Mario Kart 8: The 3 best drivers

There is the right driver for every game type in Mario Kart 8. We introduce you to the best characters so that you can find the right driver for your driving style.

Mario Kart 8: Lightweights ideal for novice drivers

Drift, take corners and use power-ups. As a Mario Kart beginner, everything is new territory and sometimes it becomes a little difficult with coordination. Therefore, you should contest the first races with driving that has good handling.

• The lightweights are easy to handle. These include, for example, Toad, Toadette, Koopa, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Baby Peach, Baby Daisy, Baby Rosalina, Lakitu, Shy Guy, Wendy, Lemmy and Larry.
• These characters are easy to control, so you don't have to rely on drifting. It is also harder to hit you with green turtles because the cars of the lightweights are small.
• The downside is that the lightweights are very easy to handle, but they tend to be slower drivers in terms of speed.

Middleweights at Mario Kart 8 are not just mediocre

The middleweights are really mediocre in terms of values. The handling is good and the speed of the drivers is better than with the light weights.

• The middleweight riders are Luigi, Mario, Peach, Daisy, Yoshi, Ludwig and Iggy.
• You can keep up with these drivers well in online mode.
• The middleweights have normal sized cars. For example, they hit mushrooms lying around more easily with the cars.

The Mario Kart heavyweights are tough

The heavyweights are more suitable for professional drivers. It's difficult to steer without drifting. Bad handling but good speed.

• The heavyweights include Donkey Kong, Bowser, Wario, Rosalina, Waluigi, Roy, Morton, Metall-Mario and Rosagold-Peach.
• They hit mushrooms lying around easily with the heavy and tall drivers, but are also hit faster by green tanks.
• In return, these drivers score with good speed, and with the right drifts, it is easier for them to win cups.

The best Mario Kart 8 drivers

What is important is the weight class and not the driver as such. You have to try out which character best suits your driving style. You can win with any driver.

• What is important are the drifts and the power-ups that you generate with them. If you master these very well, you can build up a good lead with the heavyweights.
• In online mode, the most common drivers you see are Rosagold-Peach, Metall-Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong, Waluigi, Wario, Morton and Mario. Here you can see that players from all over the world prefer the heavy riders.

Fast cars and vehicle parts are just as important as the drivers themselves. On the next page we will show you how to unlock the gold vehicle parts in Mario Kart 8.