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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
Body Trim
MK8 Mario Icon MK8 Rosalina Icon YoshiRed-MK8 YoshiLightBlue-MK8 YoshiBlue-MK8 YoshiWhite-MK8 MK8 Toad Icon ShyGuyLightBlue-MK8 ShyGuyBlue-MK8 Shy Guy MK8 Lakitu Icon MK8 BabyMario Icon MK8 BabyRosalina Icon MK8 Waluigi Icon MK8 Ludwig Icon MK8 Link Icon MK8DX Dry Bones Icon MK8DX Male Inkling Icon MK8D Red Birdo Icon MK8D Kamek Icon Blue White CircuitSpecialBodyMK8 Blue White Red
MK8 Luigi Icon MK8 Yoshi Icon MK8 Koopa Icon ShyGuyGreen-MK8 MK8 BabyLuigi Icon MK8 Iggy Icon MK8 Lemmy Icon VillagerMale-Icon-MK8 Bowser Jr. MK8Deluxe MK8D Petey Piranha Icon Green White CircuitSpecialBodyMK8 Green White
MK8 Peach Icon MK8 Daisy Icon YoshiOrange-MK8 YoshiPink-MK8 ShyGuyOrange-MK8 ShyGuyPink-MK8 MK8 Toadette Icon MK8 BabyPeach Icon MK8 BabyDaisy Icon MK8 PGPeach Icon MK8 DKong Icon MK8 Larry Icon MK8 Tanooki Mario Icon MK8 Cat Peach Icon VillagerFemale-Icon MK8 Isabelle Icon MK8DX Female Inkling Icon MK8D Birdo Icon MK8D Wiggler Icon Orange Yellow CircuitSpecialBodyMK8 Orange Yellow
MK8 MMario Icon YoshiYellow-MK8 YoshiBlack-MK8 MK8 ShyGuy Icon ShyGuyYellow-MK8 ShyGuyBlack-MK8 MK8 Bowser Icon MK8 Wario Icon MK8 Roy Icon MK8 Wendy Icon MK8 Morton Icon MK8 Dry Bowser Icon MK8DX King Boo Icon MK8DX Gold Mario Icon Black Yellow, Purple CircuitSpecialBodyMK8 Black Yellow Purple


How to Unlock[]

Mario Kart 8
  • Collect as many coins as you can and hope you get lucky.
Mario Kart Tour
  • 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
Speed +0.5
Acceleration -0.75
Weight +0.25
Handling -0.5
Traction -0.5

Mario Kart Tour[]

Black Circuit

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[]

* - 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[]

Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe vehicle parts
Bodies Karts Standard KartPipe FrameMach 8Steel DriverCat CruiserCircuit SpecialTri-SpeederBadwagonPrancerBiddybuggyLandshipSneekerSports CoupeGold StandardGLA+ • W 25 Silver Arrow+ • 300 SL Roadster+ • Blue Falcon+ • Tanooki Kart+ • B Dasher+ • Streetle+ • P-Wing+ • Koopa Clown*
Bikes Standard BikeCometSport BikeThe DukeFlame RiderVarmintMr. ScootyJet BikeYoshi BikeMaster Cycle+ • Master Cycle Zero* • City Tripper+
ATVs Standard ATVWild WigglerTeddy BuggyBone Rattler+ • Splat Buggy* • Inkstriker*
Wheels StandardMonsterRollerSlimSlickMetalButtonOff-RoadSpongeWoodCushionBlue StandardHot MonsterAzure RollerCrimson SlimCyber SlickRetro Off-RoadGold TiresGLA Tires+ • Triforce Tires+ • Ancient Tires* • Leaf Tires+
Gliders Super GliderCloud GliderWario WingWaddle WingPeach ParasolParachuteParafoilFlower GliderBowser KitePlane GliderMKTV ParafoilGold GliderHylian Kite+ • Paraglider* • Paper Glider+
+ - denotes DLC. • * - denotes exclusivity to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
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