P-Wing
P-Wing from Mario Kart Tour
The P-Wing in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Speed, Weight (MK8, MK8D)
Weak stats Acceleration, Traction (MK8)
Acceleration, Handling, Traction (MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 8 (DLC), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The P-Wing is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It is the spiritual successor to the Wild Wing from Mario Kart Wii, considering both are speedy karts built in the shape of "exotic"-type sports cars and both have wing-themes. Its namesake is referenced by wing patterns which can be seen in the front and sides of the kart, and the power-up icon appears in the front. The emblem is located on the hood. The rear wings resemble the rear fins on the Blue Falcon.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit

The P-Wing first appears as a kart body in Mario Kart 8 as part of the DLC pack Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8. It boosts speed on all terrain and weight, but hinders acceleration and anti-gravity handling slightly, and traction very heavily. When the kart enters anti-gravity, the back parts of the kart jut out over the wheels, and the power-up icon flashes gold (as in New Super Mario Bros. 2). The P-Wing has the same stats as the Mach 8, Circuit Special, Sports Coupe, Gold Standard, and B Dasher.

Its engine sound is a variation of the Circuit Special, Sports Coupe, Mach 8, and B Dasher. It has a DOHC (dual overhead camshaft) V8 engine from a Pontiac Banshee. Also like the aforementioned karts, the P-Wing has a supercharger, which is bolted over the intake manifold and can be heard while accelerating to maximum speed.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it can be randomly unlocked by collecting coins. Its stats have been altered so that it now boosts ground and anti-gravity speed and weight while hindering all other stats. The acceleration, handling, and mini-turbo stats are further worsened, and the traction stat has been slightly improved. It now shares stats only with the B Dasher and Circuit Special. The CPU Mario and Pauline can be seen driving this kart body with the Blue Standard tires and Parafoil glider.

Mario Kart TourEdit

The P-Wing returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It uses the Blue Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. As anti-gravity does not exist in the game, the back parts of the P-Wing do not extend. The P-Wing increases the duration of Mini-Turbo speed boosts and the number of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. The Peach Tour introduced a pink variant called the Pink Wing, which is also classified as a High-End kart. The Penguin Tour introduced another variant of the P-Wing with the High-End classification, an icy-blue variant named the Frost Wing.

Since its introduction to the game in the Ice Tour, the P-Wing has appeared in regular pipes in each tour, including the All-Clear Pipe. Starting with the Battle Tour, it is also available in the Daily Selects lineup. The table below shows this kart's special availabilities by tour.

Tour Availability
Ice Tour P-Wing Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
January 22, 2020 - January 29, 2020
Pirate Tour P-Wing Pack
$39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99
August 19, 2020 - August 26, 2020
Ninja Tour (2021) Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Bowser vs. DK Tour Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Wedding Tour Week 1 Tier Shop
10,000 coins
Paris Tour (2021) Week 2 Tier Shop
10,000 coins

Profiles and statisticsEdit

Mario Kart 8 stat boostsEdit

  • Ground Speed: +0.5
  • Water Speed: +0.25
  • Air Speed: +0.5
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
  • Acceleration: -0.25
  • Weight: +0.25
  • Ground Handling: 0
  • Water Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: -1
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.5

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe stat boostsEdit

  • Ground Speed: +0.5
  • Water Speed: -0.5
  • Air Speed: -0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.25
  • Acceleration: -0.75
  • Weight: +0.25
  • Ground Handling: -0.5
  • Water Handling: -0.25
  • Air Handling: -0.75
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: -0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: -0.75

Mario Kart TourEdit

Special skill   Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3T
 
SNES Vanilla Lake 1T
 
Vancouver Velocity R
 
3DS Mario Circuit R
 
3DS Mario Circuit T
 
3DS Neo Bowser City T
 
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
 
RMX Rainbow Road 1R
 
Tokyo Blur 4R
 
Madrid Drive 3R
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
3DS Shy Guy Bazaar R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3*
 
SNES Mario Circuit 3R
 
N64 Frappe Snowland***
 
N64 Frappe Snowland T**
 
Vancouver Velocity
 
Vancouver Velocity R/T
 
3DS Neo Bowser City
 
SNES Ghost Valley 1R/T*
 
London Loop 2R
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 1R/T
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2
 
GBA Bowser's Castle 2R
 
RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T
 
N64 Royal Raceway
 
N64 Royal Raceway T**
 
DS Airship Fortress R
 
DS Airship Fortress T
 
Tokyo Blur 4
 
Wii Maple Treeway R/T
 
Singapore Speedway 2T
 
Piranha Plant Pipeline R
 
GBA Lakeside Park R
 
Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T
 
Madrid Drive
 
Rome Avanti 3R
 
Madrid Drive 3R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

  • Mario Kart Tour Twitter: With its streamlined body and aerodynamic shape, the P-Wing kart from Mario Kart 8 soars through the skies straight into #MarioKartTour. Take this futuristic four-wheeler for a spin in a non-stop sprint past the finish line![1]

GalleryEdit

Mario Kart 8Edit

Mario Kart TourEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese Pウイング
P Uingu
P-Wing

Chinese (simplified) P飞翼 (Mario Kart 8 Deluxe)
P fēi yì
P翅膀 (Mario Kart Tour)
P chìbǎng

P Flying Wing

P Wing

Chinese (traditional) P翅膀
P chìbǎng
P Wing

Dutch Vleugelflitser
Wing flash
French Magikart
From magie ("magic") and kart. Sounds similar to "Magicarpe", the French name of the Pokémon Magikarp.
German Flügel-Raser
Wing Racer
Italian Bolide ala-P
P Wing Racing Car
Korean P윙
P Wing
P Wing

Portuguese Asa P
P Wing
Russian Крыло «P»
Krilo «P»
P Wing

Spanish Bólido P
P Racing Car

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ mariokarttourEN (January 26, 2020). Twitter. Retrieved March 23, 2020.