The Super Mario series is the bestselling video game franchise on Nintendo. Owing to its immense popularity, Mario became one of the famous fictional characters in the community. Not to mention, fans are having huge expectations from the upcoming Super Mario Bros: The Movie. Furthermore, the most successful title for the Mario series is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
It has sold over 43.35 million units and became the highest-selling title for the Switch. The major reason behind Kart 8 Deluxe popularity is its quite different from its predecessor titles and developers update the game with new features, tracks, and game modes.
Several players look forward to getting the best karts in the game to make some in-game progress. Here are the best karts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe you should know about.
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W 25 Silver Arrow
W 25 Silver Arrow first appeared as a downloadable kart body in the Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack available for Mario Kart 8. Whereas, in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it can be unlocked randomly by collecting coins.
It is widely famous for Acceleration, Traction, and Handling; however, its weakness is Speed and Weight. It shares its stats with the Wild Wiggler, Standard Bike, and Flame Rider.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.25 (both) |
| Acceleration | +0.25 |
| Weight | -0.25 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.25 (both) |
| Traction | +0.5 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.25 |
Landship
Landship is another popular kart from Mario Kart 8. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it grants the player a large acceleration boost and a slight handling and traction boost, at the expense of speed, weight. Although some of Landship’s stats, such as ground speed, anti-gravity speed, and traction, have significantly improved, its handling and mini-turbo are all weaker than before.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.5 and +0.5 |
| Acceleration | +0.5 |
| Weight | +0.5 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.25 and +0.75 |
| Traction | +0.75 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.5 |
| Best Courses | N64 Kalimari Desert T, N64 Kalimari Desert R, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R/T, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R |
| Characters | Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Wendy |
Blue Falcon
Similar to W25 Silver Arrow, Blue Falcon can be unlocked randomly by collecting coins and now shares stats with the Splat Buggy. It gives a high boost to traction, anti-gravity handling, and water handling while reducing some speed, acceleration, weight, ground handling, and air handling.
| Ground and Water Speed | +0.25 and -0.25 | |
| Acceleration | -0.25 | |
| Weight | -0.5 | |
| Ground and Water Handling | -0.25 and +0.25 | |
| Traction | 0 | |
| Mini-Turbo | -0.25 | |
| Characters | Baby Luigi, Baby Mario, Male Mii |
Biddybuggy
Unlike the aforementioned karts, Biddybuggy is available from the start, both in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. However, it is also an unlockable vehicle and you can acquire it by collecting coins. In Mario Kart 8 Delux, Nintendo introduced a few changes to it; now its acceleration boost is weaker, but it offers a small traction boost.
Moreover, it has five different color variants: red, green, pink, yellow, and blue.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.75 and -0.5 |
| Acceleration | +0.75 |
| Weight | -0.5 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.5 (both) |
| Traction | +0.25 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.75 |
| Best Courses | SNES Choco Island 2 and N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T |
| Characters | Iggy, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Rosalina |
Pipe Frame
The Pipe Frame is the original form of Kart that appears in the first three installments of the Mario Kart series and is the predecessor of the Standard Kart. It was formerly known simply as the Go-Kart until Mario Kart 7, also called Racing Kart in Super Smash Bros.
In Mario Kart 8, the Pipe Frame gives a good boost in handling and a slight one in acceleration; however, it lacks traction and weight stats.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.5 and 0 |
| Acceleration | +0.5 |
| Weight | -0.25 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.5 (both) |
| Traction | +0.25 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.5 |
| Best Courses | SNES Mario Circuit 1R |
| Characters | Iggy, Mario, Roy |
Mr. Scooty
Mr. Scooty is also an unlockable bike in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; it is a small, blue scooter with a yellow seat. The Mr. Scooty now only shares stats with the Biddybuggy. Its weak stats are speed and weight; whereas its strong stats are acceleration, handling, and traction.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.75 and -0.5 |
| Acceleration | +0.75 |
| Weight | -0.5 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.5 (both) |
| Traction | +0.25 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.75 |
| Best Courses | SNES Mario Circuit 1R |
| Characters | CPU Lakitu, Baby Rosalina, Lemmy, Baby Luigi, and Toadette |
Streetle
The Streetle is a kart body that first appeared in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is available from start of the game and share similar stats as Landship.
| Ground and Water Speed | -0.5 and +0.25 |
| Acceleration | +0.5 |
| Weight | -0.5 |
| Ground and Water Handling | +0.25 and +0.75 |
| Traction | +0.75 |
| Mini-Turbo | +0.5 |
| Best Courses | N64 Kalimari Desert T, N64 Kalimari Desert R, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R/T, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R |
| Characters | Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Wendy |
Gold Standard
The Gold Standard is arguably the most popular kart in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. However, its stats are not as good as other karts and it hinders acceleration and traction. It shares its stats with the Mach 8, Circuit Special, Sports Coupe, B Dasher, and P-Wing vehicle bodies. Its stats are as follows:
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| Ground and Sea Speed | +0.75 and -0.5 |
| Acceleration | -1.5 |
| Weight | +0.75 |
| Ground and Sea Handling | -0.25 and 0 |
| Traction | -1.75 |
| Mini-Turbo | -1 |
| Best Courses | N64 Kalimari Desert T, N64 Kalimari Desert R, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R/T, GBA Bowser’s Castle 1R |
| Characters | Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Wendy |
What’s your favourite kart in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Let us know in the comments down below.
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