Revision as of 10:00, 28 November 2007

A necessity for any racing event, karts in the Mushroom Kingdom are superstrong vehicles that can withstand explosions, long drops, and head-on collisions without even a scratch. All can carry items on their rear bumper, including Banana Peels and Koopa Shells, and some can be powered by items like Mushrooms or Feathers. Additionally, most have been made light enough to make short hops, and some can be powered by friction, brought about by setting the tires on fire with rapid back and forth motions. A few are even large enough to hold two people, or can be used to draft other racers. In 'Super Mario Kart', 'Mario Kart 64', 'Mario Kart: Super Circuit', and 'Mario Kart Arcade GP', karts are nothing special, with every character driving the same basic kart and their stats determined by the driver. In 'Mario Kart: Double Dash!!', 'Mario Kart DS', and 'Mario Kart Arcade GP 2' however, karts are personalized and are more significant in determining the stats of the racer.

The stats in question are:

Speed: Determines how fast a kart can go when it has accelerated to its limit.
Acceleration: Determines how fast a kart can reach its top speed or recover from damage.
Weight: Determines how easily a kart can be pushed around, how much it is slowed by off-road driving, and, in some cases, who can drive it.
- In the case of weight for Mario Kart DS karts, the factor is altered depending on the driver. The statistics of each kart below are taken with either Mario or Luigi as driver, as they are considered to be the average weight. See the following table for weight adjustments:

Name	Weight Factor
Dry Bones	-18%
Toad	-15%
Yoshi	-12%
Peach	-9%
Daisy	-6%
Mario	0%
Luigi	0%
Waluigi	+3%
Donkey Kong	+9%
Wario	+12%
Bowser	+18%
R.O.B.	+18%

In 'Mario Kart DS', we also see these stats:

Handling: Determines how well a kart can maneuver.
Drift: Determines the degree of a turn during a power-slide.
Items: Determines the likelihood of receiving a more effective item.

Standard Kart

Standard Karts are typical, balanced vehicles that appeared early in the Mario Kart series, though more recent games are replacing them with character-specific karts. The Standard Karts do not have unique stats in most cases, their performance instead being determined by their driver. The Standard Karts have taken on various appearances throughout the series, from bumper cars to wireframes to stock cars.

Standard Karts are the only available vehicles in "Super Mario Kart," "Mario Kart 64," "Mario Kart: Super Circuit," and "Mario Kart Arcade GP." "Mario Kart DS" and "Mario Kart Arcade GP 2" allow for the ability to swap between Standard Karts and unique karts, also giving the former unique traits. At present, every playable character in the Mario Kart series save for Diddy Kong, Bowser Jr., Paratroopa, Birdo, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Toadette, Petey Piranha, and King Boo has driven a Standard Kart. In addition, Shy Guy in "Mario Kart DS" is only able to drive a Standard Kart during Multiplayer. Though not addressed as such, the Toad Kart and Toadette Kart in "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" are similar in design to Standard Karts.

Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart Arcade GP, Mario Kart DS, Mario Kart Arcade GP 2

Mario's Karts

Red Fire
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: ***
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: ***
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

The Red Fire is the starting kart for Mario and Luigi in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Like its drivers, it is balanced in all aspects, save that it loses more speed on turns than other karts. Because of its class, it cannot be used by any Heavy characters.

B Dasher
- Top Speed: 58%
- Acceleration: 69%
- Weight: 73%
- Handling: 51%
- Drift: 55%
- Items: 100%
- Mario Kart DS

Standard MR
- Top Speed: 64%
- Acceleration: 71%
- Weight: 64%
- Handling: 57%
- Drift: 58%
- Items: 66%
- Mario Kart DS

Shooting Star
- Top Speed: 68%
- Acceleration: 74%
- Weight: 46%
- Handling: 60%
- Drift: 59%
- Items: 32%
- Mario Kart DS

Luigi's Karts

Green Fire
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Poltergust 4000
- Top Speed: 75%
- Acceleration: 76%
- Weight: 49%
- Handling: 77%
- Drift: 32%
- Items: 32%
- Mario Kart DS

Standard LG
- Top Speed: 71%
- Acceleration: 74%
- Weight: 64%
- Handling: 73%
- Drift: 31%
- Items: 66%
- Mario Kart DS

Streamliner
- Top Speed: 67%
- Acceleration: 71%
- Weight: 73%
- Handling: 70%
- Drift: 30%
- Items: 100%
- Mario Kart DS

Peach's Karts

Heart Coach
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: ***
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Royale
- Speed: 41%
- Acceleration: 70%
- Weight: 76%
- Handling: 44%
- Drift: 94%
- Items: 100%
- Mario Kart DS

Standard PC
- Speed: 47%
- Acceleration: 73%
- Weight: 64%
- Handling: 48%
- Drift: 98%
- Items: 66%
- Mario Kart DS

Light Tripper
- Speed: 51%
- Acceleration: 75%
- Weight: 52%
- Handling: 51%
- Drift: 100%
- Items: 33%
- Mario Kart DS

Yoshi's Karts

Turbo Yoshi
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: ***
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Standard YS
- Mario Kart DS

Egg 1
- Mario Kart DS

Cucumber
- Mario Kart DS

Toad's Karts

Toad Kart
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Standard TD
- Mario Kart DS

Mushmellow
- Mario Kart DS

4-Wheel Cradle
- Mario Kart DS

Donkey Kong's Karts

DK Jumbo
- Class: Heavy
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: ****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Standard DK
- Mario Kart DS

Rambi Rider
- Mario Kart DS

Wildlife
- Mario Kart DS

Wario's Karts

Wario Car
- Class: Heavy
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: ****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Brute
- Mario Kart DS
Standard WR
- Mario Kart DS
Dragonfly
- Mario Kart DS

Bowser's Karts

Koopa King
- Class: Heavy
- Top Speed: *****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: *****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Tyrant
- Mario Kart DS
Standard BW
- Mario Kart DS
Hurricane
- Mario Kart DS

Waluigi's Karts

Waluigi Racer
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: ***
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: ***
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Gold Mantis
- Mario Kart DS
Standard WL
- Mario Kart DS
Zipper
- Mario Kart DS

Daisy's Karts

Bloom Coach
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: ***
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
Power Flower
- Mario Kart DS
Standard DS
- Mario Kart DS
Light Dancer
- Mario Kart DS

Dry Bones's Karts

Banisher
- Mario Kart DS
Standard DB
- Mario Kart DS
Dry Bomber
- Mario Kart DS

R.O.B.'s Karts

ROB-BLS
- Mario Kart DS
Standard RB
- Mario Kart DS
ROB-LGS
- Mario Kart DS

Other Karts

Turbo Birdo
- Class: Medium
- Top Speed: ***
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: ****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Goo-Goo Buggy
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: *
- Acceleration: *****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Rattle Buggy
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Koopa Dasher
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Para Wing
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: *
- Acceleration: *****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Barrel Train
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: ***
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Bullet Blaster
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: *
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Toadette Kart
- Class: Light
- Top Speed: *
- Acceleration: *****
- Weight: **
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Piranha Pipes
- Class: Heavy
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: **
- Weight: *****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Boo Pipes
- Class: Heavy
- Top Speed: **
- Acceleration: ****
- Weight: *****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Parade Kart
- Class: Any
- Top Speed: ****
- Acceleration: ***
- Weight: ****
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

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 **Weight: *****
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 *'''Parade Kart'''
 **Class: Any

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