Standard Kart

The Standard is a type of kart that appears in the Mario Kart series. They first appeared in Mario Kart DS and appeared in all Mario Kart games afterward. Standard karts are generally basic in terms of stats, not usually having any advantage or disadvantages in any specific stat. There are several variations of the Standard kart, though each have their own unique stats.

Mario Kart DS
The Standard kart made its first appearance in Mario Kart DS. Each playable character has a Standard kart, being named Standard Kart followed by an abbreviation of the character's name (MR for Mario, LG for Luigi etc.) These karts are redesigned, having white bumpers and a hood of different color palettes that matches the character's custom color. The decal of the character is shown over the hood, although the player can replace it for his or her own in the emblem maker option. Each character's Standard had their own unique stats though they also depended on the weight class of the character. Lightweights had better handling and acceleration while heavyweights had higher speed and weight. All Standards in this game gave 2 Mushrooms in Time Trials.

Mario Kart Wii
Standards reappear in Mario Kart Wii. This time, there is a Standard for each individual weight class rather for each character. They are named Standard Kart S for small, Standard Kart M for middle and Standard Kart L for large. Along with the Standard Karts, there are also Standard Bikes due to the introduction of bikes in the game. Each weight class of Standards have their own stats that reflect on the respective weight class. Lightweights were generally better with all stats except for speed and weight while heavyweights were opposite.

Stats
Standard Kart S

Standard Kart M

Standard Kart L

Mario Kart 7
Standards reappear in Mario Kart 7 with a similar appearance to the ones in Mario Kart DS. In this game, the Standards (along with the other kart parts) were equipped with gliders and propellers for driving underwater. Unlike past games, the Standards here didn't offer any stat changes due to the main stats relying more on the weight class of the character. This game also introduces the Gold Standard which does alter the stats and the Pipe Frame, the standard kart that appeared in the first three Mario Kart games.

Stats

 * Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: 0
 * Weight: 0
 * Handling: 0
 * Off-Road: 0

Color Schemes

 * Mario - Red body, blue underside, white frame
 * Luigi - Green body, dark blue underside, white frame
 * Princess Peach - Pink body, yellow underside, white frame
 * Yoshi - Cyan body, green underside, white frame
 * Bowser - Orange body, green underside, black frame
 * Donkey Kong - Brown body, lime green underside, black frame
 * Toad - Blue body, yellow underside, white frame
 * Koopa - Lime green body, yellow underside, white frame
 * Princess Daisy - Yellow-orange body, orange underside, white frame
 * Wario - Purple body, yellow underside, white frame
 * Rosalina - Turquoise body, light yellow underside, white frame
 * Metal Mario - Silver body, grey underside, silver frame
 * Shy Guy - White body, white underside, grey frame
 * Honey Queen - Violet body, brown underside, orange frame
 * Wiggler - Light brown body, orange underside, orange frame
 * Lakitu - Sky blue body, yellow underside, white frame
 * Mii - Color depends on Mii's color, their icon is light blue

Mario Kart 8
Standards will reappear in Mario Kart 8 with an appearance similar to that of the previous installment.

Color Schemes

 * Mario - Red top, white frame and blue underside
 * Luigi - Green top, white frame and dark blue underside
 * Princess Peach - Pink top, white frame and yellow underside
 * Princess Daisy - Yellow top, white frame and orange underside
 * Rosalina - Turquoise top, white frame and blue underside
 * Metal Mario - Silver top, grey frame and dark grey underside
 * Yoshi - Yellowish green top, white frame and blue underside
 * Toad - Dark blue top, white frame and yellow underside
 * Koopa Troopa - Light green top, white frame and yellow underside
 * Shy Guy - Black top, white frame and brown underside
 * Lakitu - Light blue top, white frame and yellow underside
 * Toadette - Hot pink top, white frame and reddish pink underside
 * Baby Mario - Red top, white frame and blue underside
 * Baby Luigi - Green top, white frame and dark blue underside
 * Baby Peach - Pink top, white frame and yellow underside
 * Baby Daisy - Yellow top, white frame and orange underside
 * Baby Rosalina - Turquoise top, white frame and blue underside
 * Pink Gold Peach - Sand pink top, tan frame and sand pink underside
 * Bowser - Yellowish orange top, black frame and green underside
 * Donkey Kong - Dark brown top, white frame and red underside
 * Wario - Yellow top, white frame and purple underside
 * Waluigi - Dark purple, white frame top and purple underside
 * Iggy Koopa - Yellowish light green, black frame top and purple underside
 * Roy Koopa - Reddish pink top, black frame and purple underside
 * Lemmy Koopa - Cyan top, black frame and orange underside
 * Larry Koopa - Yellow top, black frame and cyan underside
 * Wendy O. Koopa - Pink top, black frame and cyan underside
 * Ludwig Von Koopa - Dark blue top, black frame and green underside
 * Morton Koopa Jr. - White top, black frame and green underside

Trivia

 * The Toad Kart and Toadette Kart in Mario Kart: Double Dash greatly resemble the Standard Kart in its sequel, Mario Kart DS.
 * The Standard Karts in Mario Kart 8 were seen in the "Meet Rosalina" trailer for Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U where they were driven by Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser, and DK when their race is suddenly interrupted by the sudden presence of Kirby on his Warp Star and later his interaction with Rosalina and her Luma.