B Dasher

The B Dasher is Mario's main kart of choice in the game Mario Kart DS. It is a long, skinny, white kart with stripes along each side. It appeared on the boxart of Mario Kart DS. It has average speed, handling, and drift, above average acceleration and high items & weight; it is one of the heaviest karts in the game and its weight is tied with the Hurricane. B Dasher resembles the real Honda RA272.

In Mario Kart Wii, there is a kart known as the "B Dasher Mk. 2" in Europe, Australia and Japan, making it the Mario Kart DS kart's successor. However, it's called Sprinter in the American edition of Mario Kart Wii.

Mario Kart 7
The B Dasher reappears in Mario Kart 7 as one of the selectable kart frames. It features a speed and handling boost, but its acceleration and off-road stats are hindered during the process.

Mario Kart DS

 * Speed: 6/10
 * Acceleration: 7/10
 * Weight: 8/10
 * Handling: 5/10
 * Drift: 5.5/10
 * Items: 10/10

Mario Kart 7

 * Speed: +0.5
 * Acceleration: -0.5
 * Weight: 0
 * Handling: +0.25
 * Off-Road: -0.25

Trivia

 * Its name is most likely a reference to the controls of the side-scrolling NES games - the player presses and holds the B button to dash. The B button in SNES was also responsible for acceleration in Super Mario Kart.
 * In Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, Mario's original kart resembles a stylized form of the B Dasher.
 * The B Dasher's tailpipe design seems to be the inspiration for the tailpipe designs of the Standard Karts S/M/L from Mario Kart Wii.