Editing Gold Standard

{{kart infobox
|title=Gold Standard<br><small>Gold Kart</small>
|image=[[File:MKT Icon GoldStandard.png|200px]]<br>The Gold Standard in ''Mario Kart Tour''
|strong=Speed, Weight (MK7, MK8)<br>Speed (MK8D)
|average=Handling (MK7)<br>Weight, Handling (MK8, MK8D)
|weak=Acceleration, Off-Road (MK7)<br>Acceleration, Traction (MK8, MK8D)
|appears_in=''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'', ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''
|variant_of=[[Standard Kart]]
}}
The '''Gold Standard''' (known as the '''Gold Kart''' in British English versions) is a [[kart]] in the ''[[Mario Kart (series)|Mario Kart]]'' series. As its name implies, the kart is a gold-painted version of the [[Standard Kart]]. In the console games, CPUs never use the Gold Standard, along with the [[Gold Tires]] and the [[Gold Glider]], making this kart player-exclusive. When the Gold Standard body is combined with the [[Gold Tires]] and [[Gold Glider]], they complete the whole Gold Standard kart.

==History==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
[[File:MK7 Gold Kart.png|thumb|left|The Gold Standard, as it appears in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'']]
The Gold Standard debuts in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' as an unlockable kart part. It can be unlocked by earning 10000 VR in Wi-Fi races or, alternatively, by collecting 20,000 coins.

The Gold Standard gives a slight boost in speed and weight, but slightly hinders the acceleration and off-road stats. It also slightly hinders air speed and drift.

In this game, when all gold parts are combined, the Gold Standard gives great speed (the second strongest boost in the game) and has good weight, but hinders air speed, and acceleration, noticeably hinders sea speed, land, and air handling. The combined Gold Standard has poor drifting and the worst off-road in the game.

From a third-person view, the Gold Standard's steering wheel is gold; however, in a first-person view, it remains black, unless the player has earned the Golden Steering Wheel by doing 100 races with at least 80 using gyro.
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===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
The Gold Standard returns in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', where it has received a small detail change: instead of the driver's [[emblem]], the Gold Standard's logo is a number 8 from the game's logo with a wreath of olive leaves around it. This kart and the [[GLA]] are the only kart bodies that do not display the driver's emblem. It is unlocked in ''Mario Kart 8'' by getting a star rank or higher in every Grand Prix [[cup]] for every engine class, and in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' by getting a star rank or higher in every cup in Mirror mode.

In ''Mario Kart 8'', the Gold Standard offers a strong boost in ground speed and a slight boost in weight, but slightly hinders acceleration and highly hinders traction. In terms of its hidden stats, it also boosts speed on every terrain, but hinders anti-gravity handling and mini-turbo. It shares its stats with the [[Mach 8]], [[Circuit Special]], [[Sports Coupe]], [[B Dasher]], and [[P-Wing (kart)|P-Wing]] vehicle bodies. When all gold parts are combined, it boosts speed on all terrains (except water), along with weight, but hinders anti-gravity handling, acceleration, mini-turbo, and traction.

In ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', the Gold Standard's stats have been altered; it now only slightly boosts ground speed, while no longer boosting speed in any other terrain, but rather worsening water speed, as well as no longer boosting weight. Additionally, acceleration is hindered further, while air handling is now hindered instead of anti-gravity handling. Also, the traction and mini-turbo stats are not hindered as much as previously. The Gold Standard shares its stats with the [[Sneeker]] and [[Master Cycle]]. When all gold parts are combined, the Gold Standard is considerably worse than in ''Mario Kart 8'', as while it still increases ground speed and weight, it now hinders every other stat with the exception of anti-gravity speed and water handling; it especially hinders acceleration, air handling, anti-gravity handling, traction, and mini-turbo, all in a heavy way.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
The Gold Standard returns in ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', retaining much of its design from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', but with the "8" emblem being replaced by the driver's own emblem. It serves as a variant of the [[Red Standard 8]]. In the game's public release, the Gold Standard used to only be available in the [[Coin Rush (Mario Kart Tour)|Coin Rush]] mode as the sole drivable kart, being released for use outside of Coin Rush three years later in the [[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)|2022 Mario vs. Luigi Tour]]. In the [[List of Mario Kart Tour pre-release and unused content#Closed beta|Beta Test]], the kart was also available outside of Coin Rush. Unlike the Red Standard 8, it uses the [[Gold Tires]] from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''. Also unlike the Red Standard 8, this kart increases the duration of [[Slipstream]] boosts and the number of points earned for performing a Slipstream.

The Gold Standard is not regularly obtainable from pipes, and it is not part of the Daily Selects lineup. However, it has been included in the Daily Spotlight lineup for every tour starting with the [[Autumn Tour (2022)|2022 Autumn Tour]]. The following table shows this kart's special availability by tour.

{| cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center" width=100%
!style="background:#c3cfdb" width=40%|Tour
!style="background:#c3cfdb"|Availability
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)]]
|Ranked gift<br><small>September 6, 2022 – September 13, 2022
|-
|Ranked gift<br><small>September 13, 2022 – September 20, 2022
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Anniversary Tour (2023)]]
|Ranked gift<br><small>September 19, 2023 – September 26, 2023
|-
|Ranked gift<br><small>September 26, 2023 – October 3, 2023
|}

==Stats==
===''Mario Kart 7''===
{|
|- valign=bottom
|
*'''Speed''': +0.25
*'''Sea Speed''': 0
*'''Air Speed''': -0.25
*'''Acceleration''': -0.25
*'''Weight''': +0.25
*'''Handling''': 0
*'''Sea Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': 0
*'''Off-Road''': -0.25
*'''Mini-Turbo''': 0
*'''Stability''': 0
*'''Drift''': -0.25
|
Whole Gold Standard
*'''Speed''': +1.25
*'''Sea Speed''': -1
*'''Air Speed''': -0.25
*'''Acceleration''': -0.75
*'''Weight''': +0.75
*'''Handling''': -1.25
*'''Sea Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': -1
*'''Off-Road''': -2.75
*'''Mini-Turbo''': 0
*'''Stability''': 0
*'''Drift''': -1.25
|}

===''Mario Kart 8''===
{|
|- valign=bottom
|
*'''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
|
Whole Gold Standard
*'''Ground Speed''': +0.75
*'''Water Speed''': 0
*'''Air Speed''': +0.75
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': +0.5
*'''Acceleration''': -0.75
*'''Weight''': +0.75
*'''Ground Handling''': 0
*'''Water Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': 0
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.25
*'''Traction''': -1.5
*'''Mini-Turbo''': -1
|}

===''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
{|
|- valign=bottom
|
*'''Ground Speed''': +0.25
*'''Sea Speed''': -0.25
*'''Air Speed''': 0
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': -0.5
*'''Weight''': 0
*'''Ground Handling''': 0
*'''Sea Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': -0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': 0
*'''Traction''': -0.75
*'''Mini-Turbo''': -0.25
|
Whole Gold Standard
*'''Ground Speed''': +0.75
*'''Sea Speed''': -0.5
*'''Air Speed''': -0.25
*'''Anti-Gravity Speed''': 0
*'''Acceleration''': -1.5
*'''Weight''': +0.75
*'''Ground Handling''': -0.25
*'''Sea Handling''': 0
*'''Air Handling''': -1
*'''Anti-Gravity Handling''': -0.75
*'''Traction''': -1.75
*'''Mini-Turbo''': -1
|}

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths=160px>
GoldStandard-Wario-MK8.jpg|[[Wario]] driving the Gold Standard in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
MK8 Gold Standard DK.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]] driving the Gold Standard in ''Mario Kart 8''
 Gold Standard.png|The Gold Standard in ''Mario Kart 8''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴールドカート
|JapR=Gōrudo Kāto
|JapM=Gold Kart
|ChiS=黄金卡丁车
|ChiSR=Huángjīn Kǎdīngchē 
|ChiSM=Gold Kart
|ChiT=黃金標準車
|ChiTR=Huángjīn Biāozhǔn Chē 
|ChiTM=Gold Standard Car
|Dut=Gouden kart
|DutM=Golden Kart
|FreE=Or<br>Kart d'or <small>(''Mario Kart Tour'')</small>
|FreEM=Gold<br>Gold Kart
|FreA=Kart doré
|FreAM=Golden Kart
|Ger=Gold-Kart<br>Gold-Standard
|GerM=Gold Kart<br>Gold Standard
|Ita=Kart d'oro
|ItaM=Gold Kart
|Kor=골드카트
|KorR=Goldeukateu
|KorM=Gold Kart
|PorA=Padrão-ouro
|PorAM=Gold Standard
|PorE=Kart Dourado <small>(''Mario Kart 8'')</small><br>Ouro Padrão
|PorEM=Golden Kart<br>Standard Gold
|Rus=Золотой карт
|RusR=Zolotoi kart
|RusM=Gold Kart
|Spa=Dorado
|SpaM=Golden
}}

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