Car

Bumper's car in Diddy Kong Racing

This article is about the standard vehicles from Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS. For the Yoshi transformation from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, see Car (form). For the obstacle from the Mario Kart series, see Car (obstacle).

Not to be confused with Kart.

Cars are one of three ridable vehicles in Diddy Kong Racing and Diddy Kong Racing DS, along with Hovercrafts and Planes. They are a land vehicle, and are used for racetracks set on the road.

In the original version, every character's vehicle has their own unique color, including Cars. In Diddy Kong Racing DS, every character's vehicles are yellow by default. The player can access Taj's Wishes Menu to purchase upgrades for a Car's speed, handling, and acceleration. They can also customize a Car's paint color from a slider or put an emblem on it, much like in Mario Kart DS.

Level availability

Cars are usable in every level except Hot Top Volcano, Whale Bay, Pirate Lagoon, and Boulder Canyon, where the player must use a Hovercraft or Plane instead. Cars are usable in Everfrost Peak in the original Nintendo 64 version, but since the course's icy pond is thawed in the DS release, Cars cannot be used in the stage. They are most often the default vehicle for each course that they are ridable in.

The player can select a course's available vehicles to race in from either the "Tracks" menu or by completing a Silver Coin Challenge (or Balloon Touch Challenge in the DS remake). Cars are most often one of the vehicle options.

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Ancient Lake
Fossil Canyon
Jungle Falls
Hot Top Volcano
Boss level: Tricky the Triceratops
Challenge Level: Fire Mountain
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Everfrost Peak	(N64) (DS)
Walrus Cove
Snowball Valley
Frosty Village
Boss level: Bluey the Walrus
Challenge Level: Icicle Pyramid
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Whale Bay
Crescent Island
Pirate Lagoon
Walrus Cove
Boss level: Bubbler the Octopus
Challenge Level: Darkwater Beach
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Windmill Plains
Greenwood Village
Boulder Canyon
Haunted Woods
Boss level: Smokey the Dragon
Challenge Level: Smokey Castle
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Space Dust Alley
Darkmoon Caverns
Spaceport Alpha
Star City
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First race
Second race

Vehicle colors

• Diddy Kong - Dark blue
• Pipsy - Pink
• Bumper - Yellow
• Tiptup - Light blue
• Timber - Dark green
• Banjo - Light green
• Conker - White
• Krunch - Orange
• Drumstick - Red
• T.T. - Silver

Gallery

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  Side view of a Car.

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  Top view of a Car.

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  Diddy Kong

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  Banjo

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  Conker the Squirrel

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  Timber

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  Tiptup

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  Pipsy

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  Bumper

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  Krunch

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  Icon from Diddy Kong Racing DS