Circuit Special
The Circuit Special is an unlockable kart body in Mario Kart 8. It resembles a Formula One car, more specifically the Caparo T1, similar to the Sprinter (B Dasher Mk 2 in the PAL regions and Japan) from Mario Kart Wii. In fact, its Dutch name is the Sprinter 2.0, either a reference to the B Dasher (Sprinter in Dutch), or the actual Sprinter (B Dasher Mk 2 in PAL regions and Japan).
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, and P-Wing. Similarly, the Sport Bike also has both a green and an orange/yellow varnish that greatly resemble the green and orange/yellow varnish for the Circuit Special.
A CPU-controlled Yoshi, Rosalina, Metal Mario, and Pink Gold Peach may occasionally use this kart body with the Standard tires.
Stats
- 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
Color schemes
| Varnish | Decals | Characters | Mii Colors | Mii amiibo Racing Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 blue |
100% Organic Antifreeze Boomerang Bros. International Airlines Mushroom Pistons |
  File:YoshiRed-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlue-MK8.pngLight-blue YoshiFile:YoshiWhite-MK8.png Blue Shy GuyLight-blue Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyWhite-MK8.png      
|
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 |
| File:CircuitSpecial-Green.png green |
1-Up Racing Galaxy Air Mushroom Piston Propeller Toad Transport |
   Green Shy Guy   
|
Green, Light-green | Luigi Suit, Yoshi Suit, Animal Crossing Suit |
| File:Princess Orange Special-01-01.png orange |
Peach & Daisy Princess Orange Galaxy Air |
  File:YoshiPink-MK8.pngFile:YoshiOrange-MK8.pngPink Shy GuyOrange Shy Guy         
|
Orange, Pink | Peach Suit, Kirby Suit, Varia Suit |
| File:CircuitSpecial-Black.png Black/Purple/Yellow |
Bowser Oil Lemmy's Tire Service |
 File:YoshiYellow-MK8.pngFile:YoshiBlack-MK8.png Yellow Shy GuyFile:ShyGuyBlack-MK8.png     
|
Yellow, Purple, Brown, Black | Donkey Kong Suit, Bowser Suit, Wario Suit, Pac-Man Suit |
Gallery
Toad's blue Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen.
Peach's orange Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen.
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Yoshi's green Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen.
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Bowser's black Circuit Special, as shown on the customization screen.
Toad, in his blue Circuit Special.
The Circuit Special, in anti-gravity mode.
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Rosalina, in her blue Circuit Special.
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Mario, in his blue Circuit Special.
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Luigi, in his green Circuit Special.
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Baby Luigi, in his green Circuit Special.
Roy Koopa, using his black Circuit Special.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- Just like the Sport Bike:
- Donkey Kong is one of few non-DLC males who has the orange/yellow varnish color. However, this time, he is joined by Larry Koopa, who is the second male who has this color scheme.
- The green varnish is the only one to not have any heavyweight characters.
- Just like the Sneeker, the Red Shy Guy and Red Yoshi is the only same color of Shy Guy and Yoshi that use the different varnish of color.
- This is one of the few vehicle bodies where Peach, Daisy, and their baby counterparts share one of the color schemes, while Rosalina and Baby Rosalina's color scheme is separate from the other two princesses and their baby counterparts. In this case Peach, Daisy, Baby Peach, and Baby Daisy all use the orange/yellow varnish while Rosalina and Baby Rosalina use the blue/white varnish.
- Excluding female Miis, the Circuit Special's green varnish is the only one to be used by only male characters, as the other three varnish colors are used by at least one female character.
