Bumble V
| Bumble V | |
|---|---|
 The Bumble V in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Acceleration, Off-Road |
| Weak stats | Weight, Handling |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 7, Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Battle Card cameo), Mario Kart Tour |
The Bumble V is a kart in the Mario Kart series. Its name is a pun of the word "bumblebee", and the kart itself is based on a bee. Its design bears a slight resemblance to a Stingby, with a stinger at the front similar to the spike at the front of the Cact-X, and its taillights resemble honeycombs, fitting with the bee theme. Its engine sound is similar to the noise of a bee buzzing and almost like a Wankel engine from a Mazda RX-7 and Mazda RX-8. 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 that sounds like a two-rotor Wankel, the other being the Standard Kart and the Cloud 9.
CPU Honey Queen and Wario can occasionally drive this body.
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 dark blue 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
| Special skill |  Dash Panel Plus
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|---|---|
| Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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| Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. | |
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
Miscellaneous
An actor in a Luigi costume standing next to a life-sized replica of the Bumble V at the 2011 LA Auto Show
Reggie Fils-Aimé in said Bumble V replica
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[?] Maha Kwin |
Mach Queen | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Autobelha[?] | Autobee | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Melmóvel[?] | Honeymobile | |
| Russian | Жаломобиль[?] Zhalomobil' |
Stingmobile | |
| Spanish (NOA) | Abejomóvil[?] | Beemobile | |
| Spanish (NOE) | Abejo-móvil[?] | Bee-mobile |
