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Revision as of 04:02, January 8, 2024

This article is about the tire from the Mario Kart series. For the Thing from Paper Mario: Sticker Star, see Sponge (Thing).
Sponge
Sponge tires from Mario Kart 8
Strong stats Acceleration (MK7)
Acceleration, Traction (MK8)
Traction (MK8D)
Weak stats Speed, Weight (MK7)
Speed, Weight, Handling (MK8, MK8D)
Appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour

The Sponge is a set of tires in the Mario Kart series.

History

Mario Kart 7

The Sponge tires, as they appear in Mario Kart 7

The Sponge tires first appear in Mario Kart 7, where they are an unlockable kart part. They offer an acceleration boost that is tied with the Wood tires, but they also hinder speed and weight. In fact, the Sponge tires offer the second lowest weight boost, the lowest being the Roller tires.

In terms of their hidden stats, the Sponge tires excel very poorly on sand and while underwater, but their air stats are given a strong boost to make up for it.

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Sponge tires also appear as an unlockable kart part in Mario Kart 8, where their appearance has been altered to an extent. Their stats have also been modified a bit in that they do not boost acceleration as much, and they are not as light as before. Their handling does get hindered to boost traction, however.

Much like in Mario Kart 7, the Sponge tires still have one of the worst water speeds along with the Slick tires when it comes to underwater performance, but they do get a small mini-turbo boost to make up for it. The Sponge tires share their stats with the Wood and Cushion tires.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Sponge tires are available by default. They now have improved water speed, don't boost acceleration anymore, and their traction has been slightly reduced as well. The Sponge tires now only share their stats with the Cushion tires. CPU Pink Gold Peach uses these tires with the Circuit Special.

Mario Kart Tour

The Sponge tires return in Mario Kart Tour, where they are used by the Soda Jet, Cloud 9, Queen Bee, Cheep Charger, Green Cheep Charger, Bright Bunny, Cact-X, Black Penguin Slider, and Pineapple 1. Blue-rimmed versions are used by the Sunny Surf Sailer, pink versions are used by the Poison Apple Kart, and purple versions are used by the Sunset Cloud and Purple Bunny.

Statistics

Stat values are out of 6.

Mario Kart 7 stat boosts

  • Speed: -0.25
  • Sea Speed: -1
  • Air Speed: +1
  • Acceleration: +0.5
  • Weight: -0.75
  • Handling: 0
  • Sea Handling: -1.25
  • Air Handling: +1
  • Off-Road: 0
  • Mini-Turbo: 0
  • Stability: 0
  • Drift: +1

Mario Kart 8 stat boosts

  • Ground Speed: -0.25
  • Water Speed: -1
  • Air Speed: +0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
  • Acceleration: +0.25
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Ground Handling: -0.25
  • Water Handling: -0.5
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: +0.5
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe stat boosts

  • Ground Speed: -0.25
  • Water Speed: -0.5
  • Air Speed: +0.25
  • Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
  • Acceleration: 0
  • Weight: -0.25
  • Ground Handling: -0.25
  • Water Handling: -0.5
  • Air Handling: 0
  • Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.25
  • Traction: +0.25
  • Mini-Turbo: +0.25

Gallery

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart Tour

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スポンジタイヤ[?]
Suponjitaiya
Sponge Tire
Chinese 海绵轮胎 (Simplified)
海綿輪胎 (Traditional)
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Hǎimián Lúntāi
Sponge Tires
Dutch Sponzen[?] Sponges
French Éponge[?] Sponge
German Schwamm[?] Sponge
Italian Spugnosi[?] Sponges
Korean 스펀지타이어[?]
Seupeonji Taieo
Sponge Tire
Portuguese (NOE) Esponja[?] Sponge
Russian Губки[?]
Gubki
Sponges
Spanish Esponja[?] Sponge