Pipe Frame

Pipe Frame
The Pipe Frame, as it appears in Mario Kart 8.
Information
Type	Kart
First appearance	Super Mario Kart (1992)
Total appearances	Super Mario Kart Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart: Super Circuit Mario Kart 7 Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Strengths	MK7: Acceleration, Traction MK8: Acceleration, Handling
Weaknesses	MK7: Speed, Weight MK8: Weight, Traction

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. 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/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The Pipe Frame returns in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as a retro kart, 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
Speed	-0.25
Acceleration	+0.25
Weight	-0.25
Handling	0
Off-Road	+0.25

Mario Kart 8

Stat Name	Stat Value
Speed	0
Acceleration	+0.25
Weight	-0.25
Handling	+0.5
Traction	-0.5

Color Schemes

Mario Kart 7

Character	Color
	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

Characters	Colors
	Body	Steering Wheel
	Red	Black
	Green	Black
	Light Pink	Black
	Yellow-Orange	Black
	Sky Blue	Black
	Metallic Gray	Black
	Light Green-Yellow	Black
	Yellow	Black
	Blue	Black
	White	Black
	Black	Black
	Metallic Pink	Black
	Orange	Black
	Purple	Black
	Dark Purple	Black
	Lime Green	Blue-Violet
	Red-Purple	Light Pink
	Cyan	Orange
	Yellow	Sky Blue
	Pink	Light Purple
	Dark Blue	Blue
	Dark Gray	Black

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 Mario Kart 64 and 'Mario Kart: Super Circuit, while in Mario Kart 8 it has the original Super Mario Kart design.
• There are no pipe frames in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Mario Kart DS, and Mario Kart Wii.
• Originally used for Super Mario Kart, it is the standard and only kart for Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 64, and Mario Kart: Super Circuit. Mario Kart 7', Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have it only as a kart part.
• Koopa Troopa's pipe frame is Yellow in Super Mario Kart, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but it is Lime Green in Mario Kart 7, similar to Yoshi's pipe frame in Mario Kart 64, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.