Slim (tire)

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

Mario Kart 7
The Slim tires are, in a way, a less extreme version of the Roller tires. They provide a small boost to acceleration and a better one to handling (tied with the Wood and the Mushroom tires) while hindering speed, weight and off-road. The Slim, Wood, and Roller tires are also the only tires to offer a positive sea handling boost, but the Slim tires do not affect the sea speed stat.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Slim tires return in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, 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 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. 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

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