Sports Coupe

Sports Coupe Sports Coupé
The Sports Coupe in Mario Kart Tour

The Sports Coupe (written as Sports Coupé in the British English version) is a kart in the Mario Kart series. As what its name suggests, it resembles a sports car. The front end of the Sports Coupe seems to be based on the Smart Roadster. Unlike most other vehicles, it has three exhaust pipes. The emblem is located between the two lower exhaust pipes.

History

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Sports Coupe first appears in Mario Kart 8, as an unlockable kart body. It offers a boost in speed and weight, but a decrease in acceleration, anti-gravity handling, traction and mini-turbo. It has identical stats to the Mach 8, Circuit Special, Gold Standard, B Dasher, and P-Wing. Like the Circuit Special, its engine sound is reminiscent of a real-world racing car, and the Sports Coupe is also one of the vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have a supercharged engine, which almost sounds like a flat-six engine from a Porsche 911 GT3, but is actually a DOHC V6 engine. The 150cc Time Trial staff ghosts for Mario Kart Stadium in both Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use Mario on the Sports Coupe with Standard tires and the Super Glider.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Sports Coupe now has an increase in traction but a decrease in ground speed and water speed (although it offers a boost to air speed and a bigger boost to anti-gravity speed); it also now negatively impacts ground and air handling while boosting anti-gravity handling. As a result, the Sports Coupe now shares its stats with only the Mach 8 and the Inkstriker instead. CPU Daisy and Isabelle can be seen occasionally riding this kart with Standard tires. Donkey Kong is also seen using this kart occasionally, but pairs it up with the Monster tires instead. The Toad Harbor and Toad's Turnpike 200cc Time Trial staff ghosts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use Toad and Toadette respectively on the Sports Coupe with Slick tires.

Mario Kart Tour

The Sports Coupe reappears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It increases the duration of Rocket Start boosts and the amount of points earned for performing a Rocket Start. It uses the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A 2022 variant was introduced in the New Year's 2022 Tour. The kart was introduced in the 1st Anniversary Tour and has since appeared in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of every tour. The table below details the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
1st Anniversary Tour	Sports Coupe Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 October 13, 2020 – October 20, 2020
Mario vs. Peach Tour	Week 1 Tier Shop 10,000 coins
2nd Anniversary Tour	Week 2 Tier Shop 10,000 coins
Holiday Tour (2021)	Week 2 Tier Shop 10,000 coins

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
• Water Speed: 0
• Air Speed: +0.25
• Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5
• Acceleration: -0.25
• Weight: +0.25
• Ground Handling: -0.25
• Water Handling: 0
• Air Handling: -0.25
• Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25
• Traction: +0.25
• Mini-Turbo: 0

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics

Special skill	Rocket Start Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	3DS Toad Circuit London Loop Vancouver Velocity New York Minute 3R/T DS Waluigi Pinball 3DS Neo Bowser City 3DS Mario Circuit R 3DS Mario Circuit T 3DS Mario Circuit R/T SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T 3DS Daisy Hills R Merry Mountain T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World T 3DS Rosalina's Ice World R SNES Mario Circuit 1R SNES Mario Circuit 3R Berlin Byways 2R Paris Promenade 2 RMX Choco Island 2T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	3DS Toad Circuit R* London Loop T 3DS Toad Circuit T* London Loop R/T New York Minute 3 New York Minute 3R New York Minute 3T DS Waluigi Pinball R 3DS Toad Circuit R/T** Wii Maple Treeway Wii Maple Treeway R** 3DS Mario Circuit 3DS Neo Bowser City R RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T Merry Mountain 3DS Daisy Hills SNES Mario Circuit 3 SNES Mario Circuit 3T Berlin Byways 2 Berlin Byways 2T Paris Promenade 2T
* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6. *** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter: You can find the new Sports Coupe kart in pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe that you can fire by clearing all of this tour's cups in blue.

Gallery

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

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  Icon of the Sports Coupe in Mario Kart 8

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  Toad in the Sports Coupe on Toad Harbor

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  Mario in the Sports Coupe on Template:Classic-link

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  Shy Guy in the Sports Coupe

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  Isabelle in the Sports Coupe on Toad Harbor

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  Baby Mario in the Sports Coupe on Template:Classic-link

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  Isabelle in the Sports Coupe on Sweet Sweet Canyon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart Tour

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  Mario drifting in the Sports Coupe on London Loop

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  Bowser (Santa) in the Sports Coupe on Merry Mountain

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  Mario (Sunshine) tricking in the Sports Coupe on 3DS Daisy Hills R

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  Baby Rosalina (Detective) being inked by a Blooper in the Sports Coupe on Berlin Byways 2

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  Baby Rosalina (Detective) tricking in the Sports Coupe on Berlin Byways 2

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Chinese (simplified)	超级之星[?] Chāojí zhī xīng	Superstar
Chinese (traditional)	超級之星[?] Chāojí zhī xīng	Superstar
Dutch	Topsporter[?]	(Top) athlete or sportsman
German	Sportcoupé[?]	Sports Coupe
Italian	Sportento[?]	Pun on sport and portento ("portent")
Korean	슈퍼스타[?] Syupeoseuta	Superstar
Portuguese (NOA)	Esportivo[?]	From carro esportivo ("sports car")
Portuguese (NOE)	Desportivo[?]	From carro desportivo ("sports car")
Russian	Спорткарт[?] Sportkart	Sports Kart
Spanish	Deportivo[?]	From auto deportivo ("sport car")