Does character selection affect the stats in any way?

Question

The instruction manual leaves much to be desired. I know the karts themselves affect your stats, but does each player have the same base stats or do they differ?

Answer

From MarioWiki:

Just as in Mario Kart Wii, each character gets their own specific stat boost that accounts for kart customization, based on their weight class. The units are out of 6.[2] In general, light characters have high values ​​of Acceleration, Handling, and Off-Road, while heavy characters have high values ​​of Speed and Weight. Hover over the weight column to see the characters in the represented weight class.

Here are the different characters and their weight classes (unlockables are in spoiler tags):

Feather:
Toad, Koopa Troopa

! Shy Guy, Lakitu

Light:
Peach, Yoshi,

! Daisy

Medium:
Mario, Luigi

! Mii

Cruiser:
Donkey Kong

! Rosalina, Wiggler

Heavy:
Bowser

! Wario, Metal Mario, Honey Queen

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