Circuit Special
Circuit Special from Mario Kart Tour
The Circuit Special in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Speed, Weight (MK8, MK8D)
Average stats Handling (MK8)
None (MK8D)
Weak stats Acceleration, Traction (MK8)
Acceleration, Handling, Traction (MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

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 F1 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 that is shaped like a DOHC V6 engine and to have one from a Formula One car, along with the first 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, King Boo, and Petey Piranha occasionally use this body, with Bowser using the Monster tires, and King Boo and Petey Piranha 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 instead. The Circuit Special now only shares stats with the B Dasher and the P-Wing, only boosting ground speed, anti-gravity speed, weight, and invincibility (as of version 2.2.0) while lowering every other stat.

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

Color schemes

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

Color Decals Characters
 
blue
Boomerang Bros. International Airlines
100% Organic Antifreeze
Lemmy's Tire Service
Mushroom Piston
Princess Orange
                          
 
green
1 Up Racing
Galaxy Air
Mushroom Piston
Propeller Toad Transport
               
 
orange
Princess Orange
Galaxy Air
Mushroom Piston
Peach & Daisy Royal Patisserie
                      
 
Black/Purple/Yellow
Bowser Oil
Burning DK
Lemmy's Tire Service
Mushroom Piston
                    

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 color, regardless of the driver. This is due to the fact that the black, purple and yellow version and the green version are reserved to two variants of the kart called the Black Circuit and Green Circuit, respectively, both of which also have the High-End classification. The Circuit Special increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points earned for performing Slipstreams.

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. Starting with the Cooking Tour, it is also available in the Daily Selects shop. 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
  • Invincibility: +0.5

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics
Special skill   Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit T
 
DS Waluigi Pinball T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3R
 
Vancouver Velocity T
 
3DS Toad Circuit R
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2T
 
3DS Mario Circuit
 
GBA Battle Course 1
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
SNES Mario Circuit 1R*
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R**
 
DS Waluigi Pinball R*
 
Tokyo Blur R
 
Vancouver Velocity
 
3DS Toad Circuit
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2R
 
3DS Mario Circuit R**
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T***
 
3DS Piranha Plant Slide
 
GCN Daisy Cruiser R
 
Singapore Speedway 2
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint T

* 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.

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 (simplified) 疾速1号[?]
Jísù 1 hào
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

References

  1. ^ smallmariofindings (December 23, 2020). Tumblr. Retrieved December 30, 2020.