Bumble V
Template:Kart-infobox The Bumble V is a kart in the Mario Kart series. Its name is a pun of the word "bumblebee", and itself resembles a bee in most aspects (although the stinger is located on the front, similar to a Stingby). Its taillights resemble honeycombs, fitting with the bee theme. It uses a rotary engine which sounds similar to the noise of a bee buzzing. The emblem is located on the sides and back of the kart.
History
Mario Kart series
Mario Kart 7
The Bumble V first appears as a kart part in Mario Kart 7. It offers an acceleration and off-road boost, but its weight and handling are hindered. The Bumble V is tied with the Barrel Train and Bruiser for having the lowest handling of all kart bodies, and it is tied with the Birthday Girl and Egg 1 for having the highest acceleration of all kart bodies, and it has the highest acceleration of any kart body that doesn't have a negative impact on the Speed stat. It is also one of only five kart bodies to increase the off-road stat, with the other four being the Bolt Buggy, Cact-X, Pipe Frame, and Tiny Tug.
In terms of its hidden stats, the Bumble V offers one of the highest mini-turbo boosts, which it shares with the Barrel Train and Koopa Clown kart bodies.
It is one of the three vehicles in Mario Kart 7 to have a two-stroke engine, the other being the Standard Kart and the Cloud 9.
CPU Honey Queen, Yoshi, Wario and Wiggler can occasionally drive this body with the Slick, Sponge tires and the Flower Glider.
Mario Kart Tour
The Bumble V returns in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart. In the closed beta for the game, the kart used the Slick tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, while in the final game, it uses the Pipe Frame's tires instead. The seat is also now colored black instead of orange. The Bumble V increases the duration of Dash Panel speed boosts and the number of points earned for using Dash Panels.
The game introduces two variants of the Bumble V: a black and gold one named the Queen Bee, and the other with a pink-gold and silver color scheme named the Rose Queen. Both of them are classified as High-End karts.
The Bumble V appears in the First Pipe and Second Pipe of each tour and is also a part of the Daily Selects set. Between January 29, 2020 and February 5, 2020 during the Valentine's Tour, it was also available as a special offer in the Bumble V Pack.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
The Mario Kart 7 artwork of Yoshi driving the Bumble V appears on a Level 2 Yoshi Character Card in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. The card can be used to apply eight points of damage to all enemies on the screen simultaneously.
Statistics
Mario Kart 7
- Speed: 0
- Sea Speed: 0
- Air Speed: +0.5
- Acceleration: +0.5
- Weight: -0.25
- Handling: -0.5
- Sea Handling: 0
- Air Handling: +0.25
- Off-Road: +0.25
- Mini-Turbo: +1.5
- Stability: 0
- Drift: +0.25
Mario Kart Tour
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
Solo artwork of the Bumble V with the Sponge tires
Artwork of Yoshi with the Bumble V
Artwork of Honey Queen with the Bumble V
Model of the Bumble V
Yoshi racing in the Bumble V on Maka Wuhu
A first-person view of the Bumble V
Mario Kart Tour
Birdo (Yellow) tricking in the Bumble V on GCN Yoshi Circuit R
Mario (Halloween) tricking in the Bumble V on 3DS Daisy Hills R
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 音速女王[?] Yīnsù Nǚwáng |
Sonic Queen | |
| Dutch | Bijrijder[?] | Bee Driver. Wordplay on bijrijder, a person who accompanies the driver | |
| German | Bienenmobil[?] | Bee Mobile | |
| Italian | Apemobile[?] | Beemobile | |
| Korean | 마하퀸[?] | - | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Autobelha[?] | Autobee | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Melmóvel[?] | Honeymobile | |
| Russian | Жаломобиль[?] Zhalomobil' |
Stingmobile | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Abejomóvil[?] | Beemobile | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Abejo-móvil[?] | Bee-mobile |
