Sports Coupe: Difference between revisions

{{kart infobox

|strong=Speed, Weight (MK8)<br> Weight, Traction (MK8D)

|weak=Acceleration, Traction (MK8)<br> Acceleration, Handling (MK8D)

|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''}}

The '''Sports Coupe''' (written as '''Sports Coupé''' in the British English version) is a kart in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. As what its name suggests, it resembles a sports car, and also seems to be based on the {{wp|Smart Roadster}}. Unlike most other vehicles, it has three exhaust pipes. The emblem is located between the two lower exhaust pipes.

The Sports Coupe first appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', as an unlockable kart body. It offers a boost in speed and weight, but a decrease in acceleration, anti-gravity handling, traction and mini-turbo. It has identical stats to the [[Mach 8]], [[Circuit Special]], [[Gold Standard]], [[B Dasher]], and [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]]. Like the Circuit Special, its engine sound is reminiscent of a real-world racing car, and the Sports Coupe is also one of the vehicles in ''Mario Kart 8'' to have a supercharged engine (but is twin turbocharged), which almost sounds like a {{wp|flat-six engine}} from a {{wp|Porsche 911 GT3}}, but is actually a DOHC {{wp|V6 engine}}. The 150cc Time Trial staff ghosts for [[Mario Kart Stadium]] in both ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' use [[Mario]] on the Sports Coupe with [[Standard (tire)|Standard]] tires and the [[Super Glider]].

In ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', the Sports Coupe now has an increase in traction but a decrease in ground speed and water speed (although it offers a boost to air speed and a bigger boost to anti-gravity speed); it also now negatively impacts ground and air handling while boosting anti-gravity handling. As a result, the Sports Coupe now shares its stats with only the [[Mach 8]] and the [[Inkstriker]] instead. CPU [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] and [[Isabelle]] can be seen occasionally riding this kart with Standard tires. [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Funky Kong]] are also seen using this kart occasionally, but pairs it up with the [[Monster (tire)|Monster tires]] instead. The [[Toad Harbor]] and [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]] 200cc Time Trial staff ghosts in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' use [[Toad]] and [[Toadette]] respectively on the Sports Coupe with [[Slick]] tires.

The Sports Coupe reappears in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', where it is classified as a High-End kart. It increases the duration of [[Rocket Start]] boosts and the amount of points earned for performing a Rocket Start. It uses the [[Standard (tire)|Standard]] tires from ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. A variant themed around 2022, simply called the [[Sports Coupe 2022]], was introduced in the [[New Year's 2022 Tour]]. The kart was introduced in the [[1st Anniversary Tour]] and has since appeared in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of every tour. The table below details the kart's special availability by tour.

|[[1st Anniversary Tour#Paid banners|Sports Coupe Pack]]<br><small>$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99<br>October 13, 2020 – October 20, 2020

|[[Mario vs. Peach Tour]]

|[[Mario vs. Peach Tour#Tier Shop|Week 1 Tier Shop]]<br><small>10,000 [[coin]]s

{{MKT profile

|I1.1=Toad Circuit|R1.1=[[3DS Toad Circuit]]

|I1.2=London Loop|R1.2=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop]]

|I1.4=New York Minute 3RT|R1.4=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 3R/T]]

|I1.5=DS Waluigi Pinball|R1.5=[[DS Waluigi Pinball]]

|I1.6=Neo Bowser City|R1.6=[[3DS Neo Bowser City]]

|I1.7=3DS Mario Circuit R|R1.7=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit R]]

|I1.8=3DS Mario Circuit T|R1.8=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit T]]

|I1.9=3DS Mario Circuit RT|R1.9=[[3DS Mario Circuit|3DS Mario Circuit R/T]]

|I1.10=Mario Circuit 2RT|R1.10=[[SNES Mario Circuit 2|SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T]]

|I1.11=Daisy Hills R|R1.11=[[3DS Daisy Hills|3DS Daisy Hills R]]

|I1.13=Rosalina's Ice World T|R1.13=[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|3DS Rosalina's Ice World T]]

|I1.14=Rosalina's Ice World R|R1.14=[[3DS Rosalina's Ice World|3DS Rosalina's Ice World R]]

|I1.19=RMX Choco Island 2T|R1.19=[[RMX Choco Island 2|RMX Choco Island 2T]]

|I2.1=Toad Circuit R|R2.1=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R]]*

|I2.2=London Loop T|R2.2=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop T]]

|I2.3=Toad Circuit T|R2.3=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit T]]*

|I2.4=London Loop RT|R2.4=[[Tour London Loop|London Loop R/T]]

|I2.5=New York Minute 3|R2.5=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 3]]

|I2.6=New York Minute 3R|R2.6=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 3R]]

|I2.7=New York Minute 3T|R2.7=[[Tour New York Minute|New York Minute 3T]]

|I2.8=DS Waluigi Pinball R|R2.8=[[DS Waluigi Pinball|DS Waluigi Pinball R]]

|I2.9=Toad Circuit RT|R2.9=[[3DS Toad Circuit|3DS Toad Circuit R/T]]**

|I2.10=Maple Treeway|R2.10=[[Wii Maple Treeway]]

|I2.11=Maple Treeway R|R2.11=[[Wii Maple Treeway|Wii Maple Treeway R]]**

|I2.12=3DS Mario Circuit|R2.12=[[3DS Mario Circuit]]

|I2.13=Neo Bowser City R|R2.13=[[3DS Neo Bowser City|3DS Neo Bowser City R]]***

|I2.16=Daisy Hills|R2.16=[[3DS Daisy Hills]]

|I2.19=Berlin Byways 2|R2.19=[[Tour Berlin Byways|Berlin Byways 2]]

|I2.22=GBA Battle Course 1|R2.22=[[GBA Battle Course 1]]

*'''''Mario Kart Tour'' Twitter:''' ''You can find the new Sports Coupe kart in pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe that you can fire by clearing all of this tour's cups in {{color|#MarioKartTour|blue}}.''<ref>mariokarttourEN (October 12, 2020). [https://twitter.com/mariokarttourEN/status/1315532651529342977 ''Twitter'']. Retrieved October 13, 2020.</ref>

MK8 N64 Yoshi Valley.png|[[Mario]] in the Sports Coupe on {{classic-link|N64|Yoshi Valley}}

MK8 Royal Raceway Starting Line.jpg|[[Baby Mario]] in the Sports Coupe on {{classic-link|N64|Royal Raceway}}

MKT New Year's 2021 Mario Variants.jpg|Mario (Sunshine) tricking in the Sports Coupe on [[3DS Daisy Hills|3DS Daisy Hills R]]

MKT Berlin Tour Teaser.jpg|[[Baby Rosalina|Baby Rosalina (Detective)]] being inked by a [[Blooper]] in the Sports Coupe on [[Berlin Byways 2]]

MKT Big City Pipe Drivers.jpg|Baby Rosalina (Detective) tricking in the Sports Coupe on Berlin Byways 2

|JapR=Sūpā Sutā

|JapM=Super Star, a possible reference to the Super Star hood ornament

|ChiS=超级之星

|ChiSR=Chāojí zhī xīng

|ChiSM=Super Star

|ChiT=超級之星

|ChiTR=Chāojí zhī xīng

|ChiTM=Super Star

|GerM=Sports Coupe

|RusM=Sports Kart

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