The Circuit Special is an unlockable kart body in Mario Kart 8 and a default kart body in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It resembles a race car, which boosts Speed greatly in both games. It also appears in Mario Kart Tour.
Description[]
The Circuit Special has a resemblance similar to both a Le Mans Prototype racecar, and a Formula One or Formula Two car. Having both the fenders and lighting fictures of an LMP car, and the open rear wheels and narrow body of a Formula car.
The kart features a front pointed nose in between two front wheel holders which bear tiny headlights. On the sides is a platform that curves in front of the rear wheels, which are large compared to the front wheels. Behind the cockpit is a wide spoiler with round tips, which is located just above the engine block with two exhaust pipes connected to it. The character's emblem is located on the front of the body.
Depending on the color scheme, the sponsors on the Circuit Special vary. For example, the Blue Circuit Special uses the BBIA sponsorship.
The tail lights attached to the vehicle's foils light up whenever the player uses the kart in a night-based course.
Color Schemes[]
| Characters | Color | Kart | |
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Blue | White | 
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Green | White | 
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Orange | Yellow | 
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Black | Yellow, Purple | 
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How to Unlock[]
- Collect as many coins as you can and hope you get lucky.
- Purchase from the Shop if it appears from:
- The Daily Selects for 10,000 Coins.
- The Daily Spotlight for 100 Rubies.
- Or obtain it from the Pipe/Golden Pipe.
Appearances[]
Mario Kart 8[]
The Circuit Special boosts Speed greatly, sharing stats with the Mach 8, the Sports Coupe, the Gold Standard, the B Dasher and the P-Wing. It also receives a slight Weight boost. However, it lowers Acceleration slightly, but its Traction is terrible.
A CPU-controlled Yoshi, Rosalina, Metal Mario, and Pink Gold Peach may occasionally use this vehicle body, often paired with the Standard tires.
| Stat Name | Stat Value |
|---|---|
| Speed | +0.5 |
| Acceleration | -0.25 |
| Weight | +0.25 |
| Handling | 0 |
| Traction | -1 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[]
The Circuit Special hasn't been changed much in comparison to its original appearance, where it retains its high Speed stat, which is shared with the B Dasher and the P-Wing. It also retains its Weight boost, but its Handling is also lowered. Its Traction isn't that terrible anymore.
This time, a CPU controlled Luigi, Rosalina, King Boo, Pink Gold Peach, Bowser, and Lemmy may use this vehicle body, usually equipped with the Standard tires, while Bowser uses it with the Monster Tires and Pink Gold Peach uses it with the Sponge tires.
| Stat Name | Stat Value |
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| Speed | +0.5 |
| Acceleration | -0.75 |
| Weight | +0.25 |
| Handling | -0.5 |
| Traction | -0.5 |
Mario Kart Tour[]
The Black Circuit, the black variant of the Circuit Special.
The Circuit Special returns in the mobile spin-off game Mario Kart Tour as of the Tokyo Tour. It is classified as a High-End kart, with Slipstream Plus, increasing the length of and the points earnt from Slipstreams. The Circuit Special reuses the Blue and White color scheme from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, equipped with the Slick tires.
Overtime, two variants of the Circuit Special have since been released: The Black Circuit and the Green Circuit, which have Slipstream Plus and Jump Boost Plus, respectively. These variants are also High-End, and they reuse a color scheme from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, with the Black Circuit reusing the Black and Yellow color scheme and the Green Circuit reusing the Green and White color scheme.
Staff Ghost Usage[]
- Sunshine Airport (Wii U, Switch 150cc) (paired with Rosalina, equipped with the Standard Tires and the Super Glider)
- N64 Royal Raceway (Switch* 200cc) (paired with Baby Peach, equipped with the Cyber Slick Tires and the Parafoil)
- Sky-High Sundae (Switch+ 150cc) (paired with Rosalina, equipped with the Standard Tires and the Super Glider)
- 3DS Rainbow Road (Switch*+ 150cc) (paired with Rosalina, equipped with the Standard Tires and the Super Glider)
- Wii DK Summit (Switch*+ 200cc) (paired with Rosalina, equipped with the Standard Tires and the Super Glider)
- Tour Athens Dash (Switch*+ 150cc) (paired with Wiggler, equipped with the Sponge Tires and the Flower Glider)
* - Retro Track
+ - DLC Track
Trivia![]
- The Circuit Special is possibly the successor of the Sprinter, further proving the modern style of Formula One racecars. The first was the B Dasher from Mario Kart DS, which resembles more of a Formula car from the 1960s.
- Since the Circuit Special has low traction on the road, it has poor performance on drifting. This is strange because normally LMP and Formula Cars have great traction on asphalt, but have poor grip on dirt and sand.
- The green varnish for the Circuit Special greatly resembles the green varnish for the Sport Bike. The kart also has the orange & yellow varish, which greatly resembles the same varnish for the Sport Bike.
- The Circuit Special can be unlocked by collecting an amount of 950 coins according to This Video.
Gallery[]
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)[]
Mario Kart Tour[]
