Kart
- Not to be confused with Car.
Karts are the main vehicles in the Mario Kart series. They can come in various sizes and colors for each character. While early Mario Kart games only depicted one kart, the Pipe Frame, subsequent games have introduced newer karts with their own distinct appearances and stats such as speed, acceleration and handling. Usually, the kart that is closest to average in terms of stats in each game is defined as the Standard Kart.
Karts have also appeared in other game series and media such as in the Super Smash Bros. series, comics, and toys.
History[edit]
Mario Kart series[edit]
Super Mario Kart[edit]
In Super Mario Kart, Pipe Frames are the only kart in the game. The term "kart" also applies to the extra lives a driver has in Grand Prix mode. In the mode, all drivers start out with three karts, and one kart is lost when a driver comes in 5th place or lower or by retrying a race. When all karts are lost, the player is forced to exit to the title screen. It is possible to regain one more kart in the Grand Prix by placing the same position three times in a row.
Mario's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Princess Peach's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong Jr.'s Pipe Frame
Koopa Troopa's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart 64[edit]
Pipe Frames return in Mario Kart 64, with slight design changes and new sounds. Depending on the characters that use them, karts pertain to one of three weight classes: light, medium, and heavy. Lights are karts that show a high speed but a fairly low endurance. Medium karts show all-around traits, whereas Heavy karts have high endurance but poor speed.
Mario's Pipe Frame
Mario's Pipe Frame
Mario's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Peach's Pipe Frame
Peach's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Wario's Pipe Frame
Wario's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart: Super Circuit[edit]
Pipe Frames reappear in Mario Kart: Super Circuit with the same traits as in Mario Kart 64. The player can press 
to sound the horn on the kart during a race in the game.
Mario's Pipe Frame
Luigi's Pipe Frame
Peach's Pipe Frame
Toad's Pipe Frame
Yoshi's Pipe Frame
Donkey Kong's Pipe Frame
Wario's Pipe Frame
Bowser's Pipe Frame
Mario Kart: Double Dash!![edit]
In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, there are new karts with new appearances and styles. Most of them reflect a character's special characteristics, such as Mario's Red Fire, which is a red and blue-colored all-terrain vehicle, rendering Mario's letter M emblem on its body and wheels. In this game, the karts have a seat on the front where a character drives the kart and a platform in the rear of the vehicle where the second character is able to use an item, taken from the Item Boxes. Similarly to previous games, the karts are split in the Light, Medium, and Heavy weight groups, though drivers can only use karts that fit their own weight. The Parade Kart breaks this rule, being usable for any character. The player can press the item button (
/
) (without the rear character holding an item) to sound the horn, and the rear player makes a small pose.
Every kart has its own stats, which are qualified by the amount of stars on its acceleration, speed, and weight. In general however, lightweight karts have a high acceleration, but a fair low speed and endurance. Medium-weight karts have balanced stats, whereas heavyweight karts show a high top speed and endurance, and low acceleration. There are twenty-one karts in the game.
Mario Kart Arcade GP sub-series[edit]
In Mario Kart Arcade GP, all the characters use a kart with rounded details and a solid build as opposed to other previous Mario Kart games. However, in Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, the characters have an option to choose a secondary kart that was made for them. In Mario Kart Arcade GP DX, there are now different karts that can be used by drivers.
Just as in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, all the karts are rated by the amount of the stars for each aspect. Regarding to the character selected, they can be light, medium, or heavy, emphasizing one of these aspects for the vehicle available. Some karts return in later installments and are listed in bold.
Mario Kart Arcade GP[edit]
Mario Kart Arcade GP 2[edit]
Standard[edit]
Mario's kart
Luigi's kart
Peach's kart
Toad's kart
Yoshi's kart
Donkey Kong's kart
Wario's kart
Bowser's kart
Pac-Man's kart
Ms. Pac-Man's kart
Blinky's kart
Mametchi's kart
Personal[edit]
Mario's kart
Luigi's kart
Pac-Man's kart (Soul Varoon)
Waluigi's kart (Purple Strike)
Peach's kart
Yoshi's kart (Egg Rider)
Blinky's kart
Mametchi's kart
Ms. Pac-Man's kart (Sweets Party)
Toad's kart (Mash Run)
Wario's kart (Wario Car)
Donkey Kong's kart (Country Winner)
Bowser's kart
Mario Kart Arcade GP DX[edit]
Mario Kart DS[edit]
In Mario Kart DS, Standard Karts replace Pipe Frames in the game. These karts are redesigned, having white bumpers and a frame of different color palettes that matches the character's custom color. The emblem of the character is shown over the hood, although the player can replace it with their own in the emblem maker option. Additionally, every character can select at least one of three vehicles (excluding Shy Guy, having only his Standard SG), exclusive for being rather different in design and stats than the character's Standard Kart. While a Standard Kart has plain stats, the other vehicles can have a high speed, acceleration or items ratio, depending on what the vehicle is made for. Every Kart is qualified by six ratings:
- Acceleration: The time for achieving the top speed. Lightweight karts like Yoshi's Standard YS have the highest acceleration rating.
- Speed: The top speed level when a kart moves forward. Most of the karts within the heavyweight class show the highest speed rating.
- Weight: The kart's endurance. When a kart has a higher weight, it is capable of knocking lighter karts further.
- Drifting: The friction power of the kart when turns by powersliding. A high drifting rate makes the kart turn tighter.
- Handling: The control over the vehicle in all type of terrains. The strength of the Mini-Turbo boost caused by drifting also depends on how high the kart's handling is.
- Items: The variety of items to obtain in an Item Box. As the kart's item stat is high, the character can receive rarer items more commonly. The smaller the kart's wheels, the lower the meter is for the Items stat.
Mario's Standard MR
Mario's Shooting Star
Luigi's Standard LG
Luigi's Streamliner
Princess Peach's Standard PC
Princess Peach's Light Tripper
Yoshi's Standard YS
Yoshi's Cucumber
Toad's Standard TD
Toad's 4-Wheel Cradle
Donkey Kong's Standard DK
Donkey Kong's Wildlife
Wario's Standard WR
Wario's Dragonfly
Bowser's Standard BW
Bowser's Hurricane
Princess Daisy's Standard DS
Princess Daisy's Light Dancer
Dry Bones' Standard DB
Dry Bones' Dry Bomber
Waluigi's Standard WL
Waluigi's Zipper
R.O.B.'s Standard RB
R.O.B.'s ROB-LGS
Mario Kart Wii[edit]
In Mario Kart Wii, karts are once again redesigned with various details added than they appeared formerly. Similar to Mario Kart DS, the typical go-karts receive the name of Standard Karts, and are classified according to the size of the vehicle, split in three groups: Standard Kart S for small-sized characters; Standard Kart M for medium size characters and Standard Kart L for large characters. Though weight classes are replaced for size classes, the general aspects of the karts are the same as appeared throughout the series.
- Speed: The level of the top speed.
- Weight: The strength of the vehicle to knock apart others.
- Acceleration: The time to achieve the top speed.
- Handling: The control of the vehicle.
- Drift: The friction power of the vehicle.
- Off-road: The speed of the vehicle over rough terrain.
- Mini-turbo: The power of the momentary speed burst after drifting or making a trick.
The Karts and newly-introduced Bikes can be divided into six classes of vehicle counterparts based on their stats. In addition, each racer can vary the kart's custom stats with the bonus points they have for each feature and select other five karts in the determined character's size. Unlike in other games, every kart has a unique color scheme for the players using it. Unlike Bikes, Karts cannot perform wheelies. However, they can release a more powerful boost by drifting than a bike, depending how long the respective button is pressed. Compared to bikes, karts generally offer superior speed and weight in exchange for being weaker in every other stat. Additionally, bikes have six trick variants while karts only have three.
Small karts[edit]
Baby Mario tricking on his Standard Kart S
Koopa Troopa driving his Standard Kart S with rotating Green Shells
Baby Mario's Standard Kart S
Baby Luigi's Standard Kart S
Baby Mario's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Luigi's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Peach's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Daisy's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Toad's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Toadette's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Koopa Troopa's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Dry Bones' Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Male Mii's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Female Mii's Booster Seat/Baby Booster
Baby Mario's Mini Beast/Concerto
Baby Luigi's Mini Beast/Concerto
Baby Peach's Mini Beast/Concerto
Baby Daisy's Mini Beast/Concerto
Toad's Mini Beast/Concerto
Toadette's Mini Beast/Concerto
Koopa Troopa's Mini Beast/Concerto
Dry Bones' Mini Beast/Concerto
Male Mii's Mini Beast/Concerto
Female Mii's Mini Beast/Concerto
Toad driving his Cheep Charger
Baby Peach driving her Cheep Charger and dropping Banana Peels
Baby Mario's Cheep Charger
Baby Luigi's Cheep Charger
Baby Peach's Cheep Charger
Baby Daisy's Cheep Charger
Toad's Cheep Charger
Toadette's Cheep Charger
Koopa Troopa's Cheep Charger
Dry Bones' Cheep Charger
Male Mii's Cheep Charger
Female Mii's Cheep Charger
Baby Mario's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Baby Luigi's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Baby Peach's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Baby Daisy's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Toad's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Toadette's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Koopa Troopa's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Dry Bones' Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Male Mii's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Female Mii's Tiny Titan/Rally Romper
Baby Mario's Blue Falcon
Baby Luigi's Blue Falcon
Baby Peach's Blue Falcon
Baby Daisy's Blue Falcon
Toad's Blue Falcon
Toadette's Blue Falcon
Koopa Troopa's Blue Falcon
Dry Bones' Blue Falcon
Male Mii's Blue Falcon
Female Mii's Blue Falcon
Medium karts[edit]
Mario driving his Standard Kart M
Mario's Standard Kart M
Mario's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Luigi's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Peach's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Daisy's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Yoshi's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Birdo's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Diddy Kong's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Bowser Jr.'s Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Male Mii's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Female Mii's Classic Dragster/Nostalgia 1
Mario's Wild Wing
Luigi's Wild Wing
Peach's Wild Wing
Daisy's Wild Wing
Yoshi's Wild Wing
Birdo's Wild Wing
Diddy Kong's Wild Wing
Bowser Jr.'s Wild Wing
Male Mii's Wild Wing
Female Mii's Wild Wing
Mario's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Luigi's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Peach's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Daisy's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Yoshi's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Birdo's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Diddy Kong's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Bowser Jr.'s Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Male Mii's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Female Mii's Super Blooper/Turbo Blooper
Mario's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Luigi's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Peach's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Daisy's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Yoshi's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Birdo's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Diddy Kong's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Bowser Jr.'s Daytripper/Royal Racer
Male Mii's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Female Mii's Daytripper/Royal Racer
Mario's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Luigi's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Peach's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Daisy's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Yoshi's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Birdo's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Diddy Kong's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Bowser Jr.'s Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Male Mii's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Female Mii's Sprinter/B Dasher Mk. 2
Large karts[edit]
Wario driving his Standard Kart L
Rosalina's Standard Kart L
Wario's Offroader
Waluigi's Offroader
Donkey Kong's Offroader
Bowser's Offroader
King Boo's Offroader
Rosalina's Offroader
Funky Kong's Offroader
Dry Bowser's Offroader
Male Mii's Offroader
Female Mii's Offroader
Donkey Kong driving his Flame Flyer and preparing to throw a Red Shell
Bowser driving his Flame Flyer and preparing to throw a Spiny Shell
Wario's Flame Flyer
Waluigi's Flame Flyer
Donkey Kong's Flame Flyer
Bowser's Flame Flyer
King Boo's Flame Flyer
Rosalina's Flame Flyer
Funky Kong's Flame Flyer
Dry Bowser's Flame Flyer
Male Mii's Flame Flyer
Female Mii's Flame Flyer
Wario's Piranha Prowler
Waluigi's Piranha Prowler
Donkey Kong's Piranha Prowler
Bowser's Piranha Prowler
King Boo's Piranha Prowler
Rosalina's Piranha Prowler
Funky Kong's Piranha Prowler
Dry Bowser's Piranha Prowler
Male Mii's Piranha Prowler
Female Mii's Piranha Prowler
Wario's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Waluigi's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Donkey Kong's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Bowser's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
King Boo's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Rosalina's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Funky Kong's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Dry Bowser's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Male Mii's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Female Mii's Jetsetter/Aero Glider
Wario's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Waluigi's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Donkey Kong's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Bowser's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
King Boo's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Rosalina's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Funky Kong's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Dry Bowser's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Male Mii's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Female Mii's Honeycoupe/Dragonetti
Battle Mode[edit]
Red Team Standard Kart M
Blue Team Standard Kart M
Mario Kart 7[edit]
Karts return in Mario Kart 7, with the Standard Karts having a similar design to their appearance from Mario Kart DS. Karts now deploy gliders if a character is propelled in the air from a high place to help them glide, and when underwater, a propeller appears at the back to help push the kart along. Players are able to customize their karts as well by selecting different tires and gliders.
Returning[edit]
New[edit]
Gold Standard (Gold Kart)
Birthday Girl (Royal Ribbon)
Bruiser (Growlster)
Zucchini (Gherkin)
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[edit]
Karts return in Mario Kart 8. In the game, kart wheels go horizontal when racing in anti-gravity. Like in Mario Kart 7, the players are able to choose the bodies, wheels, and gliders for their karts. The Pipe Frame and Gold Standard return from Mario Kart 7 with slightly different appearances. The player can also press the player icon on the 
to sound the horn (or press the item button when there's no item being held), a feature absent since Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Karts also come equipped with lights, which turn on when karts enter a tunnel or a dark area.
Three additional karts are available for free (the GLA, W 25 Silver Arrow and the 300 SL Roadster), while eight more are paid DLC. In the enhanced Nintendo Switch port Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, all the kart parts from Mario Kart 8 return as base game content, including the DLC parts, and some new karts are added.
Returning[edit]
Gold Standard (Gold Kart)
Koopa Clown (Deluxe only)
New[edit]
Biddybuggy (Buggybud)
Sneeker (Bounder)
Sports Coupe (Sports Coupé)
Mario Kart Tour[edit]
Karts make their reappearance in Mario Kart Tour, where they are now acquired randomly through Pipes or Spotlight Shop, which cost rubies. In addition, Karts are sorted into three rarities: Normal, Super, and High-End, with the last ones being rarer, and overall being more powerful. Unlike in previous games, the player cannot customize their karts, and karts no longer have different stats. Karts now boost the points obtained in racers, and all of them have different skills which can also boost points.
Returning[edit]
Normal[edit]
Pipe Frame
Slipstream Plus
Birthday Girl
Dash Panel Plus
Mushmellow
Jump Boost Plus
Koopa Dasher
Rocket Start Plus
Biddybuggy
Slipstream Plus
Cheep Charger
Jump Boost Plus
Bullet Blaster
Rocket Start Plus
Landship
Mini-Turbo Plus
Super[edit]
Mach 8
Slipstream Plus
Daytripper
Dash Panel Plus
Turbo Yoshi
Jump Boost Plus
Soda Jet
Mini-Turbo Plus
Super Blooper
Mini-Turbo Plus
Royale
Slipstream Plus
Cloud 9
Jump Boost Plus
Poltergust 4000
Slipstream Plus
Streamliner
Slipstream Plus
Zucchini
Mini-Turbo Plus
Blue Seven
Rocket Start Plus
Egg 1
Mini-Turbo Plus
Cucumber
Slipstream Plus
Flame Flyer
Rocket Start Plus
Barrel Train
Rocket Start Plus
DK Jumbo
Jump Boost Plus
Koopa Clown
Mini-Turbo Plus
Para-Wing
Jump Boost Plus
Turbo Birdo
Mini-Turbo Plus
Bolt Buggy
Slipstream Plus
Rambi Rider
Rocket Start Plus
High-End[edit]
B Dasher
Dash Panel Plus
Circuit Special
Slipstream Plus
Bumble V
Dash Panel Plus
Wild Wing
Dash Panel Plus
P-Wing
Mini-Turbo Plus
Prancer
Slipstream Plus
Sports Coupe
Rocket Start Plus
Steel Driver
Slipstream Plus
Cat Cruiser
Mini-Turbo Plus
B Dasher Mk. 2
Dash Panel Plus
Tanooki Kart
Slipstream Plus
Sneeker
Rocket Start Plus
Dragonfly
Slipstream Plus
Goo-Goo Buggy
Rocket Start Plus
Gold Standard
Slipstream Plus
Streetle
Jump Boost Plus
Badwagon
Mini-Turbo Plus
Bruiser
Jump Boost Plus
Offroader
Jump Boost Plus
Koopa King
Rocket Start Plus
Cact-X
Slipstream Plus
Piranha Pipes
Jump Boost Plus
Boo Pipes
Slipstream Plus
Wild Wiggler
Jump Boost Plus
New[edit]
Normal[edit]
Blue Biddybuggy1
Slipstream Plus
Pink Mushmellow
Dash Panel Plus
Birthday Girl Rosalina1
Slipstream Plus
Green Kiddie Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Red Kiddie Kart
Slipstream Plus
Bull's-Eye Banzai
Rocket Start Plus
Pipe Buggy
Slipstream Plus
Warship
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Cheep Charger
Jump Boost Plus
Super[edit]
Gold Blooper
Mini-Turbo Plus
White Royale
Rocket Start Plus
Red Streamliner
Slipstream Plus
Red Turbo Yoshi
Rocket Start Plus
Super 1
Jump Boost Plus
Dasher II
Dash Panel Plus
Tea Coupe
Jump Boost Plus
Yellow Turbo Birdo
Dash Panel Plus
Birthday Girl Daisy1
Rocket Start Plus
Red Standard 81
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Standard 81
Jump Boost Plus
Blue Royale
Jump Boost Plus
Blue Turbo Yoshi
Slipstream Plus
Orange Turbo Yoshi
Dash Panel Plus
Pink Turbo Yoshi
Slipstream Plus
Light-blue Turbo Yoshi
Rocket Start Plus
Yellow Turbo Yoshi
Jump Boost Plus
Chrome DK Jumbo
Jump Boost Plus
Dark Clown
Mini-Turbo Plus
Light-blue Turbo Birdo
Rocket Start Plus
Blue Turbo Birdo
Jump Boost Plus
Orange Turbo Birdo
Dash Panel Plus
Red Turbo Birdo
Jump Boost Plus
Green Turbo Birdo
Mini-Turbo Plus
High-End[edit]
Black B Dasher
Dash Panel Plus
Yellow Taxi
Jump Boost Plus
Quickshaw
Rocket Start Plus
Kabuki Dasher
Dash Panel Plus
Black Circuit1
Slipstream Plus
Queen Bee
Dash Panel Plus
Trickster
Dash Panel Plus
Ghost Ride
Rocket Start Plus
Macharon
Jump Boost Plus
Carrot Kart
Mini-Turbo Plus
Cheermellow
Rocket Start Plus
Radish Rider
Slipstream Plus
Wildfire Flyer
Jump Boost Plus
Ribbon Rider
Mini-Turbo Plus
Double-Decker
Dash Panel Plus
Swift Jack
Slipstream Plus
Red B Dasher
Rocket Start Plus
Jingle Bells
Dash Panel Plus
Platinum Taxi
Mini-Turbo Plus
Glam Bruiser
Slipstream Plus
Gilded Prancer
Jump Boost Plus
Ice-blue Poltergust
Dash Panel Plus
Apple Kart
Jump Boost Plus
Comet Tail
Dash Panel Plus
Bright Bunny
Jump Boost Plus
Dozer Dasher
Dash Panel Plus
Clanky Kart
Jump Boost Plus
Wild Black
Mini-Turbo Plus
Karp Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Rose Queen
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Apple Kart
Slipstream Plus
Choco Macharon
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Egg
Jump Boost Plus
Sweet Daytripper
Rocket Start Plus
Red Taxi
Dash Panel Plus
Pink Wing
Slipstream Plus
Happy Ride
Mini-Turbo Plus
Blue Soda
Dash Panel Plus
Clackety Kart
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Clanky Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Festival Girl
Jump Boost Plus
Black Kabuki Dasher
Mini-Turbo Plus
8-Bit Pipe Frame
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Pipe Frame
Jump Boost Plus
Surf Sailer
Dash Panel Plus
Star-Spangled Flyer
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Circuit1
Jump Boost Plus
Pumpkin Kart
Mini-Turbo Plus
Dark Trickster
Jump Boost Plus
Sunset Cloud
Dash Panel Plus
Holiday King
Slipstream Plus
Gold Snow Skimmer
Rocket Start Plus
Dreamy Egg
Dash Panel Plus
Fast Frank
Jump Boost Plus
Iron Cucumber
Rocket Start Plus
Rose Taxi
Slipstream Plus
Decal Streamliner
Jump Boost Plus
Orange Streamliner
Rocket Start Plus
White Turbo Yoshi
Dash Panel Plus
Sakura Quickshaw
Slipstream Plus
Jet Cruiser
Rocket Start Plus
Inferno Flyer
Slipstream Plus
Rambi Runner
Mini-Turbo Plus
Pink Dozer
Jump Boost Plus
Grand Badwagon
Slipstream Plus
Paintster
Dash Panel Plus
Lime Tea Coupe
Mini-Turbo Plus
Sunny Surf Sailer
Rocket Start Plus
Pinch Hitter
Slipstream Plus
Cleanup Hitter
Mini-Turbo Plus
Ice Dozer
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Double-Decker
Slipstream Plus
Black Cat Cruiser
Dash Panel Plus
Red B Dasher Mk. 2
Dash Panel Plus
Pink B Dasher Mk. 21
Jump Boost Plus
Classic B Dasher Mk. 2
Rocket Start Plus
Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2
Mini-Turbo Plus
Metal B Dasher Mk. 2
Rocket Start Plus
Cream B Dasher Mk. 21
Jump Boost Plus
Green B Dasher Mk. 21
Slipstream Plus
Gold Pumpkin Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Lunar Cruiser
Rocket Start Plus
Sleigh Rider
Mini-Turbo Plus
White Snow Skimmer
Slipstream Plus
Frosty Bells
Jump Boost Plus
Frost Wing
Dash Panel Plus
Gray Cat Cruiser
Rocket Start Plus
Sports Coupe 2022
Mini-Turbo Plus
Roaring Racer
Slipstream Plus
Jukebox Buggy
Jump Boost Plus
Green Lightning
Dash Panel Plus
Cupid's Arrow
Jump Boost Plus
Wild Slugger
Dash Panel Plus
Prop Kart
Jump Boost Plus
Magma Broom
Mini-Turbo Plus
Star Broom
Rocket Start Plus
Yellow 8-Bit Pipe Frame
Dash Panel Plus
Warrior Wagon
Mini-Turbo Plus
Armored Rider
Slipstream Plus
Black Turbo Yoshi
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Bunny
Slipstream Plus
Flower Kart
Jump Boost Plus
Firefly
Rocket Start Plus
Daikon Rocket
Dash Panel Plus
Capsule Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Blue-Green Capsule Kart
Slipstream Plus
White Bruiser
Mini-Turbo Plus
Coconut 1
Rocket Start Plus
Pink Capsule Kart
Jump Boost Plus
Cream Cat Cruiser
Jump Boost Plus
Green Cat Cruiser
Slipstream Plus
Goo-Goo Pink
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Kiddie Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Sweet Ride
Mini-Turbo Plus
White Fast Frank
Rocket Start Plus
Tuk-Tuk Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Tropical Truck
Rocket Start Plus
Gold Zucchini
Slipstream Plus
Lightning Streamliner
Mini-Turbo Plus
Flowery Badwagon
Dash Panel Plus
Coral Jet Cruiser
Slipstream Plus
Watermelon Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Ice-Cream Minibus
Mini-Turbo Plus
Chocolate Banana Minibus
Rocket Start Plus
Strawberry Soft Swerve
Slipstream Plus
Shielded Speedster
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Double-Decker
Rocket Start Plus
Black Carriage
Dash Panel Plus
Green Speeder1
Slipstream Plus
Flaming Speeder
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Sweet Ride
Jump Boost Plus
Blue Speeder
Mini-Turbo Plus
Swift Talon
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Eagle
Rocket Start Plus
Blazing Eagle
Slipstream Plus
Camo Tanooki Kart
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Rambi Rider
Jump Boost Plus
Moo Moo Offroader
Dash Panel Plus
Pink Speeder1
Jump Boost Plus
Pink Sneeker
Slipstream Plus
Gold Jingle Bell
Mini-Turbo Plus
Holiday Speeder
Rocket Start Plus
Wild Gold
Rocket Start Plus
Rainbow Taxi
Rocket Start Plus
Blooper Shuttle
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Lunar Cruiser
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Quickshaw
Mini-Turbo Plus
Pineapple 1
Slipstream Plus
Hot Pot Hot Rod
Jump Boost Plus
Rainbow Streetle
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Capsule Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Gold 8-Bit Pipe Frame
Rocket Start Plus
Taiko Drum Dasher
Mini-Turbo Plus
Sakura Sports Coupe
Dash Panel Plus
Bright Girl
Jump Boost Plus
Huffin Puffin Egg
Mini-Turbo Plus
Jumbo Jetter
Slipstream Plus
Gold Paintster
Rocket Start Plus
Silver Flower Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Bronze Cucumber
Jump Boost Plus
Cream Classic
Mini-Turbo Plus
Red Comet
Slipstream Plus
Pink Comet
Mini-Turbo Plus
Green Comet
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Comet
Rocket Start Plus
Mach 8-R
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Cupid's Arrow
Rocket Start Plus
Silver Cupid's Arrow
Slipstream Plus
Silver Warrior Wagon
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Warrior Wagon
Rocket Start Plus
Black Shielded Speedster
Slipstream Plus
Gold Shielded Speedster
Mini-Turbo Plus
Yeehaw Wagon
Dash Panel Plus
Desert Rose Wagon
Dash Panel Plus
Yellow Sub Scooter
Slipstream Plus
Blue Sub Scooter
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Driver
Dash Panel Plus
Dolphin Drifter
Jump Boost Plus
Purple Rattle Buggy
Slipstream Plus
Goo-Goo Gold
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Wild Slugger
Rocket Start Plus
Spicy Zucchini
Dash Panel Plus
Chocolate Mint Soft Swerve
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Soft Swerve
Rocket Start Plus
Monarch Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Gold Monarch Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Black B Dasher Mk. 2
Slipstream Plus
Gold B Dasher
Jump Boost Plus
Blue Badwagon
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Train
Rocket Start Plus
Snow Skimmer
Jump Boost Plus
Banana Master
Mini-Turbo Plus
Poison Apple Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Cheep Snorkel
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Cheep Charger
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Cheep Snorkel
Rocket Start Plus
Dark Buggy
Jump Boost Plus
Brown Offroader
Dash Panel Plus
Pirate Sushi Racer
Rocket Start Plus
Silver Bullet Blaster
Jump Boost Plus
Head Honcho
Mini-Turbo Plus
DK Maximum
Dash Panel Plus
Sushi Racer
Slipstream Plus
Gilded King
Dash Panel Plus
Crawly Kart
Slipstream Plus
Black Dozer
Rocket Start Plus
Party-Wing
Mini-Turbo Plus
Penguin Slider
Dash Panel Plus
Black Penguin Slider
Rocket Start Plus
Cact-Ice
Dash Panel Plus
Black Turbo Birdo
Slipstream Plus
Purple Bunny
Rocket Start Plus
Jade Hop Rod
Jump Boost Plus
Crimson Hop Rod
Dash Panel Plus
Dark Hop Rod
Mini-Turbo Plus
Kamek's Zoom Broom
Jump Boost Plus
Silver King
Mini-Turbo Plus
Vampire Flyer
Jump Boost Plus
Red Crawly Kart
Dash Panel Plus
Yellow Offroader
Mini-Turbo Plus
Cact-R
Rocket Start Plus
Cheership
Slipstream Plus
Candy Clown
Dash Panel Plus
Tiger Bruiser
Dash Panel Plus
Combo Cruiser
Mini-Turbo Plus
Sakura Hop Rod
Rocket Start Plus
White Turbo Birdo
Rocket Start Plus
Green-Yellow Capsule Kart
Rocket Start Plus
Red Offroader
Slipstream Plus
Goo-Goo Black
Jump Boost Plus
Cact-B
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Bullet Blaster
Dash Panel Plus
Red Vampire Flyer
Slipstream Plus
Gold Trickster
Rocket Start Plus
Gold Bruiser
Rocket Start Plus
Black Sneeker1
Dash Panel Plus
Purple Dozer
Slipstream Plus
Blue Crawly Kart
Mini-Turbo Plus
Rainbow Pipe Buggy
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Hop Rod
Slipstream Plus
Black Jingle Bell
Slipstream Plus
Gold Sushi Racer
Jump Boost Plus
Dry Bones Dasher
Mini-Turbo Plus
Waluigi Racer Mk. 2
Jump Boost Plus
Chain Chomp Chariot
Slipstream Plus
Fish Bone Ferry
Mini-Turbo Plus
Gold Fish Bone Ferry
Rocket Start Plus
Wiggler Egg
Jump Boost Plus
Gold Pipes
Rocket Start Plus
1 - These karts appeared in previous games as a palette swap, but returned as individual karts for Mario Kart Tour.
Club Nintendo[edit]
"Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All"[edit]
In the Club Nintendo comic "Die Jagd nach dem Nintendo 64: Krawall im All", Mario and Luigi are seen driving karts in their mission to find a spaceship shaped like the Nintendo 64. They compete against Wario and Bowser and they drop Banana Peels to make Wario and Bowser crash. The karts in this comic resemble those from Mario Kart 64. Unlike their video game equivalents, though, they can also be turned into jet skis by pushing a button on their steering-wheels.
Mario Kirby Meisaku Video[edit]
A Pipe Frame appears in the Mario segment of the Mario Kirby Meisaku Video where Mario drives it during his pursuit of W. After being attacked by some monsters, the kart spins out near a vegetable garden.
Super Mario-kun[edit]
Karts are commonly seen in the Mario Kart adaptions of Super Mario-kun, where they are used in races against other racers.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee Trophy[edit]
| Name | Image | Game | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racing Kart | 
|
Super Mario Kart 9/92 |
The famous racing karts from the ever-popular Mario Kart racing series come loaded for speed with three different engine sizes: 50, 100, and 150 cc. The karts' handling differs with the characters driving them, but all of them utilize Mario Kart standards like drift, jump, and turbo. They're extremely durable and impossible to total. |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Karts make a brief appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unlike in Melee, where they appear as trophies, they are obstacles for the Mario Circuit battle stage. All the karts are as seen in Mario Kart DS, driven by red Shy Guys competing a race, while characters carry out their battle there. The karts tend to pass in the road where contestants fight, dealing damage to anybody who makes contact with them. Characters can use their moves against karts to send them flying away. Unlike how they looked in Mario Kart DS, Karts come in various colors, and their bumpers and emblems are colored differently as well.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
Karts driven by Shy Guys reappear in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS on the Rainbow Road stage, as well as in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U on both the new Mario Circuit stage and the one returning from Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Bowser, and Donkey Kong are also seen driving karts in Rosalina's reveal trailer.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The aforementioned stages except for Rainbow Road and their kart obstacles return in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Paper Mario series[edit]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, one of Luigi's adventures takes place at Circuit Break Island, where the citizens have kart races every day. Luigi begs Torque to let him drive a kart, called the Big Green 01, and instantly wrecks it. Unable to pay and repair the kart, Torque follows Luigi to Rogueport.
Paper Mario: Color Splash[edit]
In Paper Mario: Color Splash, after Mario collects the green Big Paint Star from the Emerald Circus, it flies off the map to restore Luigi's kart's colors somewhere off-screen before returning to the Prisma Fountain. When the Big Paint Stars form a rainbow road up to Black Bowser's Castle, Luigi drives to Port Prisma in his kart, and he later transports Mario and Huey to the castle. After Mario and Huey defeat Black Bowser and rescue Princess Peach, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Mario drive back to Port Prisma in Luigi's kart.
Paper Mario: The Origami King[edit]
In Paper Mario: The Origami King, Luigi uses his kart to drive Mario to Toad Town, stopping in front of Princess Peach's Castle. Later, the kart is seen tipped over at the castle grounds, and Luigi drives it again after being rescued from inside a wall. Near the end of the game, Luigi finds the Key to Peach's Castle in his kart's tailpipe.
Mario Kart 8 From the Pit[edit]
A kart appeared in the video series Mario Kart 8 From the Pit with Crew Chief Andrew Trego. In one of the episodes, Andrew is sitting on a kart while singing the Super Star theme.
Super Mario series[edit]
Super Mario Maker[edit]
In Super Mario Maker, one of the various forms of Costume Mario is Mario driving a kart. When he is jumping, his kart deploys a glider. The sound effects from Super Mario Kart are heard.
Super Mario Run[edit]
In Super Mario Run, Mario and his kart appears as a statue.
Item description[edit]
- Mario Kart: "Start your engines! Looking at this statue may give you the urge to drift, but try to be careful."
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Stuart from the Despicable Me and Minions series uses a kart in the Illumination logo prior to the opening. When Mario, Princess Peach, and Toad arrive at the Jungle Kingdom, the Kong that greets them brings them to Cranky Kong on a kart. When it goes off a ramp, it opens its glider. After Cranky Kong suggests using karts to return to the Mushroom Kingdom, the group go to the kart workshop to build their own vehicles. Mario builds a kart resembling the Standard Kart M and Pipe Frame while Toad builds a kart resembling the Tiny Titan. The group are joined by Donkey Kong, Cranky Kong, and the Great Kong Army on their own karts to drive down the secret passage and Rainbow Road. While the group drive down Rainbow Road, the Koopa Troop ambush them with their own karts. Some resemble the Bullet Bike with Banzai Bill faces, while others are equipped with cannons that fire Green Shells and Bullet Bills. The karts built by the Kong Army are powered by banana juice, while the karts built by the Koopa Troop are powered by lava.[1]
Other appearances[edit]
In the Nintendogs, it is possible to find Mario, Peach, and Bowser Karts from Mario Kart DS, They play the GCN Mario Circuit, GCN Peach Beach, and Bowser's Castle music from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, respectively, when used. Mario and Peach Karts also return Nintendogs + Cats, with the Bowser Kart being replaced by the Yoshi Kart. When used, Mario, Peach and Yoshi karts play the Mario Circuit, DS Peach Gardens, and DS Yoshi Falls music from Mario Kart Wii, respectively.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | カート Kāto |
Kart |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 卡丁车 Kǎdīngchē |
Kart |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 賽車 Sàichē |
Kart |
| Hungarian | Kártya (2020 Mario Kart Kinder Surprise promotion in Romania and Hungary) |
The word normally means "playing card", but the context (kártya glide) changes its meaning to "kart". |
| Russian | Карт Kart |
Kart |
| Spanish | Kart | - |
Trivia[edit]
- The Kart appears in Nintendo Monopoly under the name "Mario Kart", where it replaces Reading Railroad as a purchasable vehicle. It costs $200. There is also a Coin Block/Brick Block card that charges the player $150 for renewing their Kart license in the 2006 version, and only $50 in the 2010 version. The ? Block card in both versions allows the player to take a spin in the kart, which advances them to the Mario Kart space along with a $200 passing Go bonus.
References[edit]
- ^ rawmeatcowboy (June 5, 2023). Miyamoto suggested Mario shouldn't like mushrooms in the Mario movie (and more bonus facts!) Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 5, 2023. (Archived June 5, 2023, 21:08:44 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
