Cat Cruiser

Cat Cruiser
The Cat Cruiser in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats	None (MK8) Acceleration, Handling (MK8D)
Weak stats	None (MK8) Speed (MK8D)
Appears in	Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Cat Cruiser is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It is a pink vehicle resembling somewhat of a Volkswagen New Beetle, with cat motifs such as whiskers, a tail, ears embedded on the windshield, and a paw-shaped seat. The emblem is located on the sides of the kart. When the kart is underwater, the propeller appears on the end of the tail, rather than the usual location on or just below the back of the kart.

History

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Cat Cruiser makes its first appearance in Mario Kart 8 as an unlockable kart body. Its stats are identical to the Standard Kart, The Duke, Teddy Buggy, Prancer, Sneeker and the 300 SL Roadster, which means it grants drivers no advantages or disadvantages.

This vehicle is based on Princess Peach's cat form in Super Mario 3D World. Cat Peach also appears in The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8, making this her signature kart. In fact, a CPU-controlled Cat Peach will occasionally use this kart body paired with the Standard tires.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, CPU Cat Peach, Toadette, and Peachette occasionally use this kart body paired with the Retro Off-Road tires, while Daisy uses it with the Standard tires instead. Its stats also got changed so that it now offers acceleration and handling in exchange of speed. It shares stats with the Comet, Yoshi Bike and Teddy Buggy.

Mario Kart Tour

The Cat Cruiser reappears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. It was introduced in the 2021 Cat Tour and is the signature kart of Cat Peach once again. It uses pink-rimmed versions of the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The Cat Cruiser raises the duration of Mini-Turbo speed boosts and the number of points earned for performing Mini-Turbos. A black and red variant named the Black Cat Cruiser was introduced in the September 2021 Sydney Tour, and a gray and purple variant named the Gray Cat Cruiser was introduced in the New Year's 2022 Tour. A cream-colored variant named the Cream Cat Cruiser and a green-colored variant called the Green Cat Cruiser were both introduced in the 2022 Cat Tour.

The Cat Cruiser is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. It is also in the Daily Selects lineup. The following table shows this kart's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Cat Tour (2021)	Cat Pipe 1 (spotlight)
	Gold gift 15 Grand Stars
Bowser vs. DK Tour	Bowser vs. DK Pipe 2 (spotlight)
Sydney Tour (September 2021)	Cat Peach Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 September 8, 2021–September 21, 2021
New Year's 2022 Tour	New Year's 2022 Pipe 1 (spotlight)
Cat Tour (2022)	Kitty-Cat Pipe

Profiles and statistics

Mario Kart 8

• All Stats: 0

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

• Ground Speed: -0.25
• Water Speed: -0.25
• Air Speed: +0.25
• Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
• Acceleration: +0.25
• Weight: 0
• Ground Handling: +0.25
• Water Handling: 0
• Air Handling: +0.25
• Anti-Gravity Handling: 0
• Traction: 0
• Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics

Special skill	Mini-Turbo Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	SNES Choco Island 1 SNES Donut Plains 2 Paris Promenade 2 N64 Royal Raceway R RMX Rainbow Road 1R/T Wii Maple Treeway R GCN Dino Dino Jungle T SNES Mario Circuit 2 SNES Mario Circuit 1 RMX Mario Circuit 1T SNES Choco Island 2R SNES Choco Island 2T Sydney Sprint R Sydney Sprint 2R/T Paris Promenade 2R/T GBA Riverside Park T Sydney Sprint 3R/T
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	Paris Promenade 2R** Wii Maple Treeway* SNES Donut Plains 2T** N64 Royal Raceway* GCN Dino Dino Jungle SNES Mario Circuit 2R Tokyo Blur 4R/T Tokyo Blur 4T N64 Royal Raceway R/T SNES Donut Plains 2R/T*** Ninja Hideaway Ninja Hideaway T Sydney Sprint R/T DS Airship Fortress R/T Los Angeles Laps 3 Los Angeles Laps 3R 3DS Bowser's Castle T 3DS Bowser's Castle R GCN Baby Park GCN Baby Park R GBA Riverside Park R GBA Riverside Park R/T Paris Promenade B Wii Moonview Highway R/T RMX Vanilla Lake 2
* 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.

• Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
  • Cat Peach made her debut in the Super Mario 3D World game. Once the player grabbed the Super Bell special item, Cat Peach leaped into action! And now she's riding in the cute Cat Cruiser, complete with tail! #MarioKartTour
  • In addition to Funky Kong, you can find Cat Peach and the Cat Cruiser in pipes. This includes the All-Clear Pipe, which you can fire by clearing all of this tour's cups in #MarioKartTour. Be sure to cross every finish line!

Gallery

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  The Cat Cruiser in Mario Kart 8

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  Daisy driving on GBA Mario Circuit

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  Mario gliding with the Bowser Kite on Cloudtop Cruise

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  Cat Peach in the Cat Cruiser on N64 Royal Raceway

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  Cat Peach tricking on Paris Promenade 2 in Mario Kart Tour

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  Monty Mole racing on SNES Donut Plains 2

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  Cat Peach gliding in the Cat Cruiser with the Black Toe-Bean Balloons on Wii Maple Treeway

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  Cat Toad tricking on Sydney Sprint 2

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  Cat Peach tricking in the Cat Cruiser on 3DS Bowser's Castle

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  Cat Peach tricking in the Cat Cruiser on Wii Mushroom Gorge

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ネコクラシカル[?] Neko Kurashikaru	Cat Classical
Chinese (simplified)	古典猫车[?] Gǔdiǎn māo chē	Classic Cat Car
Chinese (traditional)	古典貓車[?] Gǔdiǎn māo chē	Classic Cat Car
Dutch	Miauwto[?]	From auto ("car") and miauw ("meow")
French	Chabriolet[?]	From chat ("cat") and cabriolet
German	Katzen-Cabrio[?]	Cat Cabriolet
Italian	Miaomobil[?]	Meowmobil
Korean	고양이크루저[?] Goyang'i Keurujeo	Cat Cruiser
Portuguese (NOA)	Miaumóvel[?]	From miau ("meow") and automóvel ("automobile")
Portuguese (NOE)	Gatomóvel[?]	From gato ("cat") and automóvel ("automobile")
Russian	Котбриолет[?] Kotbriolet	From кот ("cat") and кабриолет ("cabriolet")
Spanish (NOA)	Felino[?]	Feline
Spanish (NOE)	Mininomóvil[?]	From minino ("pussycat") and móvil ("mobile")