Madrid Drive

Madrid Drive is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by the city of Madrid, Spain. It is the fourteenth and final real world city course added to the game. The course takes racers through many landmarks of the city such as the and the. The course has three routes, Madrid Drive, Madrid Drive 2, and Madrid Drive 3; the first two debuted together in the 2023 Summer Tour while the third route debuted two tours later in the 2023 Anniversary Tour - Madrid Drive is the third city course in a row to not debut in a tour named after its respective city and is also the city to have the shortest gap between separate releases of routes. The first route takes racers to the and,  the second route features ,  and the , while the third route features the Prado Museum and the. The course is the seventh course set in a European city. The course features Shoe Goombas playing soccer, Wigglers and Thwomps. The fences seen across this course use the same color scheme as the ones seen in Berlin Byways, albeit in a slightly different pattern. The starting line for the course resembles the gate for the.

The course's music heavily utilizes acoustic guitars and claps; reminiscing traditional Spanish music, or. It is the second city course after Singapore Speedway to feature an alternative version of its theme - namely, when entering the stadium in its first layout, the song is replaced with a version based on a cheering crowd (although this is absent in Coin Rush). A third version of the music is used when players enter the Prado Museum.

Madrid Drive and Rome Avanti are the only city courses from Mario Kart Tour that have yet to reappear as a classic course in the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC.

Madrid Drive
The first route for the course begins in the. After a very brief straightaway, racers progress through the, and driving beneath the , racers take a left turn that goes round almost 270 degrees, passing the , before driving along the top of the viaduct towards , passing the streets own landmarks before heading into the. Avoiding Shoe Goombas and soccer balls, racers drive through the pitch before driving through a, taking them to , taking a right turn to return to the Puerta del Sol. One last slight right bend is taken before racers reach the finish line.

This route also appears as Madrid Drive R (reversed), Madrid Drive T (with ramps), and Madrid Drive R/T (reversed with ramps). Madrid Drive T is the only trick variant in the game in which a portion of the course is driven in the opposite direction than advertised, similar to reverse/trick variants of various other courses.

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Madrid Drive tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Madrid Drive.

Madrid Drive 2
The course's second route begins in the opposite direction compared to the first. Just like in the first route, players begin in Puerta del Sol, but this time head towards the. Racers turn left and drive beneath the arches of the, using a ramp to jump over the grass that surrounds it. Soon, racers turn right and head to, taking a glide ramp to glide over the park's large pond. Upon landing, racers turn right to pass both the and the Prado Museum. Racers drive past many theaters, restaurants and other facilities before entering the. Here, Wigglers circle the statue of. Racers avoid the Wigglers and exit the square before heading towards the Market of San Miguel. Racers drive into the market, avoid the Thwomps inside, before coming out next to the Segovia Viaduct. Racers drive down the road via a large right turn before entering the Calle de Preciados, before returning to Puerta del Sol, and then reaching the finish line.

This route also appears as Madrid Drive 2R (reversed), Madrid Drive 2T (with ramps), and Madrid Drive 2R/T (reversed with ramps).

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Madrid Drive 2 tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour § Madrid Drive 2.

Madrid Drive 3
The third route begins in the same direction as the first, in Puerta del Sol. This time, after the straightaway, racers turn left onto the Calle de Cuchilleros, going upwards before descending and driving past multiple buildings, such as the Mercado de la Cebada and. After a large left turn, racers drive up some stairs to enter the Plaza Mayor, circling right around the statue of King Philip III until reaching the exit. Racers drive down a wide road until eventually turning left to go inside the. After descending a conveyer and taking a sharp left U-turn, racers leave the train station before immediately taking a slight right to enter the Prado Museum, which houses numerous paintings of various characters. Racers turn left in front of a Piranha Plant inside a torn painting before leaving the museum. Racers then turn right, returning to Puerta del Sol, before taking one last left turn leading to the finish line.

This route also appears as Madrid Drive 3R (reversed), Madrid Drive 3T (with ramps), and Madrid Drive 3R/T (reversed with ramps). In the R variant, Whomps appear in the Plaza Mayor. In the R/T variant, Inky Piranha Plants are added throughout the course, with one replacing the regular Piranha Plant in the Prado Museum.

Trivia

 * Some of the landmarks in this course are based on their past or future designs.
 * is based on its design prior to a renovation which started in 2022 before the course's release, in which the fountains, the glass metro station entrance, and the road with this course's starting line were demolished.
 * One of the towers has a logo which resembles that of, a bank that went defunct in 2010.
 * The design of the is based on a renovation that is, as of the course's release, yet to be completed.
 * A couple of Madrid's famous billboards have been changed.
 * In Puerta del Sol, the sign is substituted by a Mario Kart sign.
 * The sign on the  has been changed to a "Sparkling" sign.