B Dasher Mk. 2

B Dasher Mk. 2
The B Dasher Mk. 2 in Mario Kart Tour
Size class	Medium
Strong stats	Speed
Average stats	Weight, Drift
Weak stats	Acceleration, Handling, Off-Road, Mini-Turbo
Appears in	Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart Tour

The B Dasher Mk. 2, originally known as the Sprinter in American English, is a kart that appears in Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart Tour. Its appearance is based on a Formula One car likely from between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s (Mario's color scheme in particular resembling the 1988 McLaren MP4/4), and it is the successor of the B Dasher from Mario Kart DS. The emblem is located on both sides of the spoiler and the hood. The Circuit Special from Mario Kart 8 greatly resembles the B Dasher Mk. 2, and its Dutch name, Sprinter 2.0, implies that it is a successor to both this kart and the original B Dasher, which is called Sprinter in Dutch.

History

Mario Kart Wii

The Sprinter, known as B Dasher Mk 2 in the British English version, first appears in Mario Kart Wii as a medium-sized kart. It features great speed; it is the fastest medium vehicle in the game and the second fastest kart in the game after the Jetsetter. It is also the third fastest vehicle in the game, after the Spear and the Jetsetter. Its weight, which is tied with the Shooting Star, is slightly above average, and it is the second heaviest medium kart in the game, only to be behind that of the Wild Wing’s. Its drift is about average, but its other stats are rather low, and it has the worst handling, off-road, and Mini-Turbo of the medium vehicles. The Sprinter's drift is tied with the Booster Seat, and its acceleration is tied with the Honeycoupe. Its off-road and handling tie with that of the Flame Runner for fourth worst handling (behind the Flame Flyer, Spear, and Jetsetter) and fourth worst off-road in the game (behind the Flame Flyer, Spear, and Jetsetter).

The kart can be unlocked by unlocking 24 expert staff ghosts in Time Trials, by winning 3,000 WFC races or by playing 4,650 races; as such, it is most likely to be among the final vehicles unlocked. The Sprinter’s bike counterpart is the Sneakster, its large counterpart is the Jetsetter, and its small counterpart is the Blue Falcon. The Sprinter also has the lowest stat total out of any medium vehicle in the game, having only 245 stat points.

If Daisy rides the Sprinter, its speed can surpass the Spear's default speed by one point, which will make it the second fastest vehicle in the game. Also, if Peach rides the Sprinter, its acceleration will tie with the Bullet Bike's default acceleration stat.

Color schemes

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  Mario
  White and red body, denim seat

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  Luigi
  White and dark green body, navy seat

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  Peach
  White and pink body, yellow seat

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  Daisy
  White and pumpkin body, greenish teal seat

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  Yoshi
  White and lime green body, red-orange seat

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  Birdo
  White and magenta body, red-orange seat

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  Diddy Kong
  Ginger and red body, yellow seat

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  Bowser Jr.
  Dark chartreuse and yellow body, red-orange seat

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  Male Mii
  Cool black and red body, yellow stripes, black seat

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  Female Mii
  Creamy white and sky blue body, denim seat

Mario Kart Tour

The B Dasher Mk. 2 returns in Mario Kart Tour under its current American English name. It is a tour-exclusive High-End kart debuting in the 2021 Mario Tour as the signature kart of Mario (Racing); it later became the signature kart of Mario (Golf) during the Piranha Plant Tour. Unlike before, it is only equipped with Mario's color scheme no matter which driver is using it. The B Dasher Mk. 2 retains its original tires, although they now have the Mario Kart logo on them. It increases the duration of Dash Panel speed boosts and the number of points earned for using Dash Panels.

This is the only kart in Mario Kart Tour to use the original British English name in its English version as opposed to the original American English name.

The game also introduces eight variants of this kart, some of which use color schemes from Mario Kart Wii: the Red B Dasher Mk. 2, Pink B Dasher Mk. 2 (Peach's color scheme), Classic B Dasher Mk. 2, Sky-Blue B Dasher Mk. 2, Metal B Dasher Mk. 2, Cream B Dasher Mk. 2 (Female Mii's color scheme), Green B Dasher Mk. 2 (Bowser Jr.'s color scheme), and Black B Dasher Mk. 2. The first seven karts all debuted in the 2nd Anniversary Tour, while the Black B Dasher Mk. 2 debuted in the 2023 Anniversary Tour. All variants share the High-End classification.

Starting with the Battle Tour, the B Dasher Mk. 2 is available in regular tour pipes, including the All-Clear Pipe. However, it is not currently a part of the Daily Selects. The table below shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Mario Tour (2021)	Mario Pipe 1 (spotlight)
	Mario Pipe 2
Wedding Tour	Open-Wheel Pipe
2nd Anniversary Tour	City Racer Pipe 1
Mii Tour (2022)	Helmeted Mario Pipe
Mario vs. Luigi Tour (2022)	B Dasher Mk. 2 Pack

Profiles and statistics

Mario Kart Wii

Speed: 64/80 Weight: 48/80 Acceleration: 27/80 Handling: 24/80 Drift: 37/80 Off-Road: 21/80 Mini-Turbo: 24/80

Vehicle type: Drift

Trading Card information

Trading Card

The Sprinter is one of the fastest Karts available in the game. Fast? Yes. But can it cut a corner? Not so much. Things have a way of "evening out" in Mario Kart Wii. This Kart exemplifies the pros and cons of the stat bonuses.

Mario Kart Tour

Statistics

Special skill	Dash Panel Plus
Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2)	RMX Mario Circuit 1R/T Tokyo Blur 4 SNES Mario Circuit 1R 3DS Toad Circuit T N64 Royal Raceway R/T 3DS Mario Circuit 3DS Mario Circuit R 3DS Mario Circuit T SNES Mario Circuit 3 SNES Mario Circuit 3R N64 Royal Raceway T N64 Royal Raceway R SNES Mario Circuit 2R/T 3DS Daisy Hills T SNES Mario Circuit 2 Los Angeles Laps 3 Sydney Sprint 2R London Loop 2 London Loop 2T Los Angeles Laps Los Angeles Laps R Wii Mushroom Gorge R N64 Luigi Raceway R GBA Battle Course 1
Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5)	Tokyo Blur 4R/T Tokyo Blur 4T 3DS Toad Circuit R* SNES Mario Circuit 1R/T** RMX Mario Circuit 1T* RMX Mario Circuit 1R** GCN Yoshi Circuit T 3DS Neo Bowser City R 3DS Neo Bowser City T Sydney Sprint SNES Mario Circuit 3R/T GCN Yoshi Circuit R/T SNES Mario Circuit 2R Los Angeles Laps 3T RMX Ghost Valley 1T*** Sydney Sprint 2R/T London Loop 2R Los Angeles Laps T Wii Maple Treeway R/T Vancouver Velocity 2R Wii Mushroom Gorge 3DS Piranha Plant Slide T Singapore Speedway 2R Singapore Speedway 2 Singapore Speedway 2R/T Sydney Sprint 3T Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T Rome Avanti 3
* 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

Mario Kart Wii

Models

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  Mario's Sprinter model

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  Luigi's Sprinter model

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  Princess Peach's Sprinter model

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  Princess Daisy's Sprinter model

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  Yoshi's Sprinter model

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  Birdo's Sprinter model

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  Diddy Kong's Sprinter model

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  Bowser Jr's Sprinter model

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  Medium Male Mii's Sprinter model

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  Medium Female Mii's Sprinter model

Mario Kart Tour

Screenshots

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  Mario (Racing) drifting on Tokyo Blur 4

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  In-game view of the B Dasher Mk. 2 on 3DS Rainbow Road

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  Mario (Racing) driving in the B Dasher Mk. 2 on London Loop T

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  Mario (Racing) tricking in the B Dasher Mk. 2 on RMX Mario Circuit 1

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  Mario (Golf) driving in the B Dasher Mk. 2 on GCN Yoshi Circuit

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  Bowser (Santa) racing with the B Dasher Mk. 2 on N64 Luigi Raceway

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	Bダッシュ Mk.2[?] Bī Dasshu Mk.2	B Dasher Mk.2
Chinese (simplified)	B冲刺Mk.2[?] B Chōngcì Mk.2	B Dasher Mk.2
Chinese (traditional)	B衝刺Mk.2[?] B Chōngcì Mk.2	B Dasher Mk.2
French (NOA)	Intrépide[?]	B Dasher
French (NOE)	Intrépide II[?]	B Dasher II
German	Glory[?]	-
Italian	Glory[?]	-
Korean	뉴B대시[?] Nyu B Daesi	New B Dasher	Mario Kart Wii
	B대시Mk.2[?] B Daesi Mk.2	B Dasher Mk.2	Mario Kart Tour
Portuguese (NOA)	Corisco II[?]	B Dasher II
Spanish (NOA)	Fórmula N[?]	Formula N	Mario Kart Wii
	Super Rayo GTI[?]	Super B Dasher	Mario Kart Tour
Spanish (NOE)	Super Rayo GTI[?]	Super B Dasher