In moon karts, tech upgrades offer boosts in certain aspects of a vehicle's performance. This gives players advantage over the others on the track. Let's explore the different engine and tire tech upgrades

Engine tech upgrade

Common engine refinement

This upgrade boosts the top speed of the selected vehicle a little by 3%. This upgrade has no side effects. In other word, it provides a little increase in speed without having to jeopardize other sections of the vehicle’s performance. So there are no risk involved with this upgrade, just a speed boost.

Rare engine tune-up

This upgrade boosts the top speed of the specific vehicle by an even higher 7%. However, it has a negligible impact on the other aspect of the vehicle’s performance. Hence, with a boost in top speed and an insignificant side effect, this upgrade gives players an edge against the competition as well as solid performance.

Epic engine enhancement

The epic engine enhancement substantially increases top speed of the selected vehicle by a massive 15%. However, it has a drawback. It drops the vehicle’s acceleration by 2%, thereby striking a balance between acceleration and speed. This upgrade offers players the chance to attain higher speeds fast and even overtake opponents on straight tracks. Due to the drop in acceleration, players would have to be strategic in maneuvering their way through bends and corners, while optimizing their speed.

Legendary engine upgrade

It massively boosts the top speed of the chosen vehicle by 25%. As expected, this upgrade has its setback which is the fact that it depletes the handling of the particular vehicle by 5%. Obviously, using this upgrade grants players incredible boost in speed, giving them advantage over others in straightforward racing tracks. Due to the reduction in handling, good skill is required to navigate bends and corners.

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Tires tech upgrades

Common tire alignment

This upgrade boosts the handling and the turn radius of the chosen vehicle by 3%. Interestingly, it doesn't have side effects. So if a player is looking for control and the ability to navigate difficult turns, this is a good upgrade of choice, especially if the player doesn't want to tamper with other performance of the vehicle.

Rare tire tread

The upgrade increases the handling and turn radius of the particular vehicle by a higher 7%, while have a very minute side effect that is negligible. So it offers players better control over their vehicle especially during turns. In addition, because it has negligible drawback, it allows for a good performance of the vehicle irrespective of the type of race track.

Epic tire upgrade

Massively boosts handling and turn radius by 15%. However, the drawback is that it drops the acceleration of the vehicle by 2%. In other words, with this upgrade, a player would get a boost in handling, while having to sacrifice a little bit of acceleration. I think it's a fair trade. Of course, with improved handling, one can navigate turns and corners with ease and better control, and with the reduced acceleration, the player has to be strategic to utilize the increased handling to the fullest.

Legendary tire grip

This upgrade Enormously boosts the handling and turn radius of the involved vehicle by 25% while having a drawback of depleting the top speed by 5%. This is the best when it comes to control and being able to navigate complicated turns. Because of the little reduction in too speed, players have to be strategic and strike the correct balance between handling and top speed.

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