The Caddy is a golf cart in both the 3D Universe and the HD Universe. It is manufactured by Nagasaki in the HD Universe.
Design
3D Universe
The Caddy in the 3D Universe is seemingly based on early models of the Club Car Golf Cart DS, but with slightly altered front and rear ends.
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Caddy sports a relatively compact body with rectangular headlights, square tail lights and a small rear bumper, while the front and sides have black sections at the bottom. The cabin is mostly open and features support frames with a front windshield and a square-shaped roof, as well as small handles beside the seats. In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, however, the Caddy appears to have a sloped frontage and a more elevated floor area, with the windshield being also closer to the roof panel.
The Caddy may spawn with an assortment of golf bags on the back (alternating between smaller and taller variations on the left or the right, sometimes with only one extra on one side), and is available in a variety of single colors, with the GTA San Andreas iteration also affecting the roof (while the GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories models always have a white roof).
The Ballad of Gay Tony
In The Ballad of Gay Tony, the Caddy strongly resembles a Club Car Precedent, although the frontage is more square-shaped.
The vehicle retains its appearance and purpose from the 3D Universe iterations, but the front appears to have a small vent and most of the bottom area and wheel arches are finished in black, while the vehicle is also devoid of any light sources. The cabin area seems to be slightly more detailed and sports a larger windshield, ball holders on the dashboard, armrests/handles beside the seats and bag holders on the back (although no extra components on the back exist), as well as cup holders beside the rear support frames. A green ProLaps marking can be seen on the front.
The vehicle is set to spawn in a glossy white color and its wheels appear to be scaled down variations of the ones seen on the Fortune.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
The Caddy, whose manufacturer is first identified as being Nagasaki, makes a return in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. It assumes a cleaner appearance with a greyish color for the lower portions and sports updated "ProLaps" logos on the front and sides, while the armrest/handles beside the seats are removed. There are also golf balls on the small holders of the dashboard and two Junk Energy Drink bottles on the side cup holders. When playing Golf, the Caddy provided during the activity may have two golf bags loaded on the back. The vehicle may spawn in either green, blue or grey primary colors for most of the body and retains the same wheel design.
Performance
3D Universe
The Caddy is very light, but also very slow, and it has a high center of gravity, causing it to take damage quickly, bounce around more violently and roll easily; as such, caution must be exercised when driving along a roadway where vehicles travel at high speeds. While the bottom-heavy weight distribution of the Caddy means that it is less likely to rest upside down after a roll, the Caddy may end up resting on its back, immobilizing it.
Since it has no doors, the player is particularly vulnerable when having a wanted level, as the player will be instantaneously pulled out by a police officer and arrested if the Caddy is travelling at low speeds. Its light weight and slow speed also make it susceptible to any crashes with police cars.
The Caddy appears to be powered by an electric battery, as sparks will come out of the vehicle when damaged, similarly to the Baggage Handler.
3D Universe Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 99 / 160 (GTA Vice City & GTA San Andreas)
43 / 70 (GTA Vice City Stories) |
1 (GTA Vice City)
3 (GTA San Andreas & GTA Vice City Stories) |
Electric | AWD (GTA Vice City & GTA San Andreas)
RWD (GTA Vice City Stories) |
1000 / 2205 |
| N/A | N/A | 1 (GTA Vice City)
3 (GTA San Andreas & GTA Vice City Stories) |
N/A | AWD (GTA Vice City & GTA San Andreas)
RWD (GTA Vice City Stories) |
Cannot be observed |
The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Caddy is the slowest car in the game, with a top speed of 21 mph. It also takes less damage, and is very easy to cripple, However, it possesses more heightened suspension and good hill climbing power, thanks to its weak, but effective RWD drivetrain.
Like the Airtug, the Caddy sports an engine that barely makes a sound, which can only be heard when driving in quiet areas and with the radio turned off. Said engine, although supposed to be located in the rear section of the vehicle (considering the large room for said component), it is actually placed on the front end, as fumes will come from the front if the Caddy is damaged.
TBoGT Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engines | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 25 / 40 | 1 | N/A | RWD | 500 / 1102 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 1 | FR Electric | RWD | Cannot be observed |
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
The Caddy has a small electric engine which powers it up to basic speeds. It has decent acceleration, but a very low top speed. The Caddy is not meant to travel at high speeds, and as such, it is particularly unpredictable, seemingly alternating between understeer or oversteer. The small wheelbase gives it a very tight cornering radius at low speeds, though. Crash deformation is unsurprisingly poor, taking as little as one hit to be completely disabled. The low weight of the Caddy means it is knocked off the road by almost any other cars, especially large ones such as the Sandking, Dubsta 6x6, or Insurgent.
GTA V and Online Overview
| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 40 / 65 | 1 | N/A | RWD | 600 / 1323 | 0 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | 1 | RMR Electric | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
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Grand Theft Auto V and Online
Variants
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- A caged Caddy appears in the mission Practice Swing. In said mission, an unnamed union official is strapped to the vehicle and is forced to leak information to Rocco Pelosi while tied to the vehicle. Since Luis has to torture the union official by sending golf balls, the cage protects Rocco from the oncoming balls. This Caddy, which can be obtained with a trick, does not feature working doors, as anyone entering the caged caddy will enter as if it has no doors; the cage is merely a prop which can be toggled on or off.
Gallery
The Ballad of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto V
Design
Version History
Prominent Appearances in Gameplay
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Four Iron - Four Caddies are parked around the driving range of Leaf Links driving range where the mission's target is playing.
- Phnom Penh '86 - Two will always spawn parked directly under the path of the helicopter in Leaf Links, for some unknown reason.
- Stunt Boat Challenge - The player must jump a ramp located in Leaf Links, passing over a Caddy and three golfers.
- Sunshine Autos Import Garage - The Caddy is one of the 24 vehicles wanted by Sunshine Autos for their import garage. Placed on the fourth and final list.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Home's on the Range - Driven by Gonzalez at the golf course.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Practice Swing - Used by Luis and Gay Tony as a getaway vehicle.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Vinewood Souvenirs - Mark - Owned by Mark Fostenburg.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- On Course - At least one is used by the player and Franklin Clinton to chase Eugene and Raymond for provoking Dr. Dre.
- Can be seen and used by player in Payphone Hit: The Judge for extra bonus.
Notable Owners
- Rocco Pelosi owns a caged variant.
- Mark Fostenburg
- Golfers
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- It is driven around the Leaf Links golf course by golfers around noon.
- One is parked in bushes in Ocean Beach near the lighthouse.
- One can be spawned using a cheat:
- PS2: CIRCLE, L1, UP, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, CIRCLE, X
- PC: BETTERTHANWALKING
- Xbox: B, L, Up, R, White, A, R, L, B, A
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- It is often found in the car park of the Avispa Country Club in San Fierro and Yellow Bell Golf Course in Las Venturas.
- It is driven around the golf course at the Avispa Country Club in San Fierro.
- Three can be found parked inside the movie studio in Vinewood, Los Santos.
- It is driven around the palm trees in the course at Yellow Bell Golf Course.
- One can be spawned using a cheat :
- PS2: Circle, L1, Up, R1, L2, X, R1, L1, Circle, X
- PC: rzhsuew
- Xbox: B, LT, D-Pad Up, RT, White, A, RT, LT, B, A
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- One is parked inside the Leaf Links golf course by the tennis court. In the PlayStation 2 version of the game, the Caddy may be used to trigger the Caddy Daddy side-mission.
- Another one is parked close to the entrance of the golf course.
- One is parked at the InterGlobal movie studio in Prawn Island.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- During "Practice Swing", which is the only way to get one in single player. After the final objective (driving Tony back to his apartment in the Caddy), the vehicle should be right behind the player. One can simply take it and park it at the safehouse.
- One is parked near the mini golf course on Firefly Island in multiplayer.
- One is parked on the golf course in western Algonquin in multiplayer.
Grand Theft Auto V
- It is mostly found at the Los Santos Golf Club.
- The variant with the bags on the back can be obtained by driving away from the golf club once the Golf activity is started, and the player must reject the option to retry. However, the bags cannot be kept when the player stores the vehicle on a garage, and will despawn once the player returns.
- It can be spawned with the following cheat code button combinations:
- PC:
HOLEIN1 - 1-999-4653-46-1 (HOLEIN1)
- PC:
Grand Theft Auto Online
- It rarely spawns at the Los Santos Golf Club, unless the player is driving one.
- Scripted variants with a bag on the back can be obtained from the Payphone Hit "The Judge", and can be taken as the getaway vehicle when the player kills the target.
Video
Rewards
3D Universe
- Entering a Caddy automatically equips the player with a Golf Club as a melee weapon, providing the melee slot is not already occupied.
Radio Stations
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Caddy plays K-Rose.
Trivia
General
- A "Caddy" in golf is someone who carries a player's bag and clubs from hole to hole, giving advice where needed. This references its purpose in the games it appeared.
3D Universe
- In GTA Vice City, the Caddy that is located in the bushes is not visible before entering it. Even if the player manages to see it in a helicopter (using the bottom-view camera), the Caddy is still "invisible".
- During the development of GTA Vice City, the Caddy was simply known as the Golfcart.
- In GTA San Andreas, pulling a pedestrian out of the Caddy results in the pedestrian getting wasted.
- If hydraulics are installed on the Caddy, its body will levitate over the wheels once the hydraulics are activated as the Caddy lacks the model for axles with hydraulics.
The Ballad of Gay Tony
- The vehicle always spawns dirty, and cannot be cleaned even with trainers.
- Although it is most likely an electric vehicle, Luis will "start" it and in addition a starter can be heard, which is most likely caused by a developer's oversight.
- Even if the Caddy lacks working external lights, the corresponding button to toggle the high beam lights still works as "normal" (since in cars with broken lights, the "change drive-by weapon" action should be performed at the same time).
- Unusually, the Caddy allows prostitutes. However, the seats are a bit too close to each other, resulting in a dislocated positioning of the prostitute when performing the corresponding "actions", especially the first two, where this issue is apparent.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
- Even though the Golf variant of the Caddy lacks the sloped foot rest, passengers will have their feet floating above the floor, as if the foot rest is still there.