Sponge

Template:Kart-infobox 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 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 are among the worst when it comes to underwater performance, but they do get a 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 from the start. Their water speed is slightly better, they do not boost acceleration anymore, and their traction has been slightly reduced as well. The Sponge tires now only share their stats with the Cushion tires.

Mario Kart Tour

Sponge tires return in Mario Kart Tour, on several karts, such as Cheep Charger, Green Cheep Charger, Cloud 9, Soda Jet, and Queen Bee.

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

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  The icon for Sponge tires

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  Daisy's Birthday Girl, equipped with the Sponge tires

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  Honey Queen's Bumble V, equipped with the Sponge tires

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  Lakitu's Standard Kart, equipped with the Sponge tires

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  The B Dasher, equipped with the Sponge tires

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  Sponge tires on Cheep Charger.

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  Sponge tires on Green Cheep Charger.

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  Sponge tires on Soda Jet.

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  Sponge tires on Cloud 9.

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  Sponge tires on Queen Bee.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	スポンジタイヤ[?] Suponjitaiya	Sponge Tires
Dutch	Sponzen[?]	Sponges
German	Schwamm[?]	Sponge
Italian	Spugnosi[?]	Sponges
Korean	스펀지타이어[?] Seupeonji Taieo	Sponge Tires
Portuguese (NOE)	Esponja[?]	Sponge
Russian	Губки[?] Gubki	Sponges
Spanish	Esponja[?]	Sponge