[CapnCrunchie]

They have the highest top speed. It was that way in Mario Kart 64 as well. They have the worst acceleration though.

[modeless]

This is not true. The lighter characters Yoshi and Peach and Toad had higher top speed in 64. https://tasvideos.org/GameResources/N64/MarioKart64#:~:text=...