Bumble V

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Template:Kart-infobox The Bumble V is a kart in the Mario Kart series. Its name is a pun of the word "bumblebee", and itself resembles a bee in most aspects (although the stinger is located on the front, similar to a Stingby). Its taillights resemble honeycombs, fitting with the bee theme. The emblem is located on the sides and back of the kart.

History

Mario Kart series

Mario Kart 7

Yoshi
Artwork of Yoshi in the Bumble V for Mario Kart 7

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 doesn't 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, the other being the Standard Kart and the Cloud 9. Its engine sound is shared with the Cloud 9, which in turn based on Koopa Troopa and Toad's kart in Super Mario Kart.

CPU Honey Queen, Yoshi, Wario and Wiggler can occasionally drive this body with the Slick, Sponge tires and the Flower Glider.

Mario Kart Tour

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, though in the final game, it uses the Pipe Frame's tires instead. The Bumble V increases the speed boosts and points earned for passing Dash Panels.

The game introduces two variants of the Bumble V, one with inverted colors named the Queen Bee, and the other with a pink-gold color scheme named the Rose Queen. Both of them are classified as High-End karts.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

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.

Statistics

Mario Kart 7

  • 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 Tour

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Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese マッハクイーン
Mahha Kuīn
Mach Queen

Dutch Bijrijder
Bee Driver. Wordplay on bijrijder, a person who accompanies the driver
German Bienenmobil
Bee Mobile
Italian Apemobile
Beemobile
Portuguese (NOA) Autobelha
Autobee
Portuguese (NOE) Melmóvel
Honeymobile
Russian Жаломобиль
Zhalomobil'
Stingmobile

Spanish Abejo-móvil
Bee-mobile