Bumble V
| Bumble V | |
|---|---|
 The Bumble V in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Acceleration, Off-Road (7) None (World) |
| Average stats | Speed (7) Speed, Acceleration, Weight, Handling (World) |
| Weak stats | Weight, Handling (7) None (World) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 7, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card cameo), Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart World |
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.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart seriesEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
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 does not 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 TourEdit
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 Kart WorldEdit
The Bumble V returns in Mario Kart World, where it reuses its design from Mario Kart 7, being equipped with Sponge tires and the seat retaining its original orange color.
In terms of stats, the Bumble V has above-average speed, average acceleration and weight, and mediocre handling. It shares its stats with the Rally Kart, Zoom Buggy, Hot Rod, Ribbit Revster, Roadster Royale, B Dasher, Carpet Flyer, and Cloud 9.
This kart is randomly used by the CPU-controlled Baby Daisy, Wiggler, Stingby, Wario (Pro Racer), and Wario (Wicked Wasp).
Mario & Luigi: Paper JamEdit
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.
StatisticsEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
- 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 TourEdit
| Special skill |  Dash Panel 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. | |
GalleryEdit
Mario Kart 7Edit
Solo artwork of the Bumble V with the Sponge tires
Artwork of Yoshi with the Bumble V
Artwork of Honey Queen with the Bumble V
In-game icon
Model
Yoshi in the Bumble V on Maka Wuhu
First-person view of the Bumble V
Mario Kart TourEdit
Badge
Birdo (Yellow) tricking in the Bumble V on GCN Yoshi Circuit R
Mario (Halloween) tricking in the Bumble V on 3DS Daisy Hills R
Mario Kart WorldEdit
Stingby drifting in the Bumble V
Stingby in the Bumble V
MiscellaneousEdit
An actor in a Luigi costume standing next to a life-sized replica of the Bumble V at the 2011 LA Auto Show
Reggie Fils-Aimé in said Bumble V replica
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マッハクイーン[?] Mahha Kuīn |
Mach Queen | |
| Chinese | 音速女王[?] Yīnsù Nǚwáng |
Sonic Queen | |
| Dutch | Bijrijder[?] | Lit. "bee driver"; pun on bijrijder ("co-driver") | |
| French | Butineuse[?] | Forager | |
| German | Bienenmobil[?] | Bee Mobile | |
| Italian | Apemobile[?] | Beemobile | |
| Korean | 마하퀸[?] Maha Kwin |
Mach Queen | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Autobelha[?] | Autobee | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Autobelha[?] | Autobee | |
| Melmóvel[?] | Honeymobile | Mario Kart 7 | |
| Russian | Жаломобиль[?] Zhalomobil' |
Stingmobile | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Abejomóvil[?] | Beemobile | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Abejo-móvil[?] | Bee-mobile |