Mechanics in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

There are several mechanics in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. These include drifting, gliding, braking, accelerating and tricks

Drifting

Drifting is a strategy used to take turns faster. There are three kinds of boosts you can get from drifting: Orange, Blue, and Purple. These boosts unleash after exiting a turn, accelerating your vehicle temporarily. All vehicles can drift, and none give any advantage. There are two kinds of drifting, Inside and Outside. Inside drifting is a sharp turn, and outside drifting is a more loose turn. In both cases, you can lean either direction to give the vehicle even more of an outside or inside turn.

Mini Turbo: - Weakest boost. All turns and even some straightaways can be taken advantage of using this boost.
Super Mini Turbo: - Second most poerful boost. Most turns allow use of this boost as it only takes a little bit longer to charge than an orange boost.
Ultra Mini Turbo: - The most powerful boost. There are only a few turns in the game that allow you to successfully pull off the turn due to how long it takes to charge it. The only boost introduced in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Braking

Braking is used to slow down the vehicle. In 200cc, braking is imperative to your success. Since some courses weren't made with 200cc in mind, you have to drift slowly in order to avoid crashing. You can hold the brake button to slowly take on a drift.

Accelerating

Accelerating is the most important part of the game as it is how you go forward. Accelrating is assited by items such as the mushroom and star and by elements such as bumping other racers in anti-gravity mode and boost panels on the ground.

Gliding

Glide control can help you land at the best location. Some maps allow you to land on higher elevation or even a hidden boost panel to gain speed mid-air.

Tricks

Tricks are performed when you press the item/drift button when going off of a jump. These give you speed boosts while in the air, which set you up for a fast landing.