Editing Car (obstacle)

{{about|the obstacle in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]|the standard vehicles from [[Diddy Kong Racing]] and [[Diddy Kong Racing DS]]|[[Car]]|the [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]] transformation from [[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]|[[Car Yoshi]]}}
{{see also|Cargo truck|Bus}}

[[File:MK8 Car Model.png|thumb|250px|right|Model of a car as it appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''.]]
A '''car''' is an obstacle that frequently appears in the [[Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' series]]. Cars appear on stages set on roads, such as [[Mushroom City]], and will follow the road with the rest of the other traffic. The effect of hitting a Red Car has the same effect as hitting a [[Banana#Mario Kart series|Banana]], causing the player to spin out. They cannot be destroyed or removed, but can be launched into the air by driving into them while using a [[Super Star]], [[Bullet Bill]], [[Chain Chomp]], [[Super Horn]] or [[Mega Mushroom]], or by throwing a [[Bowser Shell]] at them. Cars may also honk their horns if they hit an item or the player.

==History==
===''Mario Kart 64''===
Cars first appear in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', exclusive to [[N64 Toad's Turnpike|Toad's Turnpike]]. The cars on this course are white and share the same engine sound as [[Toad]]'s [[Kart]].

===''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''===
Cars reappear in ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'', where they appear in two courses, [[GCN Mushroom Bridge|Mushroom Bridge]] and [[Mushroom City]]. Both courses feature red, yellow and blue cars, with "POW" on their license plates, as well as [[Bob-omb Car|Bomb-cars]] and [[Mushroom Car]]s. 

===''Mario Kart DS''===
Cars also appear in ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', in [[DS Shroom Ridge|Shroom Ridge]] and the returning retro course {{classic|GCN|Mushroom Bridge}}. Both courses feature red, yellow and blue cars. However, in {{classic|GCN|Mushroom Bridge}}, the Mushroom Cars and Bomb-cars have now been removed.

In Mission 4-3, Mario must race against a red car to the [[Finish Line (object)|finish line]] on Shroom Ridge. This car moves much faster than cars normally move.

===''Mario Kart Wii''===
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Cars appear again in ''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'', where they appear in [[Moonview Highway]]. The former course features blue, red and yellow cars, with "POW" on their number plates, and are nearly the same as the cars from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' However, if the player hits a car head on, the player will be squashed by the car in the same way as being run over by someone with a Mega Mushroom, and will have a lower speed and drive flat for a short while, and hitting the back or side of a car will cause the player to flip over. Bomb-cars also return, now under the name "Bob-omb Cars." 

Additionally, red convertibles driven by [[Mii]]s appear in [[Wii Coconut Mall|Coconut Mall]]. These behave differently from other cars in the series, driving back and forth across the width of the track.

===''Mario Kart 7''===
Cars also appear in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'' on [[Wuhu Loop]], exclusively colored blue. {{classic|Wii|Coconut Mall}}'s red convertibles also return, and have the same behavior.

===''Mario Kart 8'' / ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''===
Red and black cars appear on the retro tracks {{classic|N64|Toad's Turnpike}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' as well as {{classic-link|DS|Shroom Ridge}} in ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]''. The boxy design of the cars resembles the typical styling of real-world cars from the 1980s and 1990s, specifically the {{wp|Toyota Comfort}}. Yellow taxis with blue details and [[List of recurring sponsors in the Mario Kart series#Green Shell Taxi|Green Shell Taxi]] branding also appear on both courses and function identically to the cars.

{{classic|Wii|Coconut Mall}}'s red convertibles return once again, and are now occupied by [[Shy Guy]]s. They behave differently than in prior titles. Originally, they could no longer move, being parked on the sides of the track while facing drivers diagonally. Rather than causing racers to spin out, they merely acted as walls. This was changed in the 2.1.0 update. In all modes other than [[Time Trial]], the Shy Guys will drive back and forth. Occasionally, they will do donuts, hurting racers that touch them.

===''Mario Kart Tour''===
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In ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'', stationary cars appear in [[New York Minute 3|New York Minute 3R/T]], [[Berlin Byways 2]], its variants, [[Sydney Sprint|Sydney Sprint T]] and [[Bangkok Rush]]. They act as obstacles that block the player's path, but they can be bounced on to perform a [[Jump Boost]]. They retain the model seen in cars from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', but appear in others colors such as white, blue, and green. A taxi variant can be found on all of the New York Minute courses as a wall. The taxi variant also appears as an obstacle in New York Minute 2T and New York Minute 4.

Red convertibles return in {{classic|Wii|Coconut Mall}}, where they are occupied by Shy Guys like in the course's ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'' rendition. In the regular variant, the cars move back and forth across the track like in ''Mario Kart Wii'' and ''Mario Kart 7'', though instead of spinning racers out, they simply slow them down as a wall would; they can be taken out by driving into them while [[Invincible Mario|invincible]] or [[Mega Mario|under the effects]] of a [[Mega Mushroom]], consequently giving "Car" points. In the R variant, the cars are bigger and completely stationary, similarly to the 2.0.0 version of ''8 Deluxe'', though now they lie parallel to the course's borders rather than diagonally, and invisible boundaries redirect drivers away from them when approached.

==Gallery==
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MK64 Toad's Turnpike 1.png|A car in Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 64''
MushroomBridge-MKDD.png|Cars in Mushroom Bridge from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MushroomBridge-Tunnel-MKDD.png|A car in Mushroom Bridge from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MushroomBridge-WigglerWagon-MKDD.png|A car in Mushroom Bridge from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MushroomBridge-PeachCastle-MKDD.png|A car in Mushroom Bridge from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MKDD Mushroom City DK Diddy Lakitu.jpg|A car in Mushroom City from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MushroomCity3-GP-MKDD.png|A car in Mushroom City from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MushroomCity5-GP-MKDD.png|A car in Mushroom City from ''Mario Kart: Double Dash!!''
MoonviewHighway-MKW.png|Cars in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
Moonviewhighway.png|Cars in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MoonviewHighway5.png|Cars in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Starting Turns.png|Cars in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
2010-TournamentApril2.jpg|A car in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Entering the City.png|A car in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
MKW Moonview Highway Exit Toll.png|A car in Moonview Highway from ''Mario Kart Wii''
Wuhu Loop Cars.jpg|A car in Wuhu Loop from ''Mario Kart 7''
MK8-Course-N64 ToadsTurnpike.jpg|Cars in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8 N64 Toad's Turnpike Starting Line.png|Cars in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64Toad'sTurnpike2.png|More cars in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64Toad'sTurnpike1.png|A car in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
MK8N64ToadsTurnpike.jpg|Cars in <small>N64</small> Toad's Turnpike from ''Mario Kart 8'' and ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe''
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