Cucumber
Cucumber from Mario Kart Tour
The Cucumber in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration, Weight, Handling, Items
Average stats None
Weak stats Speed, Drift
Appears in Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Tour

The Cucumber is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles a green 1930s single-seater racing car or a sandrail. The emblem is located on the hood. The Classic Dragster and Zucchini from Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, respectively, are similar to this kart.

HistoryEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

The Cucumber first appears as Yoshi's unlockable signature kart. It has low speed and drift and high acceleration, weight, handling, and items. Its weight is tied with the ROB-LGS.

The kart is unlocked for Yoshi when the player wins a gold trophy in all Nitro cups on 100cc. Luigi and Dry Bones can also use the kart once a gold trophy is won in all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups on 150cc, and it becomes available for everyone else when a gold trophy is obtained in every cup on 150cc Mirror Mode.

Mario Kart TourEdit

The Cucumber reappears in Mario Kart Tour. It was added in the Berlin Tour and is classified as a Super kart. It uses the Off-Road tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and its seat is now colored beige instead of brown. The Cucumber increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and provides more points upon performing a Slipstream.

The Cucumber has three variants: a Super kart called the Dasher II, and two High-End karts called the Iron Cucumber and Bronze Cucumber. The Cucumber was added after the Dasher II, making it one of the few karts that were introduced after variants of them were; the others being the Red Kiddie Kart and the Prancer, which debuted after the Green Kiddie Kart and the Gilded Prancer, respectively.

The Cucumber is available in regular tour pipes, and, as of the 2022 Mii Tour, it is part of the Daily Selects lineup. The table below lists special availability for this kart.

Tour Availability
Berlin Tour Gold Gift
120 Grand Stars
Mario Tour (2021) Token Shop
50 event tokens
Trick Tour (2021) Tier Shop
2,000 coins
May 26, 2021 - June 1, 2021
Los Angeles Tour (2021) Token Shop
50 event tokens
Kamek Tour Tier Shop
2,000 coins
August 25, 2021 - August 31, 2021
Toad vs. Toadette Tour Premium Challenges
Land 10 hits with Bananas.
Holiday Tour (2021) Token Shop
50 event tokens
Singapore Tour Tier Shop
2,000 coins
January 12, 2022 - January 18, 2022
Mii Tour (2022) Premium Challenges
Land 10 hits with Bananas.
Amsterdam Tour Tier Shop
2,000 coins
April 27, 2022 - May 3, 2022
Cat Tour (2022) Token Shop
50 event tokens

StatisticsEdit

Mario Kart DSEdit

Speed: 49/100
Acceleration: 88/100
Weight: 70/100
Handling: 80/100
Drift: 37/100
Items: 100/100

Mario Kart TourEdit

Special skill   Slipstream Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2
 
Berlin Byways 2R/T
 
SNES Koopa Troopa Beach 2T
 
Merry Mountain
 
3DS Mario Circuit R/T
 
GBA Sunset Wilds R/T
 
SNES Mario Circuit 2T
 
3DS Toad Circuit
 
DS Luigi's Mansion R/T
 
DS Luigi's Mansion T
 
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
 
Berlin Byways R/T
 
Rome Avanti
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain**
 
3DS Rock Rock Mountain T
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2T*
 
N64 Kalimari Desert 2R
 
Berlin Byways 2
 
RMX Choco Island 2T
 
Tokyo Blur 4
 
Tokyo Blur 4R
 
N64 Kalimari Desert R/T
 
Ninja Hideaway T
 
Sydney Sprint R/T

* 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.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キューカンバー
Kyūkanbā
Cucumber

Chinese (simplified) 小黄瓜
Xiǎo huángguā
Small Cucumber

Chinese (traditional) 小黃瓜
Xiǎo huángguā
Small Cucumber

French Végétale
Vegetable
German Gurkokart
Cucumber Kart
Italian Cetriobolide
From cetriolo ("cucumber") and bolide ("racing car")
Korean 쿠쿰버
Kukumbeo
Cucumber

Portuguese Pepinauto
From pepino ("cucumber") and auto
Spanish Dino F1
Dino from dinosaurio ("dinosaur"). F1 stands for Formula 1.