Electric "Ford" SVT Raptor Golf Cart

By: Ted Dillard

Nov 16, 2014 at 7:00am ET

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By way of this story, and the headline "Ford Now Offering An Electric SVT Raptor – Sort Of" we were somewhat intrigued by this built-up golf cart and the idea that Ford Motors Co. would get behind such a project. It's not, however, crystal clear in the linked story that Ford did not actually build the thing. It turns out the cart is built by Caddyshack Golf Carts, a company that obviously builds some powerwheels-on-steriods-styled big kid toys, but describes themselves as simple purveyors of 4-wheeled fairway conveyances:

"Over the last six years Caddyshack Golf Cars of Palm Desert, CA. has become one of America’s premier golf car retailers. By utilizing our retail success, decades of global marketing expertise, strategic alliances with leading industry suppliers and the consumer appeal of legendary brand names, Caddyshack Golf Cars is uniquely positioned to offer uncompromising quality, classic styling and road-tested performance to your golf car driving experience."

Here's what you get with this bad boy:

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Standard Features

Officially-Licensed Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Badging
Custom Molded, Hand-laid Fiberglass Front & Rear Body
Automotive Paint, Available in Black, Red and White
Two Rows of Forward Facing Seats (rear-facing seat also available)
Rear Cargo Box with Spray-Lined Interior and Fold-down Tail Gate

Marine-grade Vinyl Logo'd Seats
Headlights and Taillights
Custom SVT 14" Aluminum Wheels
3 Year Warranty
Fold-Down Windshield
Cup Holders and Dashboard Storage Pockets

...and the specs:

Available in 48v DC Electric or 400cc/13.5hp Gas
Welded Tubular Steel Frame
"Lifted" EZGO L-6 Chassis
Rack & Pinion Steering
Front & Rear Leaf-Spring Suspension
Front & Rear Hydralic Shocks
Rear Wheel Mechanical Self-adjusting Drum Brakes
Top Speed: 16 mph (level ground)
Length: 13 ft, 2 in
Width: 4 ft, 5 in
Height w Roof: 6 ft, 5 in
Ground Clearance: 8 in (from differential)
Weight w/out Batteries - 750 lbs
Vehicle Load Capacity - 1198 lbs

What? No range numbers?

Though we're obviously enthralled with all things that have batteries and motors and things, it's hard to really relate to an EV that's built for the golf course and styled after a full-sized, dinosaur-burning four-wheel-drive monster pickup truck, but hey. We're trying. Does it make a V8 sound too?

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