Bolt Buggy
| Bolt Buggy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 The Bolt Buggy in Mario Kart Tour | |||
| Type | Kart | ||
| Appears in | Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart Tour | ||
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The Bolt Buggy is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles the Pipe Frame with a yellow chassis similar to Donkey Kong's color scheme and a pair of headlights in the front. The emblem is located on the back of the kart. The Varmint from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has a similar design to this vehicle.
History[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
The Bolt Buggy first appears in Mario Kart 7 as a default kart body part. It boosts speed, weight, and off-road, but its acceleration and handling are hindered during the process. It is one of five karts to boost off-road, with the other four being the Bumble V, Cact-X, Pipe Frame, and Tiny Tug. Also, the Bolt Buggy is tied with the B Dasher and Blue Seven for the lowest acceleration of all kart bodies. The engine sound is actually a lower-pitched version of several karts from Mario Kart DS, such as the Poltergust 4000, ROB-LGS and Zipper. It also sounds similar to the Koopa King from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! and a BMW M3 GT2 4.0L V8 engine. It has the lowest calculated stat total of all kart bodies.
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
The Bolt Buggy appears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a tour-exclusive Super kart. It was added to the game in the Jungle Tour and is the signature kart of Funky Kong. The kart uses the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and offers longer-lasting Slipstream boosts and increases the number of points earned for performing Slipstreams.
The kart also has a black and red variant called the Dark Buggy and a green and blue variant called the Green Lightning, and both of them are classified as High-End karts.
Starting from the Battle Tour, the Bolt Buggy has been available in regular pipes and is currently a part of the Daily Selects set. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.
| Tour | Availability |
|---|---|
| Jungle Tour | Jungle Pipe 1 (Spotlight) |
| Jungle Pipe 2 | |
| Los Angeles Tour (2020) | Los Angeles Pipe 1 |
| Los Angeles Pipe 2 (Spotlight) | |
| Autumn Tour (2021) | Token Shop 50 event tokens |
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Mario Kart 7 stat boosts[edit]
- Speed: +0.25
- Sea Speed: -0.5
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: +0.25
- Handling: -0.25
- Sea Handling: 0
- Air Handling: 0
- Off-Road: +0.25
- Mini-Turbo: -0.5
- Stability: 0
- Drift: -0.25
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
| Special skill |  Slipstream Plus
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| Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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| Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. | |
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: Thundering onto the #MarioKartTour track is the Bolt Buggy! This banana-colored monster machine is great for off-roading and straightaways. There's no time to wave goodbye to your rivals when you're fast as lightning![1]
Gallery[edit]
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Luigi, with the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong, with the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong on the Bolt Buggy, preparing to throw a Spiny Shell
Wario, with the Bolt Buggy
The Bolt Buggy
The icon of the Bolt Buggy
Bowser in the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong with his Bolt Buggy in DK Jungle
A first-person view of the Bolt Buggy at Mario Circuit
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Funky Kong gliding with the Banana Wingtip
Donkey Kong tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Bowser Jr. gliding with the Super Glider
Monty Mole tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Dixie Kong in the Bolt Buggy
Funky Kong tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Roy tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Badge
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | バナナバギー Banana Bagī | Banana Buggy | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 香蕉越野车 Xiāngjiāo yuèyěchē | Banana Buggy | [2] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 香蕉越野車 Xiāngjiāo yuèyěchē | Banana Buggy | [2] | |
| Dutch | Bananenbuggy | Banana Buggy | [3] | |
| French | Buggy Banane | Banana Buggy | Both Canadian and European French | [3][2] |
| German | Bananabuggy | Banana Buggy | [2] | |
| Italian | Bananauto | From banana and auto ("car") | [2] | |
| Korean | 바나나버기 Banana Beogi | Banana Buggy | [2] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Buguelâmpago | From bugue ("buggy") and relâmpago ("lightning") | [2] | |
| Portuguese (Europe) | Velozmóvel | From veloz ("fast") and automóvel ("automobile") | [3] | |
| Russian | Быстрый багги Bystryy baggi | Quick buggy | [3] | |
| Spanish | Kartplátano | Banana Kart | Both Latin American and European Spanish | [2] |
