Bumble V

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Bumble V
Bumble V from Mario Kart Tour
The Bumble V in Mario Kart Tour
Strong stats Acceleration, Off-Road
Average stats Speed
Weak stats Weight, Handling
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card cameo), Mario Kart Tour

The Bumble V is a kart in the Mario Kart series. Its name is a pun of the word "bumblebee", and the kart itself is based on a bee. Its design bears a slight resemblance to a Stingby, with a stinger at the front similar to the spike at the front of the Cact-X, and its taillights resemble honeycombs, fitting with the bee theme. Its engine sound is similar to the noise of a bee buzzing and almost like a Wankel engine from a Mazda RX-7 and Mazda RX-8. The emblem is located on the sides and back of the kart.

History[edit]

Mario Kart series[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

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 does not 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 that sounds like a two-rotor Wankel, the other being the Standard Kart and the Cloud 9.

CPU Honey Queen and Wario can occasionally drive this body.

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

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, while in the final game, it uses the Pipe Frame's tires instead. The seat is also now colored dark blue instead of orange. The Bumble V increases the duration of Dash Panel speed boosts and the number of points earned for using Dash Panels.

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

The Bumble V appears in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of each tour and is also a part of the Daily Selects set. Between January 29, 2020 and February 5, 2020 during the Valentine's Tour, it was also available as a special offer in the Bumble V Pack.

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam[edit]

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[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Statistics
Special skill Dash Panel Plus icon from Mario Kart Tour Dash Panel Plus
Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle R
DS Waluigi Pinball from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball
DS Waluigi Pinball T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball T
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Waluigi Pinball R/T
SNES Mario Circuit 3 from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 3
Paris Promenade 2T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2T
Paris Promenade 2R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R/T
3DS Daisy Hills from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Daisy Hills
SNES Mario Circuit 2R from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Mario Circuit 2R
SNES Rainbow Road R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Rainbow Road R/T
Wii Moonview Highway R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway R/T
Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Dino Dino Jungle T*
Paris Promenade 2 from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2
Paris Promenade 2R from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade 2R
London Loop from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop
London Loop R from Mario Kart Tour
London Loop R
SNES Donut Plains 1R/T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Donut Plains 1R/T*
SNES Choco Island 1T from Mario Kart Tour
SNES Choco Island 1T**
DS Airship Fortress T from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress T
DS Airship Fortress R from Mario Kart Tour
DS Airship Fortress R**
Los Angeles Laps R/T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps R/T
Los Angeles Laps T from Mario Kart Tour
Los Angeles Laps T
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World T
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R from Mario Kart Tour
3DS Rosalina's Ice World R***
GCN Baby Park T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Baby Park T
Paris Promenade B from Mario Kart Tour
Paris Promenade B
N64 Mario Raceway from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Mario Raceway
N64 Mario Raceway T from Mario Kart Tour
N64 Mario Raceway T
Wii Moonview Highway R from Mario Kart Tour
Wii Moonview Highway R
GCN Daisy Cruiser R/T from Mario Kart Tour
GCN Daisy Cruiser 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.

Gallery[edit]

Mario Kart 7[edit]

Mario Kart Tour[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese マッハクイーン[?]
Mahha Kuīn
Mach Queen
Chinese 音速女王[?]
Yīnsù Nǚwáng
Sonic Queen
Dutch Bijrijder[?] Bee Driver. Wordplay on bijrijder (co-driver)
French Butineuse[?] Forager
German Bienenmobil[?] Bee Mobile
Italian Apemobile[?] Beemobile
Korean 마하퀸[?]
Maha Kwin
Mach Queen
Portuguese (NOA) Autobelha[?] Autobee
Portuguese (NOE) Melmóvel[?] Honeymobile
Russian Жаломобиль[?]
Zhalomobil'
Stingmobile
Spanish (NOA) Abejomóvil[?] Beemobile
Spanish (NOE) Abejo-móvil[?] Bee-mobile