US 12,187,127 B2
Off-road vehicle
Andrew C. Schleif, Stacy, MN (US); Paul W. Barton, Warwickshire (GB); Ralph W. Lauzze, III, Hugo, MN (US); Robert C. Wilmot, Stacy, MN (US); Anthony J. Ripley, Ham Lake, MN (US); and Brian R. Gillingham, Osceola, WI (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on May 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/875,448.
Prior Publication US 2021/0354542 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60K 5/02 (2006.01); B60K 13/02 (2006.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/06 (2006.01); B60K 17/22 (2006.01); F02B 37/00 (2006.01); F02F 7/00 (2006.01); F16H 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 5/02 (2013.01) [B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 13/02 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/00 (2013.01); B60K 17/06 (2013.01); B60K 17/22 (2013.01); F02B 37/00 (2013.01); F02F 7/0021 (2013.01); F16H 9/16 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility vehicle, comprising:
a frame;
a body supported by the frame;
a seating area supported by the frame;
front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body; and
a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members, the powertrain comprising a transmission and an engine having at least three cylinders, an intake comprising an intake manifold, a throttle body, and an exhaust, wherein at least one of the intake and throttle body are positioned longitudinally intermediate a forwardmost point of the at least three cylinders and the seating area, at least a portion of the intake manifold is positioned longitudinally rearwardly of a forwardmost portion of the at least three cylinders, and the exhaust is positioned longitudinally rearward of the engine.