Monster (tire)

The Monster tires are a set of default tires in Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8.

Mario Kart 7
In Mario Kart 7, the design of the Monster tires is almost exactly the same as the tires on the Tiny Titan, from Mario Kart Wii. They offer good speed, weight, and off-road, while hindering the acceleration and handling stats. In fact, the Monster tires offer the highest weight boost, the lowest acceleration boost, and are tied with the Red Monster tires for the best off-road boost. They're also tied with the Red Monster tires, the Slick tires, and the Gold Tires, for the lowest handling boost.

In terms of their hidden stats, the Monster tires excel poorly while underwater, and have one of the lowest stability statistics in the game. Additionally, air handling is hindered, making it more difficult to steer while the glider is in use.

Mario Kart 8
The Monster tires also appear in Mario Kart 8, where they look slightly different than they do in Mario Kart 7. This also applies to the stats that they alter, where they no longer affect the speed stat, while boosting weight and traction. They still have a negative impact on acceleration and handling, however. In fact, when taking into account their hidden stats, the Monster tires have the lowest stat total of any vehicle part in the game.

The Hot Monster tires serve as the counterpart to the Monster tires in this game, sharing the exact same stats as them.

CPU-controlled heavyweights with a large body frame (excluding Link) will often use these tires while riding the Standard Kart or Standard Bike, but Link, along with the middleweights, the metal characters, and a few lightweights, may also use them while riding the Standard ATV.

Stat boosts
Stat values are out of 6.

Mario Kart 7

 * Speed: +0.75
 * Sea Speed: -1
 * Air Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: -0.75
 * Weight: +1
 * Handling: -1.25
 * Sea Handling: -1.25
 * Air Handling: -1
 * Off-Road: +1.25
 * Mini-Turbo: 0
 * Stability: -1
 * Drift: 0

Mario Kart 8

 * Ground Speed: 0
 * Water Speed: -0.5
 * Air Speed: -0.5
 * Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: -0.5
 * Weight: +0.5
 * Ground Handling: -0.75
 * Water Handling: -0.75
 * Air Handling: -0.75
 * Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
 * Traction: +0.75
 * Mini-Turbo: 0