Zucchini

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Zucchini
Gherkin
Zucchini from Mario Kart Tour
The Zucchini in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Speed
Average stats Weight, Off-Road
Weak stats Acceleration, Handling
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart Tour

The Zucchini (known as the Gherkin in the British English version of its debut game) is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a mid-sixties Formula One racecar, particularly the Lotus 43, with Chevrolet Corvette-style taillights on the rear. The emblem is located on the hood and sides of the kart. It can be considered a counterpart to the Cucumber from Mario Kart DS, the Classic Dragster from Mario Kart Wii and the Mach 8 from Mario Kart 8. It is similar in design to the B Dasher, although with a very different paint job. It shares the same horn sound effect when bumped into as the Cucumber. Like the Bruiser, the kart has four exhaust pipes emerging from the rear.

History[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

The Zucchini first appears in Mario Kart 7 as an unlockable kart part. It has a speed boost, while hindering acceleration and handling. It is tied with the B Dasher, Blue Seven, and Bruiser for having the highest speed of all kart bodies. In terms of its hidden stats, however, the Zucchini hardly has any pros outside of its speed stat, thus having the second lowest stat total of all kart bodies. However, this along with the Bruiser and Blue Seven are the fastest kart bodies not to have a negative impact on the off-road stat.

It has the same engine sound as the Bolt Buggy, which is based on the Koopa King's from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and sounds like a BMW M3 GT2 4.0L V8 engine.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

The Zucchini returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a Super kart. In this game, it uses the Pipe Frame's tires. The kart increases the duration of Mini-Turbo speed boosts as well as the number points resulted from performing Mini-Turbos. A golden variant named the Gold Zucchini was introduced in the Bangkok Tour, and a flaming red variant named the Spicy Zucchini was introduced in the 2023 Summer Tour.

The Zucchini was introduced in the 2019 Winter Tour and has since been regularly available in pipes. It was also available in 1st Anniversary Tour's Token Shop, where it could be exchanged for 25 event tokens.

Statistics[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

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

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Special skill Mini-Turbo Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
SNES Mario Circuit 1R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Cheep Cheep Lagoon R
GCN Yoshi Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T
3DS Toad Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit R
3DS Daisy Hills T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills T
Rome Avanti R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Rome Avanti R/T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
SNES Mario Circuit 1 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1**
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T*
GCN Yoshi Circuit R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Yoshi Circuit R
SNES Choco Island 2 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 2
SNES Mario Circuit 3 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3
SNES Mario Circuit 3R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3R
3DS Toad Circuit from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Toad Circuit
N64 Royal Raceway T from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Royal Raceway T
GBA Battle Course 1 from Mario Kart Tour
GBA Battle Course 1
Squeaky Clean Sprint R from Mario Kart Tour
Squeaky Clean Sprint R

* 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]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ダンガンダック
Dangan Dakku
Bullet Duck

Chinese (simplified) 子弹鸭
Zǐdàn Yā
Bullet Duck

Chinese (traditional) 子彈鴨
Zǐdàn Yā
Bullet Duck

Dutch Komkommer GTi
Cucumber GTI, where GTi stands for Gran Turismo injectie ("Gran Turismo Injection")
French (NOA) Courgette
Zucchini
French (NOE) Cornichon
Gherkin
German Renngurke
Racing Cucumber
Italian Cetriolampo
From cetriolo ("cucumber") and lampo ("lightning")
Korean 날쌘돌이
Nalssaendori
Swift

Portuguese (NOA) Abobrinhauto
From abobrinha ("zucchini") and auto
Portuguese (NOE) Pepinomóvel
Cucumber Mobile
Russian Корнишон
Kornishon
Gherkin

Spanish (NOA) Pepinomóvil
Cucumber Mobile
Spanish (NOE) Pepino-móvil
Cucumber-Mobile