Earning first place in Mario Kart Worldās 150cc races depends on a lot of factors, ranging from shortcuts, knowing where to wall ride, and how to deal with the uncertainty of getting bombarded with shells. That hasnāt stopped players from figuring out the gameās unspoken meta, locking down which vehicles and characters perform best against each other in 150cc or online. But one mode where that competitive meta isnāt as prevalent is Time Trials.
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Youāll still need a different strategy when the only things on the track are you and some coins. Time Trials has its own meta that you can follow to easily overcome the developer times, as well as those set by the community.
Best Karts for Time Trial
If youāre aiming to beat developer ghosts or lead the player rankings in the Time Trials mode, karts with a high Speed stat will make a huge difference. That doesnāt mean Acceleration and Handling are useless by any means, but they arenāt quite as important in this mode. Speed is the name of the game when you donāt have to worry about Blue Shells or Mega Mushroom drivers among everything else.
With this in mind, prioritize these karts when trying to break records in Time Trial.
Reel Racer
Bowser Bruiser / Charginā Truck / Liāl Dumpy / Mecha Trike / Tiny Titan
Stellar Sled
Baby Blooper / Loco Moto
Best Characters for Time Trial
With Speed being the stat to prioritize for Time Trial, characters from heavier weight classes typically perform best. Bowser is a very popular choice as he is the heaviest character with the highest speed. Heās also the only one in his weight class, which is why youāll specifically see him when viewing the player Time Trial rankings for each track. Itās easy to set some crazy records by pairing Bowser with the likes of a Reel Racer for pure Speed or sacrificing just a bit of it for something more rounded out like the Baby Blooper.
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If you feel that a track needs just a bit more handling or donāt want to exclusively play Bowser, going down to the next weight class can offer you some variety. Here are the characters belonging to the two heaviest weight classes:
Bowser
Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Wiggler, Cow, Charginā Chuck, Pianta
Using the above characters is a safe bet for most tracks. Nevertheless, there are a handful of cases where lighter characters excel. Windy tracks like Shy Guy Bazaar or those with a ton of turns like Mario Circuit arenāt ideal for Bowser. Using the baby versions of characters or smaller ones like Toadette and Shy Guy is a better approach, but whatās important is that youāre sticking with the karts mentioned above.
Mario Kart World is available now exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2.
