Bowser Kite

The Bowser Kite is an unlockable glider that appears in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It offers an acceleration stat boost, but lowers the weight stat. It looks like a large kite with the artwork of Bowser printed on it, including a seal with the kanji "任天" ("Ninten"). It shares its stats with the Cloud Glider, Peach Parasol, Parachute, Parafoil, MKTV Parafoil, and Hylian Kite. In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a CPU Bowser occasionally uses this glider during races.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it only shares its stats with the Peach Parasol, Parafoil, and MKTV Parafoil.

Mario Kart 8

 * Ground Speed: 0
 * Water Speed: 0
 * Air Speed: -0.25
 * Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: +0.25
 * Weight: -0.25
 * Ground Handling: 0
 * Water Handling: 0
 * Air Handling: +0.25
 * Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
 * Traction: 0
 * Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

 * Ground Speed: -0.25
 * Water Speed: -0.25
 * Air Speed: -0.25
 * Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
 * Acceleration: +0.25
 * Weight: 0
 * Ground Handling: 0
 * Water Handling: +0.25
 * Air Handling: +0.25
 * Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
 * Traction: -0.25
 * Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Names in other languages
Bowser-Gleiter