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Contents

  • Racers and Rides
    • The Racers
    • Vehicle Customization
    • Body
    • Tires
    • Gliders
  • The Drivethrough
    • Grand Prix and Time Trials
  • The Tracks
    • Mushroom Cup
    • Shell Cup
    • Flower Cup
    • Banana Cup
    • Star Cup
    • Leaf Cup
    • Special Cup
    • Lightning Cup
    • Egg Cup
    • Triforce Cup
    • Crossing Cup
    • Bell Cup
  • Battle Mode
    • Introduction
    • Modes
    • Battle Mode Maps
  • How To Drive
    • Introduction
    • Game Modes
    • Driver’s Manual
    • Terrain
    • Course Elements
    • Items

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Guide › Racers and Rides

Vehicle Customization

After selecting your driver, you are taken to a screen where you are allowed to construct a kart or bike out of the parts available to you. While your early selection of parts limits you at first, you can unlock a wide array of karts, bikes, tires, and gliders that suit your needs!

Unlocking Parts

As you take on the various Grand Prix Cups, and race online against live opponents, you will unlock a number of parts to help tune up your machine. Parts are unlocked with every 30 Coins you collect.

There are three specific parts that do not get unlocked in this fashion:

  • Gold Standard Kart: This body part requires that you score at least one star on every Grand Prix.
  • At the bare minimum, you must score 54 points by the end of the final race in a Grand Prix!
  • Gold Tires: These shiny tires can be unlocked if you are able to beat the Staff Ghost on every course in Time Trial mode.
  • Gold Glider: To get yourself some wings of gold, you have to collect 10,000 Coins! Note that this counts Coins picked up from the track, and the Coins earned from Item Boxes. This can be made to go faster by playing lots of local multiplayer races with friends.
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