The Honeycoupe (Dragonetti in PAL regions) is an unlockable Large Kart in Mario Kart Wii. It's one of three unlockable karts in the Large class along with the Piranha Prowler and the Jetsetter. It has decent Speed, Weight, Drift and Mini-Turbo. Its bike counterpart is the Shooting Star.
Description[]

Funky Kong using his Honeycoupe on Toad's Factory.
The Honeycoupe resembles an old Porsche RSK and a Dino 206 SP. As its name suggests, it's based on a bee, as bees love honey... It has quite a shiny body too. The front features a metal frame which has two orange lights on the sides, as well as two large headlights above. It has a hood with an interesting design, which is in front of a short and translucent windshield, and two side mirrors that resemble bee antennae. On the sides, it has an aerodynamic feature along with a door handle. In the cockpit with a seat with brown outsides, along with a steering wheel that is normally brown. The rear features a short spoiler with small tips, two taillights, a trunk door with six handles, along with a license plate holder underneath that holds the racer's emblem, which is in between two exhaust pipes.
Rosalina's Honeycoupe strongly resembles the Parade Kart from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!. Also, Wario's Honeycoupe looks similar to the Wario Car from said game, especially from the rear.
Color variants[]
Character | Color | Model | |
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Body | Headlights | ||
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Purple | Yellow | |
Blue | Yellow | ||
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Orange | Turquoise | |
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Dark Green | Cyan | |
Light Gray | Cyan | ||
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Yellow | Cyan | |
Red | Turquoise | ||
Black | Cyan | ||
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Indigo | Cyan | |
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Deep Pink | Cyan |
How to Unlock[]
- Win the 150cc Lightning Cup.
- Or play 3,000 Races/Battles.
Statistics[]
The Honeycoupe has decent Speed, while also having high Weight, making it the third heaviest vehicle in the game behind Piranha Prowler and the Offroader, despite appearing to be smaller than the other Large karts. It has the highest Drift and Mini-Turbo stats of all Large karts, which are also the second highest of all Large vehicles, behind the Shooting Star. However, it has low stats everywhere else, but these stats aren't that terrible. Its stat total is 307, which is quite high for a large vehicle.
It shares its speed with the Bullet Bike, its Acceleration with the Sprinter, its Handling and Off-Road with the Wild Wing and the Blue Falcon, while only its Off-Road with the Sneakster, and its Mini-Turbo with the Sugarscoot.
Stat Name | Stat Value |
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Speed | 53/80
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Weight | 62/80
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Acceleration | 27/80
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Handling | 29/80
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Drift | 56/80
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Off-Road | 24/80
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Mini-Turbo | 56/80
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Total | 307 |
Staff Ghost usage[]
- DS Delfino Square (Expert) (paired with Wario with a time of 02:24.169 by Nin★TARO)
Trivia![]
- If a 1-Star Rank from the Lightning Cup is achieved before winning the cup in 150cc and the other Retro Cups have at least a 1-star rank in 150cc, the Honeycoupe will be unlocked alongside the Jetsetter, another Large kart.
- Rosalina's Honeycoupe looks very similar to the Parade Kart from Mario Kart: Double Dash!!.
- The Honeycoupe is one of the five vehicles to come in all of the traditional-colors of the rainbow, along with the Cheep Charger, the Classic Dragster, the Daytripper, and the Dolphin Dasher.
- It is the only large vehicle to come in all of the traditional-colors of the rainbow.
- The Mini Beast outclasses the Honeycoupe in every stat except Weight.
- This is one of the five karts in Mario Kart Wii to have a spoiler, along with the Tiny Titan, the Wild Wing, the Sprinter, the Jetsetter.
- The Sports Coupe from Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is likely to be a spiritual successor of the Honeycoupe, as it bears the "Coupe" part of its name.
- The Bumble V is also likely to be a spiritual successor of the Honeycoupe, as it is also based on a bee, but more so.
- Waluigi's and a Male Mii's Honeycoupe look very similar, but the Male Mii's uses a darker shade of blue and their headlights are colored yellow and cyan, respectively.
- The Honeycoupe is the lightest vehicle that is heavier than all Mario Kart Wii bikes.
- Funky Kong's Honeycoupe is the only color scheme to have gold taillights as opposed to red ones.
- The Female Mii's Honeycoupe is the only color scheme to have a light gray steering wheel as opposed to a brown one.
Gallery[]
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Mario Kart Wii vehicle parts | ||||
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Karts | Small | Standard Kart S • Booster Seat • Mini Beast • Cheep Charger • Tiny Titan • Blue Falcon | ||
Medium | Standard Kart M • Classic Dragster • Wild Wing • Super Blooper • Daytripper • Sprinter | |||
Large | Standard Kart L • Offroader • Flame Flyer • Piranha Prowler • Jetsetter • Honeycoupe | |||
Bikes | Small | Standard Bike S • Bullet Bike • Bit Bike • Quacker • Magikruiser • Jet Bubble | ||
Medium | Standard Bike M • Mach Bike • Sugarscoot • Zip Zip • Sneakster • Dolphin Dasher | |||
Large | Standard Bike L • Flame Runner • Wario Bike • Shooting Star • Spear • Phantom |