An Unlockable Kart is a hidden kart that need to be unlocked under certain conditions. These are the hidden Karts. (Note: There are no unlockable karts or characters in Super Mario Kart , Mario Kart 64 , and Mario Kart: Super Circuit .)
When the player collects trophies on the end cups of each of the engine classes, all karts will be available to each character.
Kart
Standard criteria
Notes
Shooting Star
Place 1st in the 100cc Special Cup in the Nitro Grand Prix .
Mario 's tertiary kart. It resembles its namesake and has good speed and acceleration, but low weight and items.
Streamliner
Luigi 's tertiary kart. It is based on a 1970s Porsche 917/10 Can-Am prototype. It has strong general stats, but low drifting.
Light Tripper
Princess Peach 's tertiary kart. It has strong acceleration and drifting, but low weight and items.
Cucumber
Yoshi 's tertiary kart. It resembles a sandrail. It has strong acceleration, weight, handling and items, average speed, but weak drifting.
4-Wheel Cradle
Toad 's tertiary karts. Has good acceleration and items, but low speed.
Wildlife
Donkey Kong 's tertiary kart. The design is a reference to the 1940s vehicle Jeep CJ-3A. It has good speed and drifting, but low handling and items.
Dragonfly
Wario 's tertiary vehicle. It is based on a tractor. It has strong speed, weight, and items, but weak acceleration, handling, and drifting.
Hurricane
Bowser 's tertiary kart. It is based on the Koopa Clown Car, but in the form of an airplane. It has similar stats to the Dragonfly, but instead has strong drifting and weak items.
Light Dancer
Princess Daisy 's tertiary kart. It is similar in design to the Light Tripper, but red in color. It has strong speed, acceleration, and drifting, but low weight, handling, and items.
Dry Bomber
Dry Bones 's tertiary kart. It is based on a desert tank. This kart has high off-road and mini-turbo unlike other karts.
Zipper
Waluigi 's tertiary kart. It resembles a motorcycle and is known for being the first bike-styled vehicle to appear in the Mario Kart series.
ROB-LGS
R.O.B. 's tertiary kart. It resembles a pair of legs, with two small wheels in the front and a big wheel in the rear.
Power Flower
Unlocked alongside Daisy upon winning a gold trophy for the 50cc Lightning Cup.
Daisy's primary kart.
Standard DS
Daisy's standard kart. Has strong drifting, but weak handling.
Gold Mantis
Unlocked alongside Waluigi after winning the 100cc Lightning Cup .
Waluigi's primary kart. It resembles an excavator, referencing Waluigi's "gold digger" personality. It has good speed, but low items.
Standard WL
Waluigi's standard kart.
Banisher
Unlocked alongside Dry Bones after winning the 50cc Special Cup.
Dry Bones 's standard kart. It is an off-road buggy kart in shape of Dry Bones himself. It has strong acceleration, handling, and a good selection of items, but low speed.
Standard DB
Dry Bones's standard kart.
ROB-BLS
Unlocked alongside R.O.B. after getting gold trophies across either the Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups in all engine classes.
R.O.B.'s primary kart. It is based on the peripheral used by the actual R.O.B. accessory to play Stack-Up . It has strong speed, weight, and handling, but low drifting and a small selection of items.
Standard RB
R.O.B.'s standard kart.
Kart
Standard criteria
Racing criteria
Notes
Cheep Charger
Get at least a one-star rank for all cups in the Retro Grand Prix on 50cc
Play 1,800 races
A lightweight Kart shaped like a Cheep-Cheep .
Tiny Titan
Win 50 online races
Play 1,200 races
Also known as the Rally Romper in PAL regions. The kart's design is a reference to the Monster from Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally .
Blue Falcon
Win the Lightning Cup in Mirror Mode
Play 4,200 races
Based on Captain Falcon's vehicle of the same name from the F-Zero series. It later reappears in Mario Kart 8 as part of "The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 " bundle.
Super Blooper
Win the Leaf Cup on 50cc
Play 300 races
The wings and tentacles on this kart move when you boost, as if it appears to be swimming.
Daytripper
Win the Leaf Cup on 150cc
Play 2,700 races
The name is a reference to the Beatles song "Day Tripper". Also known as Royal Racer in PAL regions.
Sprinter
Unlock 24 Expert Staff Ghosts in Time Trials or win 3,000 online races
Play 4,650 races
Also known as B Dasher Mk 2 in PAL regions. The kart is based on a modern Formula One car.
Piranha Prowler
Win the Special Cup on 50cc
Play 600 races
Based on the Piranha Plant , mainly Petey Piranha . When you boost, do a Trick , or fly out of a Barrel Cannon , the kart's mouth moves.
Jetsetter
Get a one-star rank or better for all cups in the Retro Grand Prix on 150cc
Play 4,500 races
The kart is based on a Le Mans Prototype racecar. Also known as the Aero Glider in PAL regions.
Honeycoupe
Win the Lightning Cup on 150cc
Play 3,000 races
Based on the Dino 206 SP, a prototype sports car made by Ferrari and resembles the Parade Kart . Also known as the Dragonetti in PAL regions.
Kart
Standard criteria
Racing criteria
Notes
Quacker
Win the 150cc Star Cup
Play 2,400 races
Bike design is a reference to a rubber ducky. When used by Toad , it has the best acceleration in the game.
Magikruser
Complete 8 courses in Time Trials
Play 900 races
It is based on the Magikoopa enemy, specifically Kamek. When used by Toadette , it has the best off-road in the game.
Jet Bubble
Win the Leaf Cup on Mirror Mode
Play 3,900 races
Has fairly balanced stats. Known as the Bubble Bike in British English.
Zip Zip
Win the 100cc Lightning Cup
Play 2,100 races
Can take off-road shortcuts without any speed loss.
Sneakster
Get a one-star rank or better for all Wii Grand Prix cups on 100cc
Play 3,300 races
Resembles a Harley.
Dolphin Dasher
Win the Mirror Mode Star Cup
Play 3,750 races
References the Dolphin as it originally appeared in Super Mario World .
Shooting Star
Win the 100cc Star Cup
Play 1,500 races
It is one of the few vehicles to change design depending on the driver using it. Known as the Twinkle Star in Japanese and British English.
Spear
Unlock 12 Expert Staff Ghosts
Play 3,600 races.
Known as the Torpedo in British English.
Phantom
Win the Special Cup in Mirror Mode
Play 4,050 races
The design is a reference to the Honda Gold Wing , but with a styled boot and fin attachments.
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