Circuit Special

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The Circuit Special is a kart in the Mario Kart series. The kart resembles a Formula One car with headlights and wheels attached to the front wing. It specifically resembles the one seen in F-1 Race, a Nintendo game on the Famicom and Game Boy. It also looks similar to the Sprinter from Mario Kart Wii. In fact, its Dutch name is the Sprinter 2.0, making it a successor to the Sprinter, as well as the B Dasher, which is called "Sprinter" in Dutch. Its Russian name also means Sprinter when transliterated to English. The emblem is located on the hood.

History

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Circuit Special debuts in Mario Kart 8 as an unlockable kart body. 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 former four of 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, the Circuit Special is available from the start. CPU Bowser, Wario, Roy, 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 with the MKTV Parafoil instead. The Circuit Special now only shares stats with the B Dasher and the P-Wing, only boosting ground speed, anti-gravity speed and weight while lowering every other stat.

Color schemes

The Circuit Special has four different varnish colors. They are similar to the Sport Bike.

Varnish Decals Characters Mii Colors Mii amiibo Racing Suits
Circuit Special body from Mario Kart 8
blue
100% Organic Antifreeze
Boomerang Bros. International Airlines
Lemmy's Tire Service
Mushroom Piston
Princess Orange
MarioRosalinaRed YoshiBlue YoshiLight-blue YoshiWhite YoshiToadBlue Shy GuyLight-blue Shy GuyWhite Shy GuyLakituBaby MarioBaby RosalinaWaluigiDry BonesLudwigLinkInkling Boy Red, Blue, Light-blue, White Mario Suit, Hylian Suit, Captain Falcon Suit, Fox Suit, Toad Suit, Rosalina Suit, Mega Man Suit, Sonic Suit, Pikmin Suit
The icon for the green Circuit Special.
green
1-Up Racing
Galaxy Air
Mushroom Piston
Propeller Toad Transport
LuigiYoshiKoopa TroopaGreen Shy GuyBaby LuigiIggyLemmyVillager (male)Bowser Jr.Inkling GirlInkling BoyLink Green, Light-green Luigi Suit, Yoshi Suit, Animal Crossing Suit
MK8 Orange Circuit Special.png
orange
Galaxy Air
Mushroom Piston
Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie
Princess Orange
Princess PeachPrincess DaisyPink YoshiOrange YoshiPink Shy GuyOrange Shy GuyToadetteBaby PeachBaby DaisyPink Gold PeachDonkey KongLarryTanooki MarioCat PeachVillager (female)IsabelleInkling Girl Orange, Pink Peach Suit, Kirby Suit, Varia Suit, Inkling Suit
The black Circuit Special.
Black/Purple/Yellow
Bowser Oil
Lemmy's Tire Service
Mushroom Piston
Metal MarioGold MarioYellow YoshiBlack YoshiShy GuyYellow Shy GuyBlack Shy GuyBowserWarioRoyWendyMortonDry BowserKing BooInkling GirlInkling Boy Yellow, Purple, Brown, Black Donkey Kong Suit, Bowser Suit, Wario Suit, Pac-Man Suit

Mario Kart Tour

The Circuit Special returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. Here, it uses the Slick tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Unlike previous appearances, it only appears with a blue and white varnish, regardless of the driver. This is due to the fact that the black, purple, and yellow varnish and the green varnish are reserved to two variants of the kart called the Black Circuit and Green Circuit, respectively, which are also classified as High-End karts. The Circuit Special increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points earned for performing them.

The Circuit Special was introduced to the game in the Tokyo Tour and has since appeared in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of each tour. With the Cooking Tour, it was also added to the Daily Selects set. The table below lists other means through which the Circuit Special could be obtained by tour.

Tour Availability
Vancouver Tour Circuit Special Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
February 12, 2020 -
February 19, 2020

Statistics

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

Mario Kart Tour

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Gallery

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart Tour

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ターボ・ワン[?]
Tābo Wan
Turbo One
Chinese (traditional) 疾速 1 號[?]
Jísù 1 hào
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 Japanese and British English)
German Rennwagen[?] Racing Car
Italian Autobolide GP[?] Speedcar GP
Korean 터보원[?]
Teobowon
Turbo One
Portuguese (NOA) Relâmpago GTI[?] Lightning GTI
Portuguese (NOE) Flash[?] Flash
Russian Спринтер[?]
Sprinter
Sprinter
Spanish Relámpago 1[?] Lightning 1

Trivia

  • Luigi's feet may sometimes clip through the bottom of the Circuit Special, which can be seen when the kart tumbles over.[1]