Yamaha
burst onto the golf car scene in 1978 with a gas car that re-defined
the gas golf car. At the time, Harley Davidson (AMF) and E-Z-GO claimed
most of the marketshare. Club Car was not even thinking about gas golf
cars. Yamaha produced a gas engine & drive train that actually accelerated
up hills instead of struggling to carry the load. Originally all the
vehicles were produced in Japan but that changed when they built a new
facility in Noonan, Georgia in the mid 80's. Initially the Yamaha G1
2-cycle gas (or 36 volt electric)was their standardbearer but in 1985
the G2 4-cycle, single cylinder gas (or 36 volt electric) became the
new model.
In 1986, Yamaha introduced the Sun Classic
(or G3) with a 2-cycle engine or 36 volt electric system. This was the
very first customized golf vehicle with an integral roof and tempered
glass windshield complete with a wiper. A front trunk, headlights, custom
dash, turn signals and lots more were standard equipment. The G3 was
later replaced by a very similar but larger G5 Sun Classic. Read more
about these unique cars on our next page.
The G2 model became the G9 model in 1991
and in 1995 the entire line was replaced by the G14. The G14 had a complete
body design overhaul which moved away from the boxy look and into the
rounder, curvier body style seen today. The G14 was short lived and
soon replaced by the G16 and G19 models which looked identical to the
G14 but had substantial changes under the hood.
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