent's kart for a certain amount of time."

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スリップストリーム[?]
Surippusutorīmu
Slipstream
German Windschatten[?] Slipstream
Italian Scia[?] -
Portuguese Vácuo[?] -
Spanish Rebufo[?] -