Is Mario or Yoshi Faster in Mario Kart 8?

I have trouble choosing which character to choose in Mario Kart 8.

Is Mario faster or is Yoshi faster?

I tried both of them but is it is hard to decide!


If you look purely at the stats, Mario is faster. Take a look at the image below with the stats per character (I highlighted Mario and Yoshi's speed). Image taken from Craveonline. If you have to take the other stats into account (for example handling), it depends on your playstyle.

Character stats