Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle

摘要

A recreational off-highway vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis that is approximately 50 inches wide. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll cage. Grab handles are positioned on the sides of the passenger seat. Select large round tubing protects the vehicle, while rectangular tubing frames the portions of the vehicle beneath body panels. The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that is connected to a transaxle. The engine and transaxle are isolation mounted together with a portion of the air intake assembly. The vehicle is suited for rough terrain travel.

主权项

1. A side-by-side recreational off-highway vehicle having two front wheels and at least two rear wheels, the vehicle comprising:
a chassis having a forward portion coupled to the front wheels, a rearward portion coupled to the rear wheels and securing an engine, and a middle portion supporting an occupant area with side openings for occupant entry and exit; a passenger seat and a driver seat laterally adjacent the passenger seat; a passenger door on the side of the passenger seat opposite the driver seat, the passenger door having a passenger grab handle; and a passenger grab bar on the medial side of the passenger seat.