Poltergust 4000

The Poltergust 4000 is a kart that appears in the . It debuted in Mario Kart DS.
== Description ==
It is the upgraded version of the Poltergust 3000 from Luigi's Mansion, and shares some physical similarities to the Super Poltergust 3001 from Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, both built by Professor E. Gadd.
== In Mario Kart DS ==
The Poltergust 4000 serves as one of Luigi's three exclusive karts. His others include the Standard LG and Streamliner. It offers decent Speed, Acceleration and Handling, as well as good Off-Road and Mini-Turbo (which two of those stats are hidden to the player), but it is fairly Light and has low Drift and gets poor Items. All it's stats except drift are slightly better than Mario's Shooting Star, making it more preferable.
Its speed is shared with the Gold Mantis, making them both the fastest karts within the mediumweight class, even faster than the Rambi Rider, which is a heavyweight kart, by one point. Its weight is equivalent to the Standard TD, and the Banisher.
During gameplay, only Luigi can use the Poltergust 4000. However, if the player completes all 150cc Nitro or Retro Grand Prix cups, Yoshi and Waluigi (if he has already been unlocked) can use this kart. To let all other racers use this kart, the player must complete all cups in the 150cc Mirror Mode.
Luigi in the Poltergust 4000 is used as the staff ghost for and .
In pre-release versions of the game, the Poltergust 4000 had Professor Elvin Gadd's emblem on the kart, imply that had said character made it into the final build of the game, this would have been his signature kart.
== In Mario Kart Tour ==
The Poltergust 4000 returns in Mario Kart Tour, after a nearly 14-year absence, as part of the Halloween Tour. It is classified as Super kart. The game also introduces a icy-blue variant, simply called the Ice-blue Poltergust, as part of the Ice Tour.
== Game data ==
== Flavor text ==
*Mario Kart Tour Twitter: #LuigisMansion3 for #NintendoSwitch is almost here! Before you creep through the game's haunted hotel, take a spin through the Luigi's Mansion course with Luigi and his trusty Poltergust 4000 in ! mariokarttourEN (October 30, 2019). Twitter. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
== Gallery ==
== See also ==
*Poltergust 3000
*Super Poltergust 3001
*Poltergust 5000
*Poltergust G-00
*Ice-blue Poltergust
== External links ==
*Poltergust 4000 on Mario Kart Racing Wiki
== References ==
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