The Pipe Frame is every character's standard (and only) kart in the first three Mario Kart games, Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, however, this kart also appears in Mario Kart 7, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a retro kart, but is no longer a standard kart.
In Mario Kart 7, it offers a good boost in acceleration and traction, but sacrifices speed and weight.
In Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it offers good acceleration and handling, but bad weight and traction. Its speed gives no effect. Its stats are identical to the Wild Wiggler, Standard Bike, Flame Rider, Varmint, W 25 Silver Arrow, and City Tripper.
History
Mario Kart 7
The Pipe Frame appears in Mario Kart 7 as a retro kart body. It has the Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit design. The Pipe Frame is one of the three kart parts to have a different color for each character. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Toad and Wario retain the same colored karts from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit.
Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe
The Pipe Frame returns in Mario Kart 8 as a retro kart body, reverted to the Super Mario Kart design featuring a tubular engine with one exhaust pipe, rather than a cubic engine with two exhaust pipes used in Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Yoshi, Bowser, Donkey Kong and Wario once again retain their colored karts from Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart: Super Circuit while Koopa Troopa retains his colored kart from Super Mario Kart.
All of the CPU-controlled characters will occasionally use it along with the Standard tires, but a few may use the Monster tires instead.
Statistics
Mario Kart 7
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | -0.25 |
Acceleration | +0.25 |
Weight | -0.25 |
Handling | 0 |
Off-Road | +0.25 |
Mario Kart 8
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | 0 |
Acceleration | +0.25 |
Weight | -0.25 |
Handling | +0.5 |
Traction | -0.5 |
Color Schemes
Mario Kart 7
Red | |||
Green | |||
Pink | |||
Lime Green | |||
Orange | |||
Yellow | |||
Blue | |||
Light Green-Yellow | |||
Yellow-Orange | |||
Purple | |||
Turquoise | |||
Blue-Gray | |||
Black | |||
Fuchsia | |||
Brown | |||
Sky Blue |
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart Trivia
- In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, both the Toad Kart and the Toadette Kart look similar to this kart.
- In Mario Kart 7, the Pipe Frame uses the design from MK64 and MKSC, while in Mario Kart 8 it has the original SMK design.
- Originally used for Super Mario Kart, it is the standard and only kart for SMK, MK64 and MKSC. MK7, MK8, and MK8DX have it only as a kart part.
- Koopa Troopa's pipe frame is Yellow in SMK, MK8, and MK8DX, but it is Lime Green in MK7, similar to Yoshi's pipe frame in MK64, MKSC, MK8, and MK8DX.
Mario Kart 7 vehicle parts | ||||
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Karts | Nitro karts | Standard Kart • Gold Standard • Birthday Girl • Bumble V • Bruiser • Soda Jet • Tiny Tug • Cact-X • Koopa Clown • Cloud 9 • Zucchini • Blue Seven • Bolt Buggy | ||
Retro karts | B Dasher • Egg 1 • Barrel Train • Pipe Frame | |||
Wheels | Standard • Gold Tires • Roller • Slim • Slick • Sponge • Mushroom • Wood • Red Monster • Monster | |||
Gliders | Super Glider • Gold Glider • Peach Parasol • Flower Glider • Beast Glider • Swooper • Parafoil |