Bolt Buggy
Template:Kart-infobox The Bolt Buggy is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles the Pipe Frame with a yellow chassis similar to Donkey Kong's color scheme and a pair of headlights in the front. The emblem is located on the back of the kart. The Varmint from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has a similar design to this vehicle.
History
Mario Kart 7
The Bolt Buggy first appears in Mario Kart 7 as a default kart body part. It boosts speed, weight, and off-road, but its acceleration and handling are hindered during the process. It is one of the only five karts to increase off-road boost, with the other four being the Bumble V, Cact-X, Pipe Frame, and Tiny Tug. Also, the Bolt Buggy is tied with the B Dasher and Blue Seven for the lowest acceleration of all kart bodies. The engine sound is actually a lower pitched version of several karts from Mario Kart DS, such as the Poltergust 4000, ROB-LGS and Zipper. It also sounds similar to the Koopa King from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! It has the lowest calculated stat total of all kart bodies.
CPU-controlled Bowser, Donkey Kong and Rosalina can occasionally be seen driving in this body.
Mario Kart Tour
The Bolt Buggy appears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a tour-exclusive Super kart. It was added to the game in the Jungle Tour and is the signature kart of Funky Kong. The Bolt Buggy offers longer-lasting slipstreams and yields more points for performing one. It uses the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. It also has a black and red variant called the Dark Buggy, which is classified as a tour-exclusive High-End kart exclusive to the Exploration Tour.
The Bolt Buggy has only been available in certain pipes and is not currently a part of the Daily Selects set. The following table shows the kart's availability by tour.
Tour | Availability |
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Jungle Tour | Jungle Pipe 1 spotlight |
Jungle Pipe 2 | |
Los Angeles Tour | Los Angeles Pipe 1 |
Los Angeles Pipe 2 spotlight |
Profiles and statistics
Mario Kart 7 stat boosts
- Speed: +0.25
- Sea Speed: -0.5
- Air Speed: -0.25
- Acceleration: -0.5
- Weight: +0.25
- Handling: -0.25
- Sea Handling: 0
- Air Handling: 0
- Off-Road: +0.25
- Mini-Turbo: -0.5
- Stability: 0
- Drift: -0.25
Mario Kart Tour
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: "Thundering onto the blue track is the Bolt Buggy! This banana-colored monster machine is great for off-roading and straightaways. There's no time to wave goodbye to your rivals when you're fast as lightning!"[1]
Gallery
Mario Kart 7
Luigi, with the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong, with the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong on the Bolt Buggy, preparing to throw a Spiny Shell
Wario, with the Bolt Buggy
Donkey Kong with his Bolt Buggy in DK Jungle
A first-person view of the Bolt Buggy at Mario Circuit
Mario Kart Tour
Funky Kong gliding with the Banana Wingtip
Bowser Jr. gliding with the Super Glider
Monty Mole tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Dixie Kong in the Bolt Buggy
Roy tricking in the Bolt Buggy
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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Chinese | 香蕉越野车 (Simplified) 香蕉越野車 (Traditional)[?] Xiāngjiāo Yuèyěchē |
Banana Buggy | |
Dutch | Bananenbuggy[?] | Banana Buggy | |
German | Bananabuggy[?] | Banana Buggy | |
Italian | Bananauto[?] | From banana and auto (car) | |
Korean | 바나나버기[?] Bananabeogi |
Banana Buggy | |
Portuguese (NOA) | Buguelâmpago[?] | From bugue (buggy) and relâmpago (lightning) | |
Portuguese (NOE) | Velozmóvel[?] | Quick Mobile | |
Russian | Быстрый багги[?] Bystryy baggi |
Quick buggy | |
Spanish | Kartplátano[?] | Banana Kart |