Sports Coupe

Sports Coupe
	; The Sports Coupe in Mario Kart Tour
Type	Kart
Appears in	Mario Kart 8; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe; Mario Kart Tour
Variants
	Sports Coupe 2022; Sakura Sports Coupe

The Sports Coupe (written as Sports Coupé in the British English version) is a kart in the Mario Kart series. As what its name suggests, it resembles a sports car, and also seems to be based on the Smart Roadster. Unlike most other vehicles, it has three exhaust pipes. The emblem is located between the two lower exhaust pipes. The badge resembles a Super Star.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

The Sports Coupe first appears in Mario Kart 8, as an unlockable kart body. It offers a boost in speed and weight, but a decrease in acceleration, anti-gravity handling, traction and mini-turbo. It has identical stats to the Mach 8, Circuit Special, Gold Standard, B Dasher, and P-Wing. Like the Circuit Special, its engine sound is reminiscent of a real-world racing car, and the Sports Coupe is also one of the vehicles in Mario Kart 8 to have a supercharged engine (but is twin turbocharged), which almost sounds like a flat-six engine from a Porsche 911 GT3, but is actually a DOHC V6 engine. The 150cc Time Trial staff ghosts for Mario Kart Stadium in both Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use Mario on the Sports Coupe with Standard tires and the Super Glider.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Sports Coupe now has an increase in traction but a decrease in ground speed and water speed (although it offers a boost to air speed and a bigger boost to anti-gravity speed); it also now negatively impacts ground and air handling while boosting anti-gravity handling. As a result, the Sports Coupe now shares its stats with only the Mach 8 and the Inkstriker instead. CPU Daisy and Isabelle can be seen occasionally riding this kart with Standard tires. Donkey Kong and Funky Kong are also seen using this kart occasionally, but pairs it up with the Monster tires instead. The Toad Harbor and Toad's Turnpike 200cc Time Trial staff ghosts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe use Toad and Toadette respectively on the Sports Coupe with Slick tires.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Sports Coupe reappears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It increases the duration of Rocket Start boosts and the amount of points earned for performing a Rocket Start. It uses the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. A variant themed around 2022, simply called the Sports Coupe 2022, was introduced in the New Year's 2022 Tour and a sakura-themed variant called the Sakura Sports Coupe was introduced in the 2023 Ninja Tour. The kart was introduced in the 1st Anniversary Tour and has since appeared in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of every tour. The table below details the kart's special availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
1st Anniversary Tour	Sports Coupe Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 October 13, 2020 – October 20, 2020
Mario vs. Peach Tour	Week 1 Tier Shop 10,000 coins
2nd Anniversary Tour	Week 2 Tier Shop 10,000 coins
Holiday Tour (2021)	Week 2 Tier Shop 10,000 coins

Stats[edit]

Mario Kart 8[edit]

Ground Speed: +0.5
Water Speed: +0.25
Air Speed: +0.5
Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
Acceleration: -0.25
Weight: +0.25
Ground Handling: 0
Water Handling: 0
Air Handling: 0
Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
Traction: -1
Mini-Turbo: -0.5

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Ground Speed: 0
Water Speed: 0
Air Speed: +0.25
Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5
Acceleration: -0.25
Weight: +0.25
Ground Handling: -0.25
Water Handling: 0
Air Handling: -0.25
Anti-Gravity Handling: +0.25
Traction: +0.25
Mini-Turbo: 0

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Statistics

Special skill

Rocket Start Plus

Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)

3DS Toad Circuit	London Loop	Vancouver Velocity	New York Minute 3R/T	DS Waluigi Pinball
3DS Neo Bowser City	3DS Mario Circuit R	3DS Mario Circuit T	3DS Mario Circuit R/T	SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T
3DS Daisy Hills R	Merry Mountain T	3DS Rosalina's Ice World T	3DS Rosalina's Ice World R	SNES Mario Circuit 1R
SNES Mario Circuit 3R	Berlin Byways 2R	Paris Promenade 2	RMX Choco Island 2T

Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)

3DS Toad Circuit R*	London Loop T	3DS Toad Circuit T*	London Loop R/T	New York Minute 3
New York Minute 3R	New York Minute 3T	DS Waluigi Pinball R	3DS Toad Circuit R/T**	Wii Maple Treeway
Wii Maple Treeway R**	3DS Mario Circuit	3DS Neo Bowser City R***	RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T	Merry Mountain
3DS Daisy Hills	SNES Mario Circuit 3	SNES Mario Circuit 3T	Berlin Byways 2	Berlin Byways 2T
Paris Promenade 2T	GBA Battle Course 1

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Mario Kart Tour Twitter: You can find the new Sports Coupe kart in pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe that you can fire by clearing all of this tour's cups in #MarioKartTour.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]

Icon of the Sports Coupe in Mario Kart 8
Toad in the Sports Coupe on Toad Harbor
Mario in the Sports Coupe on N64 Yoshi Valley
Shy Guy in the Sports Coupe
Isabelle in the Sports Coupe on Toad Harbor
Baby Mario in the Sports Coupe on N64 Royal Raceway
Isabelle in the Sports Coupe on Sweet Sweet Canyon in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Mario drifting in the Sports Coupe on London Loop
Bowser (Santa) in the Sports Coupe on Merry Mountain
Mario (Sunshine) tricking in the Sports Coupe on 3DS Daisy Hills R
Baby Rosalina (Detective) being inked by a Blooper in the Sports Coupe on Berlin Byways 2
Baby Rosalina (Detective) tricking in the Sports Coupe on Berlin Byways 2

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Ref.
Japanese	スーパースター Sūpā Sutā	Super Star, a possible reference to the Super Star badge on the hood	^[2]
Chinese (Simplified)	超级之星 Chāojí zhī xīng	Super Star	^[2]
Chinese (Traditional)	超級之星 Chāojí zhī xīng	Super Star	^[2]
Dutch	Topsporter	(Top) athlete or sportsman	^[3]
French (Canada)	Coupé sport	Sports Coupe	^[3]
French (Europe)	Propulsar	From propulser ("shoot out") and pulsar	^[2]
German	Sportcoupé	Sports Coupe	^[2]
Italian	Sportento	Pun on sport and portento ("portent")	^[2]
Korean	슈퍼스타 Syupeo Seuta	Super Star	^[2]
Portuguese (Brazil)	Esportivo	From carro esportivo ("sports car")	^[2]
Portuguese (Europe)	Desportivo	From carro desportivo ("sports car")	^[3]
Russian	Спорткарт Sportkart	Sports Kart	^[3]
Spanish	Deportivo	From auto deportivo ("sport car")	^[2]

References[edit]

^ mariokarttourEN (October 12, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Polley001. Mario Kart Tour Text Dump. Google Sheets. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d In-game name in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

[1] riokarttourEN (October 12, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

[spreadsheet-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Polley001. Mario Kart Tour Text Dump. Google Sheets. Retrieved December 3, 2025.

[MK8D-3] In-game name in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

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New courses	Mushroom Cup	Mario Kart Stadium • Water Park • Sweet Sweet Canyon • Thwomp Ruins
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	Crossing Cup