Wood
- This article is about the tire part from theMario Kart series. For the terrain from theMario Golf series, seeList of golfing terms § Wood.
| Wood Wooden | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Strong stats | Acceleration, Handling (MK7) Acceleration, Traction (MK8) Speed, Handling (MK8D) |
| Weak stats | Speed, Weight (MK7) Speed, Weight, Handling (MK8) Acceleration, Traction (MK8D) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 7,Mario Kart 8,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Mario Kart Tour |
TheWood tires (known as theWooden tires in the British English version) are a set of tires in theMario Kart series. They are unlockable inMario Kart 7, available by default inMario Kart 8, and unlockable again inMario Kart 8 Deluxe.
History[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
The Wood tires provide a good boost to acceleration (tied with theSponge tires) and a better one to handling (tied with theSlim and theMushroom tires), but their speed and weight are hindered. Additionally, the Wood tires are the only set of tires to offer a boost to acceleration and handling, but not off-road.
In terms of their hidden stats, the Wood tires offer the best performance while underwater, having the best sea speed (tied with theRoller tires) and sea handling of all tires, and they also offer a strong boost to the air speed and air handling stats, though they have the lowest mini-turbo of all tires in the game (tied with the Slim tires). The Wood tires have the highest stat total of all tires in the game.
Mario Kart 8 /Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
The Wood tires also appear inMario Kart 8 andMario Kart 8 Deluxe. They are now designed after wagon wheels and are styled similar to the tires used for theHeart Coach andBloom Coach fromMario Kart: Double Dash!!, and theDaytripper fromMario Kart Wii. TheKoopalings andBowser (and alsoBowser Jr. inMario Kart 8 Deluxe) use these tires whenever they use theLandship kart.
Compared toMario Kart 7, the Wood tires still boost acceleration at the expense of speed and weight, but not as heavily. They also hinder handling and boost traction. Another notable change is to their hidden stats, where their performance while underwater has been changed from being the best, to being tied with theSlick for the worst in the game. However, their Mini-Turbo is better than before. The Wood tires share their stats with theSponge andCushion tires.
InMario Kart 8 Deluxe. they must now be unlocked by collectingcoins. Their stats have also been changed from the original version; they no longer share their stats with the Sponge and Cushion tires, but instead share their stats with theSlim andCrimson Slim tires. They now increase ground and anti-gravity speed along with ground, water and air handling and they do not affect weight and anti-gravity handling. They hinder water and air speed, though the former not as much as in the original version and their miniturbo and acceleration was also lowered. Their traction stat boost however went from being the second best after theMonster tires to tied with theSlim for the second worst, only being better than theSlick tires.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
The Wood tires return inMario Kart Tour, used by theApple Kart,Daytripper,DK Jumbo,Chrome DK Jumbo,Prancer,Pumpkin Kart,Yeehaw Wagon, andDesert Rose Wagon. On the Apple Kart and DK Jumbo, they have theirMario Kart 7 appearance, while on the Daytripper, Chrome DK Jumbo, Prancer, Pumpkin Kart, Yeehaw Wagon, and Desert Rose Wagon, they take theirMario Kart 8 appearance. TheMario Kart 8 version has several variants; Gray versions are used by theWarship,Gilded Prancer, andDry Bones Dasher, golden versions are used by theGreen Apple Kart andGold Pumpkin Kart, red, white, and pink versions are used by theSweet Daytripper, black versions are used by theDK Maximum andChain Chomp Chariot, and holiday-themed versions are used by theSleigh Rider andCheership.
Statistics[edit]
Stat values are out of 6.
Mario Kart 7 stat boosts[edit]
- Speed: -0.5
- Sea Speed: +1
- Air Speed: +1
- Acceleration: +0.5
- Weight: -0.5
- Handling: +1.25
- Sea Handling: +2.5
- Air Handling: +1
- Off-Road: 0
- Mini-Turbo: -1
- Stability: +1
- Drift: +1
Mario Kart 8 stat boosts[edit]
- Ground Speed: -0.25
- Water Speed: -1
- Air Speed: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
- Acceleration: +0.25
- Weight: -0.25
- Ground Handling: -0.25
- Water Handling: -0.5
- Air Handling: 0
- Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
- Traction: +0.5
- Mini-Turbo: +0.25
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe stat boosts[edit]
- Ground Speed: +0.25
- Water Speed: -0.25
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Anti-Gravity Speed: +0.5
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: 0
- Ground Handling: +0.25
- Water Handling: +0.25
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
- Traction: -1
- Mini-Turbo: -0.25
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
The icon as it appears in-game inMario Kart 7
The Wood tires equipped with theB Dasher inMario Kart 7
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Wood tires (Mario Kart 7) on the Apple Kart
Wood tires (Mario Kart 7) on the DK Jumbo
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Daytripper
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Chrome DK Jumbo
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Prancer
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Pumpkin Kart
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Yeehaw Wagon
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8) on the Desert Rose Wagon
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, black) on the DK Maximum
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, black) on the Chain Chomp Chariot
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, gold) on the Green Apple Kart
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, gold) on the Gold Pumpkin Kart
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, gray) on the Warship
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, gray) on the Gilded Prancer
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, gray) on the Dry Bones Dasher
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, white) on the Sweet Daytripper
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, holiday) on the Sleigh Rider
Wood tires (Mario Kart 8, holiday) on the Cheership
Model fromMario Kart Tour (7)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8, black)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8, gold)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8, gray)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8, white)
Model fromMario Kart Tour (8, holiday)
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウッドリング[?] Uddo Ringu | Wood Ring | |
| Chinese | 原木环轮 (Simplified) 原木環輪 (Traditional)[?] Yuánmù Huán Lún | Wooden Ring Wheels | |
| Dutch | Boomstam (Mario Kart 7) Hout (Mario Kart 8)[?] | Tree Trunk Wood | |
| French | Bois[?] | Wood | |
| German | Holz[?] | Wood | |
| Italian | Legnosi[?] | Woody | |
| Korean | 우드링[?] Udeu Ring | Wood Ring | |
| Portuguese | Madeira[?] | Wood | |
| Russian | Деревянные[?] Derevyannyye | Wood | |
| Spanish | Madera[?] | Wood |
Notes[edit]
- The tires of theDK Jumbo,Donkey Kong's kart inMario Kart: Double Dash!!, have a similar appearance to the Wood tires fromMario Kart 7 (this could be the reason why the kart uses these tires inMario Kart Tour). However, unlike the Wood tires, the DK Jumbo offers much less acceleration, but a higher top speed.
