Lunar Cruiser

Lunar Cruiser
	; The Lunar Cruiser in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour

The Lunar Cruiser is a High-End kart in Mario Kart Tour. It was introduced in the 2021 Space Tour, and it is the signature kart of Mario (Satellaview) and Toad (Astronaut). It resembles a lunar rover with solar panels attached on both sides of the kart, which are implied in the kart's Spotlight Shop description to be functional rather than purely decorative.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It uses the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the emblem is located at the front and back of the kart. The Lunar Cruiser increases the duration of Rocket Start boosts and the amount of points earned for performing a Rocket Start.

A gold variant of this kart simply known as the Gold Lunar Cruiser was added in the 2023 Space Tour. It shares the High-End classification.

Availability

The Lunar Cruiser has only appeared in various pipes and is not currently part of the Daily Selects set. The table below shows the kart's availability by tour.

Tour	Availability
Space Tour (2021)	Space Pipe 1 (spotlight)
Space Tour (2021)	Space Pipe 2
Mii Tour (2022)	Helmeted Mario Pipe

Profiles and statistics

Statistics

Special skill

Rocket Start Plus

Favorite courses
(Bonus points ×2)

Wii DK Summit T	RMX Rainbow Road 2R/T	3DS Rainbow Road	3DS Rainbow Road R	N64 Koopa Troopa Beach T
SNES Vanilla Lake 2	N64 Kalimari Desert T	Vancouver Velocity 2R	SNES Donut Plains 1	SNES Donut Plains 1R
GBA Sunset Wilds R	Singapore Speedway T	N64 Kalimari Desert 2	N64 Kalimari Desert 2R	N64 Frappe Snowland R
SNES Rainbow Road R	Wii Koopa Cape T	N64 Luigi Raceway	Wii Rainbow Road R/T

Favored courses
(Bonus points ×1.5)

3DS Rainbow Road T**	3DS Rainbow Road R/T*	3DS Rosalina's Ice World R**	RMX Vanilla Lake 1*	RMX Vanilla Lake 1R
SNES Vanilla Lake 2T	Merry Mountain R/T	N64 Kalimari Desert R	Vancouver Velocity 2T	Vancouver Velocity 2
N64 Choco Mountain R/T***	GBA Sunset Wilds	Singapore Speedway R/T	N64 Kalimari Desert 2T	3DS Rock Rock Mountain R
Ninja Hideaway R/T	SNES Rainbow Road T	N64 Frappe Snowland R/T	RMX Choco Island 1R/T	N64 Luigi Raceway R
New York Minute B	GBA Yoshi Desert	Yoshi's Island T	Squeaky Clean Sprint R/T	Madrid Drive 2T

* 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.

Spotlight Shop description:
- English:
  Ready to make solar power your ally? The Lunar Cruiser is here!
  Use its Rocket Start Plus special skill to boost past the competition!^[1]
- Other languages: show
  Japanese:
  ソーラーパワーを味方に！？アストローダーが登場！
  スペシャルスキルはロケットスタートプラスロケットスタートを決めてダッシュしよう！^[2]
  
  Chinese (simplified):
  太阳能成为助力！？星际探测车登场！
  使用特殊技能“火箭起步提升”，使出火箭起步向前冲刺吧！^[3]
  
  Chinese (traditional):
  讓太陽能成為同伴！？星際探測車登場！
  特殊技能是火箭起步強化使用火箭起步進行衝刺吧！^[4]
  
  French:
  L'Astromobile est là ! En route vers d'autres galaxies !
  Sa spécialité départ turbo + permet de démarrer une course en trombe avec une accélération !^[5]
  
  German:
  Bist du bereit, nach den Sternen zu greifen? Das Astro-Kart ist da!
  Nutze seine Spezialausstattung Turbo-Start+, um deine Rivalen im Turbo-Gang hinter dir zu lassen!^[6]
  
  Italian:
  Preparati a esplorare il nostro satellite, con il Rover lunare!
  Usa la sua abilità speciale partenza a razzo plus per superare con uno scatto i tuoi avversari!^[7]
  
  Korean:
  태양 에너지를 아군에게! 아스테로더가 등장!
  스페셜 스킬인 스타트 대시 플러스로 스타트 대시에 성공해서 대시하자!^[8]
  
  Portuguese:
  Que tal usar a energia solar a seu favor? O Astromóvel chegou!
  Use sua característica especial, a saída turbo+, para pegar impulso e ultrapassar seus competidores!^[9]
  
  Spanish (Latin America):
  ¡Llega el Astrotractor, el vehículo perfecto para explorar la cara oculta de la Luna!
  ¡Sal como un cohete con su característica especial, la turbosalida +!^[10]
  
  Spanish (Spain):
  ¡Llega el Astrotractor, el vehículo perfecto para explorar la cara oculta de la Luna!
  ¡Sal disparado como un cohete con su característica especial, la turbosalida +!^[11]

Gallery

A screenshot of Wii Rainbow Road, with Mario (Satellaview), and new Toad and Toadette Variants driving the Lunar Cruiser
Mario (Satellaview) tricking in the Lunar Cruiser on 3DS Rainbow Road
Mario (Satellaview) tricking in the Lunar Cruiser on RMX Mario Circuit 1

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アストローダー^[?] Asutorōdā	Portmanteau of "astro" and "roader"
Chinese (simplified)	星际探测车^[?] Xīngjì Tàncè Chē	Interstellar Exploration Car
Chinese (traditional)	星際探測車^[?] Xīngjì Tàncè Chē	Interstellar Exploration Car
French	Astromobile^[?]	-
German	Astro-Kart^[?]	Astro Kart
Italian	Rover lunare^[?]	Lunar Rover
Korean	아스테로더^[?] Aseuterodeo	From the Japanese name
Portuguese	Astromóvel^[?]	Astro Mobile
Spanish	Astrotractor^[?]	Astro Tractor

References

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Lunar Cruiser
The Lunar Cruiser in Mario Kart Tour
Appears in	Mario Kart Tour