Hot Rod (kart)

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Hot Rod
The Hot Rod from Mario Kart World
Strong stats None
Average stats Speed, Acceleration, Weight, Handling
Weak stats None
Appears in Mario Kart World

The Hot Rod is a kart that appears in Mario Kart World. It is an orange, yellow, and green-colored kart themed after a Fire Flower, with the Fire Flower sponsor plastered all over the kart, referencing the powerup's hot properties. The kart possesses an exposed Fire Flower-shaped engine similar to a muscle car, an emblem right in front of the engine, a white spoiler, and black and red wheels. The kart's horn sound is similar to the sound of throwing a fireball in Fire form.

In terms of stats, the Hot Rod has above-average speed, average acceleration and weight, and mediocre handling. It shares its stats with the Rally Kart, Zoom Buggy, Ribbit Revster, Roadster Royale, B Dasher, Bumble V, Carpet Flyer, and Cloud 9.

This kart is randomly used by the CPU-controlled Piranha Plant, Coin Coffer, Mario (Pro Racer), Luigi (Pro Racer), Yoshi (Pro Racer), Baby Mario (Pro Racer), Baby Luigi (Pro Racer), Bowser (Pro Racer), Bowser Jr. (Pro Racer), Birdo (Pro Racer), Toad (Pro Racer), Toadette (Pro Racer), and Shy Guy (Pit Crew).

Gallery[edit]

  • Yoshi (Pro Racer) racing in a Hot Rod

    Yoshi (Pro Racer) racing in a Hot Rod

Naming[edit]

"Hot Rod" references hot rods, a term for cars that have been retrofitted with larger engines for greater performance, as well as the actual heat of the Fire Flowers it is themed after.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ファイアチャージャー[1]
Faia Chājā 		Fire Charger
Chinese (Simplified) 火焰战马[1]
Huǒyàn Zhànmǎ (Mandarin)
Fóyihm Jinmáh (Cantonese) 		Flame Warhorse
Chinese (Traditional) 火焰戰馬[1]
Huǒyàn Zhànmǎ (Mandarin)
Fóyihm Jinmáh (Cantonese) 		Flame Warhorse
Dutch Vuurbloemer[1] Fire Flower-er
French (Canada) Coupé fleur[1] Flower coupé
French (Europe) Coupé fleur[1] Flower coupé
German Feuerflitzer[1] Fire Racer
Italian Furore di fuoco[1] Fury of fire
Korean 파이어차저[1]
Paieo Chajeo 		Fire Charger
Portuguese (Brazil) Flama GTI[1] Flame GTI
Portuguese (Europe) Flama GTI[1] Flame GTI
Russian Форс-карт[1]
Fors-kart 		Force Kart
Spanish (Latin America) Calcinador Turbo[1] Turbo Calciner
Spanish (Europe) Calcinador Turbo[1] Turbo Calciner

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n In-game name from Mario Kart World's vehicle selection menu, compiled by Reese Rivers in this spreadsheet. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
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