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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe eGuide Racers and Rides

Tires

Tires can heavily influence your basic stats, focusing as you might expect on stats that determine how well your ride handles the road.

Starter Tires

These tires are available when you begin the game.

Monster

  • Weight: 4
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Grip: 3
  • Mini-Turbo: 2
  • Speed (Land): 2
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 1
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 0
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 1
  • Handling (Antigravity): 0

Off-Road

  • Weight: 3
  • Acceleration: 3
  • Grip: 3
  • Mini-Turbo: 1
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 4
  • Speed (Flying): 1
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 1
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 1
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

Roller

  • Weight: 0
  • Acceleration: 6
  • Grip: 0
  • Mini-Turbo: 6
  • Speed (Land): 0
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 3
  • Speed (Antigravity): 0
  • Handling (Land): 4
  • Handling (Sea): 4
  • Handling (Flying): 4
  • Handling (Antigravity): 4

Slim

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Grip: 4
  • Mini-Turbo: 2
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 4
  • Handling (Land): 4
  • Handling (Sea): 4
  • Handling (Flying): 4
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3

Sponge

  • Weight: 1
  • Acceleration: 4
  • Grip: 2
  • Mini-Turbo: 4
  • Speed (Land): 1
  • Speed (Sea): 1
  • Speed (Flying): 4
  • Speed (Antigravity): 1
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 3
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3

Standard

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 4
  • Grip: 2
  • Mini-Turbo: 3
  • Speed (Land): 2
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 3
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 3
  • Handling (Sea): 3
  • Handling (Flying): 3
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3
Unlockable Tires

These tires are unlocked at random, save for the Gold Tires.

Azure Roller

  • Weight: 0
  • Acceleration: 6
  • Grip: 0
  • Mini-Turbo: 6
  • Speed (Land): 0
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 3
  • Speed (Antigravity): 0
  • Handling (Land): 4
  • Handling (Sea): 4
  • Handling (Flying): 4
  • Handling (Antigravity): 4

Blue Standard

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 4
  • Grip: 2
  • Mini-Turbo: 3
  • Speed (Land): 2
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 3
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 3
  • Handling (Sea): 3
  • Handling (Flying): 3
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3

Button

  • Weight: 0
  • Acceleration: 5
  • Grip: 1
  • Mini-Turbo: 5
  • Speed (Land): 1
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 3
  • Handling (Sea): 3
  • Handling (Flying): 2
  • Handling (Antigravity): 4

Crimson Slim

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Grip: 4
  • Mini-Turbo: 2
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 4
  • Handling (Land): 4
  • Handling (Sea): 4
  • Handling (Flying): 4
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3

Cushion

  • Weight: 1
  • Acceleration: 4
  • Grip: 2
  • Mini-Turbo: 4
  • Speed (Land): 1
  • Speed (Sea): 1
  • Speed (Flying): 4
  • Speed (Antigravity): 1
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 3
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

Cyber Slick

  • Weight: 3
  • Acceleration: 1
  • Grip: 4
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Speed (Land): 4
  • Speed (Sea): 0
  • Speed (Flying): 0
  • Speed (Antigravity): 4
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 0
  • Handling (Flying): 1
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

GLA Tires

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 4
  • Grip: 2
  • Mini-Turbo: 3
  • Speed (Land): 4
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 1
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 2
  • Handling (Flying): 0
  • Handling (Antigravity): 1

Gold Tires

  • Weight: 4
  • Acceleration: 0
  • Grip: 1
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Speed (Land): 4
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 1
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 2
  • Handling (Flying): 0
  • Handling (Antigravity): 1

Hot Monster

  • Weight: 4
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Grip: 3
  • Mini-Turbo: 2
  • Speed (Land): 2
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 1
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 1
  • Handling (Antigravity): 0

Leaf Tires

  • Weight: 0
  • Acceleration: 5
  • Grip: 1
  • Mini-Turbo: 5
  • Speed (Land): 1
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 3
  • Handling (Sea): 3
  • Handling (Flying): 2
  • Handling (Antigravity): 4

Metal

  • Weight: 4
  • Acceleration: 0
  • Grip: 1
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Speed (Land): 4
  • Speed (Sea): 3
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 1
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 2
  • Handling (Flying): 0
  • Handling (Antigravity): 1

Retro Off-Road

  • Weight: 3
  • Acceleration: 3
  • Grip: 3
  • Mini-Turbo: 1
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 4
  • Speed (Flying): 1
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 1
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 2
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

Slick

  • Weight: 3
  • Acceleration: 1
  • Grip: 4
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Speed (Land): 4
  • Speed (Sea): 0
  • Speed (Flying): 0
  • Speed (Antigravity): 4
  • Handling (Land): 2
  • Handling (Sea): 0
  • Handling (Flying): 1
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

Triforce Tires

  • Weight: 3
  • Acceleration: 3
  • Grip: 3
  • Mini-Turbo: 1
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 4
  • Speed (Flying): 1
  • Speed (Antigravity): 2
  • Handling (Land): 1
  • Handling (Sea): 1
  • Handling (Flying): 2
  • Handling (Antigravity): 2

Wood

  • Weight: 2
  • Acceleration: 2
  • Grip: 4
  • Mini-Turbo: 2
  • Speed (Land): 3
  • Speed (Sea): 2
  • Speed (Flying): 2
  • Speed (Antigravity): 4
  • Handling (Land): 4
  • Handling (Sea): 4
  • Handling (Flying): 4
  • Handling (Antigravity): 3