Streamliner
| Streamliner | |||
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 The Streamliner in Mario Kart Tour | |||
| Type | Kart | ||
| Associated character | Luigi | ||
| Appears in | Mario Kart DS Mario Kart Tour | ||
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The Streamliner is a kart in the Mario Kart series. It resembles an early 1970s Porsche 917/10 Can-Am prototype, and is blue with a white stripe going vertically across. The emblem is located on the sides and hood of the kart.
In Mario Kart 7, there is a customizable kart piece named the Blue Seven, which has a somewhat similar color scheme.
HistoryEdit
Mario Kart DSEdit
The Streamliner first appears in Mario Kart DS as Luigi's unlockable signature kart. It has slightly above-average speed; high acceleration, weight, and handling; very low drift; and a high items ratio. Its speed is tied with the Zipper; its weight is tied with the B Dasher; and its handling is tied with the Mushmellow and ROB-BLS.
The Streamliner is unlocked for Luigi when the player wins a gold trophy in all Nitro cups on 100cc. Dry Bones and R.O.B. can also use the kart once a gold trophy is won in all Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups on 150cc. For any character to use it, the player must obtain a gold trophy in all cups on Mirror Mode.
Mario Kart TourEdit
The Streamliner reappears in Mario Kart Tour, where it is classified as a Super kart. It uses the Standard tires from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to match its appearance in Mario Kart DS. The Streamliner offers longer-lasting Slipstream boosts and additional points for performing Slipstreams.
The kart has been slightly updated from its original appearance, now having a spoiler, the exhaust pipes being closer together, as well as an engine block that has the emblem on it between the exhaust pipes.
The game introduces four variants, a red variant simply called the Red Streamliner, a dark blue variant with decals known as the Decal Streamliner, an orange variant, also with decals, simply called the Orange Streamliner, and a variant with a lightning pattern known as the Lightning Streamliner. The former kart also has the Super classification, while the latter three karts have the High-End classification instead.
StatisticsEdit
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Mario Kart TourEdit
| Special skill | Slipstream Plus | ||||||
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| Favorite courses (Bonus points ×2) |
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| Favored courses (Bonus points ×1.5) |
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* 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. | |||||||
GalleryEdit
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Toad (Pit Crew) tricking in the Streamliner on GCN Yoshi Circuit
Dry Bones in the Streamliner on Wii Maple Treeway
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ストリームライン Sutorīmurain |
Streamline | [1] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 流线飞驰 Liú xiàn fēichí |
Streamline speed | [1] | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 流線飛馳 Liú xiàn fēichí |
Streamline speed | [1] | |
| French (Europe) | Bolide | Racing Car | [1] | |
| German | Flitzer | Dasher | [1] | |
| Italian | Tagliavento | Windcutter | [1] | |
| Korean | 스트림라인 Seuteurim Rain |
Streamline | Mario Kart Tour | [1] |
| 슬릭카 Seullik-Ka |
Slick Car | Mario Kart DS | [?] | |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Aerodinâmico | Aerodynamic | [1] | |
| Spanish | Aerodinamicus | Aerodynamical | [1] |