Tanooki Kart
| Tanooki Kart | |
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 The Tanooki Kart in Mario Kart Tour | |
| Strong stats | Weight, Traction (MK8) Weight, Handling, Traction (MK8D) |
| Weak stats | Acceleration, Handling (MK8) Speed, Acceleration (MK8D) |
| Appears in | Mario Kart 8 (DLC Pack 1), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour |
The Tanooki Kart is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It is a jeep-based vehicle (resembling a Jeep Wrangler JK) named for and based upon Tanooki Mario, with the driver’s emblem located on the doors.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 DeluxeEdit
The Tanooki Kart is one of four additional vehicles included in the The Legend of Zelda × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack for Mario Kart 8. It is the signature kart of Tanooki Mario. Unlike most kart bodies, the Tanooki Kart doesn't get raised above the Monster, Hot Monster, and Cushion tires; a trait that it shares with the Tri-Speeder. It has the same engine sound as the Comet, which appears to be a low-pitched Wankel engine, but without the supercharger.
In terms of its stats, the Tanooki Kart is a less extreme version of the Steel Driver, Tri-Speeder, Badwagon, Standard ATV, and GLA, and its stats are shared with the Bone Rattler, which is available in the Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8 DLC pack.
A CPU-controlled Tanooki Mario will occasionally use this kart body in a race, equipped with the Monster tires and Waddle Wing glider.
In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it is unlocked randomly by collecting coins. Also, its stat spread is different, boosting weight, ground handling, and traction, while the ground speed and acceleration stats are hindered. The Tanooki Kart shares its stats with the Koopa Clown and the Master Cycle Zero, and the three vehicle bodies possess the strongest traction boost in the game.
Mario Kart TourEdit
The Tanooki Kart returns alongside Tanooki Mario in Mario Kart Tour as part of the 2021 Autumn Tour, where it is classified as a High-End kart, and serves as his signature kart once again. It uses the Monster tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, although an official screenshot shows it with the Pipe Frame's tires instead. The Tanooki Kart increases the duration of Slipstream boosts and the amount of points earned for performing a Slipstream.
A camouflage-patterned High-End variant of the Tanooki Kart called the Camo Tanooki Kart was added in the Animal Tour.
The Tanooki Kart has only appeared in certain pipes and is not currently a part of the Daily Selects set. The table below shows the kart's availability by tour.
| Tour | Availability |
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| Autumn Tour (2021) | Autumn Pipe 1 (spotlight) |
| Autumn Pipe 2 | |
| Sky Tour | Tanooki Mario Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 February 23, 2022 – March 8, 2022 |
| Yoshi Tour (2022) | Tanooki Rosalina Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 April 6, 2022 – April 19, 2022 |
| Piranha Plant Tour | Tanooki Kart Pack $39.99 / €43.99 / AU$62.99 July 13, 2022 – July 26, 2022 |
Profiles and statisticsEdit
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Mario Kart TourEdit
- Mario Kart Tour Twitter: The Autumn Tour is on now! With a Super Leaf in hand, fluffy-tailed Tanooki Mario has leaped into action in his trusty Tanooki Kart. And of course, the Tanooki Parafoil glider is also available! #MarioKartTour[1]
GalleryEdit
The icon for the Tanooki Kart from Mario Kart 8
Tanooki Mario driving the Tanooki Kart.
Tanooki Mario tricking in the Tanooki Kart on Wii Maple Treeway in Mario Kart Tour
Tanooki Rosalina in the Tanooki Kart
Tanooki Mario racing in the kart on Amsterdam Drift
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | タヌキバギー[?] Tanuki Bagī |
Tanooki Buggy | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 狸猫越野车[?] Límāo Yuèyě Chē |
Tanooki Off-Road Car | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 狸貓越野賽車[?] Límāo Yuèyě Sàichē |
Tanooki Racing Car | |
| Dutch | Turbo-Tanuki[?] | Turbo Tanooki | |
| French (NOA) | Kart tanooki[?] | - | |
| French (NOE) | Buggy tanuki[?] | Tanooki Buggy | |
| German | Tanuki-Buggy[?] | Tanooki Buggy | |
| Italian | Turbotanuki[?] | Turbo Tanooki | |
| Korean | 너구리버기[?] Neoguri Beogi |
Tanooki Buggy | |
| Portuguese (NOA) | Kart Tanuki[?] | Tanooki Kart | |
| Portuguese (NOE) | Tanuki Turbo[?] | Tanooki Turbo | |
| Russian | Турбо-Тануки[?] Turbo-Tanuki |
Turbo Tanooki | |
| Spanish | Kart Tanuki[?] | Tanooki Kart |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ @mariokarttourEN. (October 6, 2021). Twitter. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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