The Club Car Precedent arrived in 2004 as the successor to the long-running DS and took over as the company’s standard golf car. Over the next fourteen years it was developed into the i2 and i3 versions, became the world’s first connected golf cart, and was finally replaced by the Tempo in 2018.
Club Car Precedent at a glance
| Maker | Club Car, Augusta, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Produced | 2004–2018 |
| Predecessor | Club Car DS |
| Successor | Club Car Tempo, 2018 |
| Main versions | Precedent, Precedent i2, Precedent i3, 4Fun |
| New drive system | 2008 |
| Connected car | Precedent i3, 2008 |
| Fleet system | Club Car partnership with GPS Industries from 2008 |
| Used by | golf courses; the i2 also sold for personal use |
| Body type | two- to four-seat open golf car |
Club Car has no separate Wikipedia article for the Precedent; this page is based on the section about the model in the English article on the company.
History of the Club Car Precedent
By 2004 the DS had been Club Car’s main golf car for nearly a quarter of a century, and the company replaced it with a new line called the Precedent. The new car was designed for golf courses first: it was the model that fleets would order in numbers, and it was soon the standard Club Car seen on courses around the world.
The Precedent was developed steadily rather than replaced. The next version, the Precedent i2, was presented to a positive reception, and in 2008 the car received an all-new drive system. In the same year Club Car’s partnership with GPS Industries produced the Precedent i3, described by the company as the world’s first connected golf cart: one system linked an entire golf fleet to the clubhouse and gave golfers new options such as score tracking. The i2, i3 and the 4Fun model were used by golf courses, while the i2 was also offered for personal use.
The connection between the two companies deepened in 2017, when Club Car’s parent Ingersoll Rand bought GPS Industries, which had supplied the fleet management system since 2009. A year later, in 2018, Club Car launched the Tempo, which replaced the Precedent as the company’s standard golf car; the Precedent remained in service on courses in large numbers.
Design and features
- Fleet-first design: built as the standard golf course car that followed the DS.
- Precedent i2: the second version, sold to courses and also for personal use.
- Precedent i3: the first connected golf cart, linking a whole fleet to the clubhouse.
- Score tracking: one of the options the connected system offered golfers.
- 4Fun: a further version of the line used by golf courses.
Club Car Precedent versions
- Precedent (2004): the original line that succeeded the DS.
- Precedent i2: the developed version, available to courses and private buyers.
- Precedent i3 (2008): the connected cart developed with GPS Industries.
- 4Fun: a course version of the same family.
- 2008 drive system: the all-new drivetrain introduced across the line.
The Precedent followed the Club Car DS and was replaced by the Tempo in 2018; the company’s utility side is covered by the Carryall. More vehicles are in the Club Car collection.
Sources
- Club Car, English Wikipedia: Precedent launch, i2 and i3, Tempo
- Club Car, German Wikipedia: company background and ownership
