Plum Quick Motors Bandit
Guinness World Record · 118.76 mph
- Top speed
- 191.12km/h119mph53.1m/s103knOfficial1.8× cheetah
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The fastest golf cart on record is 118.76 mph (191.12 km/h), set by the Plum Quick Motors Bandit at Darlington Dragway on October 31, 2014. Guinness World Records certified this speed for driver Robby Steen. The Bandit is a heavily modified prototype, not a production vehicle.
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The fastest golf cart on this list is Plum Quick Motors Bandit, at 119 mph (191.12 km/h), an official figure.
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The fastest golf cart on this list is Plum Quick Motors Bandit, at 119 mph (191.12 km/h), an official figure.
Is that figure claimed or verified?
Plum Quick Motors Bandit is labeled Official. Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.
What is the source?
The figure cites Guinness World Records, “Fastest golf cart (prototype).”
What is second?
Club Car CRU and Club Car Onward 4 Forward LSV and DENAGO EV Rover XL6 and E-Z-GO Liberty LSV and GEM e4 and ICON i40 and Tomberlin E-Merge E4 are next, at 25 mph (40.2 km/h), an official figure.
10 golf carts, ties share a rank.
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Plum Quick Motors BanditGuinness World Record · 118.76 mph
191.12km/h119mph53.1m/s103kn5.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndClub Car CRU
6-passenger NEV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndClub Car Onward 4 Forward LSV
Street-legal LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndDENAGO EV Rover XL6
6-seat LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndE-Z-GO Liberty LSV
Street-legal LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndGEM e4
4-passenger LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndICON i40
4-passenger LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 2ndTomberlin E-Merge E4
4-passenger LSV · 25 mph
40.2km/h25mph11.2m/s21.7kn1.1× Bolt - Tied for 9thClub Car Onward 2 Passenger
Personal golf cart · 19 mph
30.6km/h19mph8.5m/s16.5kn81% of Bolt - Tied for 9thE-Z-GO Liberty (non-LSV)
Personal transportation vehicle · 19 mph
30.6km/h19mph8.5m/s16.5kn81% of Bolt
Street-legal low-speed vehicles, including the Club Car Onward LSV, E-Z-GO Liberty LSV, and GEM e4, are limited to 25 mph (40 km/h) by federal regulation FMVSS No. 500. Any vehicle sold as an LSV must be governed to this speed. Personal golf carts for private property use are typically limited to 19 mph.
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Quickest at the drag strip
Street-legal golf carts are capped around 20–25 mph, but heavily modified carts run timed passes at drag strips under the National Electric Drag Racing Association (NEDRA). The quickest officially timed runs are listed below.
| Cart | Distance | ET | Trap speed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Tee Time” Plum Quick Motors Club Car DS, 204-volt | ¼ mile | 11.842 s | 106.86 mph (172 km/h) | NEDRA, December 2012 |
| “Tee Time” 144-volt | ¼ mile | 14.183 s | 103.65 mph (167 km/h) | NEDRA |
| “Tee Time” 204-volt | ⅛ mile | 7.451 s | 98 mph (158 km/h) | NEDRA |
| “Teed Off” E-Z-GO LSV, 144-volt | ⅛ mile | 8.643 s | 76.19 mph (123 km/h) | NEDRA |
| “Teed Off” 48-volt | ⅛ mile | 11.34 s | 51.52 mph (83 km/h) | NEDRA |
The Plum Quick Bandit, the top-speed record holder on this list, ran a 12-second quarter mile at about 118 mph (190 km/h)—proof that Tee Time is quicker over a quarter mile even though Bandit is faster at the top end. Source.
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