Slipstream

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Yoshi pulling ahead by slipstreaming on Luigi Circuit in Mario Kart Wii

Slipstreaming (also known as drafting) is a technique often used in the Mario Kart series. It is present in Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Mario Kart Tour. If a player trails behind another racer (or tailgates) for a certain period of time, the player's vehicle will receive a speed boost similar to the Mini-Turbo. This can be used to ram the vehicle the player is slipstreaming behind and race ahead into a higher place. Slipstreaming is also useful when another player has been shrunk by Lightning or the Thunder Cloud, and also when they are hit by the POW Block or Spiny Shell.

Drafting is also possible in Mario Golf: Super Rush. During Speed Golf or Battle Golf, if a player runs behind an opponent, blue streaks will start forming around them, and they will eventually gain a burst of speed.

Mario Kart Tour stats[edit]

The following karts in Mario Kart Tour increase boosting time and points from slipstreams.

Special skill Karts
Slipstream Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour
Slipstream Plus
Increases Slipstream boost time and points earned for performing one.
+10 points
Pipe FrameBiddybuggyBlue BiddybuggyBirthday Girl RosalinaRed Kiddie KartPipe Buggy
+20 points
Mach 8RoyalePoltergust 4000StreamlinerRed StreamlinerCucumberBlue Turbo YoshiPink Turbo YoshiBolt Buggy
+40 points
Circuit SpecialBlack CircuitRadish RiderSwift JackGlam BruiserPrancerGreen Apple KartPink WingSteel DriverHoliday KingRose TaxiSakura QuickshawInferno FlyerGrand BadwagonPinch HitterGreen Double-DeckerGreen B Dasher Mk. 2Tanooki KartWhite Snow SkimmerRoaring RacerArmored RiderGold BunnyDragonflyBlue-Green Capsule KartGreen Cat CruiserGold ZucchiniCoral Jet CruiserStrawberry Soft SwerveGold StandardGreen SpeederBlazing EaglePink SneekerPineapple 1Jumbo JetterRed CometSilver Cupid's ArrowBlack Shielded SpeedsterYellow Sub ScooterPurple Rattle BuggyBlack B Dasher Mk. 2Cact-XSushi RacerCrawly KartBlack Turbo BirdoCheershipRed OffroaderRed Vampire FlyerPurple DozerGold Hop RodBlack Jingle BellChain Chomp ChariotBoo Pipes

Profiles[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

  • Tips & Tricks: "You'll get a speed boost if you follow behind an opponent's kart for a certain amount of time."

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スリップストリーム[?]
Surippusutorīmu
Slipstream
Chinese 滑流[?]
Huá liú
Slipstream
French Aspiration[?] -
German Windschatten[?] Slipstream
Italian Scia[?] -
Portuguese Vácuo[?] -
Spanish Rebufo[?] -