Slim (tire)

The Slim tires are a set of unlockable tires in Mario Kart 7, while being available by default in Mario Kart 8.

Mario Kart 7
The Slim tires are, in a way, a less extreme version of the Roller tires. The Slim, Wood and the Roller tires are also the only tires to offer a positive sea handling boost without affecting the sea speed stat.

Mario Kart 8
The Slim tires return in Mario Kart 8, where they look slightly different from their appearance in Mario Kart 7 and are available right from the start. Their stat distribution is also different from Mario Kart 7 in that they boost speed and handling at the expense of some acceleration and traction. There is a variant of the Slim tires called the Crimson Slim tires that also appear in Mario Kart 8. They share stats with the Crimson Slim and the Triforce Tires that come with the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 DLC pack.

CPU players tend to only use these tires whenever they are using the Standard Bike. However, a CPU-controlled Luigi will also use these tires alongside the Mach 8 kart body. Likewise, a CPU-controlled Mario will use these tires whenever he is using the Comet bike body.

Mario Kart 7

 * Speed: -0.25
 * Sea Speed: 0
 * Air Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: +0.25
 * Weight: -0.25
 * Handling: +1.25
 * Sea Handling: +1.25
 * Air Handling: 0
 * Off-Road: -1.25
 * Mini-Turbo: -1
 * Stability: +1
 * Drift: +1

Mario Kart 8

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