Bumble V

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Bumble V
Bumble V from Mario Kart Tour
The Bumble V in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration, Off-Road
Average stats Speed
Weak stats Weight, Handling
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card cameo), Mario Kart Tour

The Bumble V is a kart in the Mario Kart series. Its name is a pun of the word "bumblebee", and the kart itself is based on a bee. Its design bears a slight resemblance to a Stingby, with a stinger at the front similar to the spike at the front of the Cact-X, and its taillights resemble honeycombs, fitting with the bee theme. Its engine sound is similar to the noise of a bee buzzing and almost like a Wankel engine from a Mazda RX-7 and Mazda RX-8. The emblem is located on the sides and back of the kart.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Yoshi
Artwork of Yoshi in the Bumble V for Mario Kart 7

The Bumble V first appears as a kart part in Mario Kart 7. It offers an acceleration and off-road boost, but its weight and handling are hindered. The Bumble V is tied with the Barrel Train and Bruiser for having the lowest handling of all kart bodies, and it is tied with the Birthday Girl and Egg 1 for having the highest acceleration of all kart bodies, and it has the highest acceleration of any kart body that doesn't have a negative impact on the Speed stat. It is also one of only five kart bodies to increase the off-road stat, with the other four being the Bolt Buggy, Cact-X, Pipe Frame, and Tiny Tug.

In terms of its hidden stats, the Bumble V offers one of the highest mini-turbo boosts, which it shares with the Barrel Train and Koopa Clown kart bodies.

It is one of the three vehicles in Mario Kart 7 to have a two-stroke engine that sounds like a two-rotor Wankel, the other being the Standard Kart and the Cloud 9.

CPU Honey Queen and Wario can occasionally drive this body.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Bumble V returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. In the closed beta for the game, the kart used the Slick tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, while in the final game, it uses the Pipe Frame's tires instead. The seat is also now colored dark blue instead of orange. The Bumble V increases the duration of Dash Panel speed boosts and the number of points earned for using Dash Panels.

The game introduces two variants of the Bumble V: a black and gold one named the Queen Bee, and the other with a pink-gold and silver color scheme named the Rose Queen. Both of them are classified as High-End karts.

The Bumble V appears in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of each tour and is also a part of the Daily Selects set. Between January 29, 2020 and February 5, 2020 during the Valentine's Tour, it was also available as a special offer in the Bumble V Pack.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

The Mario Kart 7 artwork of Yoshi driving the Bumble V appears on a Level 2 Yoshi Character Card in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. The card can be used to apply eight points of damage to all enemies on the screen simultaneously.

Statistics[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

  • Speed: 0
  • Sea Speed: 0
  • Air Speed: +0.5
  • Acceleration: +0.5
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Handling: -0.5
  • Sea Handling: 0
  • Air Handling: +0.25
  • Off-Road: +0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: +1.5
  • Stability: 0
  • Drift: +0.25

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Special skill Dash Panel Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Dash Panel Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R
DS Waluigi Pinball from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball T
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
SNES Mario Circuit 3 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Paris Promenade 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2T
Paris Promenade 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R/T
3DS Daisy Hills from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills
SNES Mario Circuit 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2R
SNES Rainbow Road R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
Wii Moonview Highway R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway R/T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T*
Paris Promenade 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2
Paris Promenade 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R
London Loop from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop
London Loop R from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop R
SNES Donut Plains 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1R/T*
SNES Choco Island 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1T**
DS Airship Fortress T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress T
DS Airship Fortress R from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress R**
Los Angeles Laps R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps R/T
Los Angeles Laps T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps T
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R***
GCN Baby Park T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Baby Park T
Paris Promenade B from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade B
N64 Mario Raceway from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Mario Raceway
N64 Mario Raceway T from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Mario Raceway T
Wii Moonview Highway R from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway R
GCN Daisy Cruiser R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser R/T

* indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 3. ** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 6.
*** indicates a favored course upgraded to a favorite course after reaching level 8.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マッハクイーン
Mahha Kuīn
Mach Queen

Chinese 音速女王
Yīnsù Nǚwáng
Sonic Queen

Dutch Bijrijder
Bee Driver. Wordplay on bijrijder, a person who accompanies the driver
French Butineuse
Forager
German Bienenmobil
Bee Mobile
Italian Apemobile
Beemobile
Korean 마하퀸
Maha Kwin
Mach Queen

Portuguese (NOA) Autobelha
Autobee
Portuguese (NOE) Melmóvel
Honeymobile
Russian Жаломобиль
Zhalomobil'
Stingmobile

Spanish (NOA) Abejomóvil
Beemobile
Spanish (NOE) Abejo-móvil
Bee-mobile