a rear axle defining a first axis;

a first rear wheel assembly coupled to the rear axle, the first rear wheel assembly including a first rear wheel rotatable about the first axis, the first rear wheel having a rearmost portion;

a second rear wheel assembly coupled to the rear axle, the second rear wheel assembly including a second rear wheel rotatable about the first axis;

a first front wheel assembly including a first front wheel having a frontmost portion;

a second front wheel assembly including a second front wheel;

a chassis, wherein at least a portion of the chassis has a planar structure;

a front suspension system coupling the first front wheel assembly and the second front wheel assembly to the chassis;

a rear suspension system coupling the pair of rear wheel assemblies first rear wheel assembly and the second rear wheel assembly to the chassis to the chassis, the rear suspension system including a pair of leaf springs having forward ends coupled to interfaces positioned beneath the planar structure of the chassis;

a front seat configured to accommodate a plurality of front occupants, the front seat including a front seat bottom, a front seat back, and a pedestal supporting the front seat bottom, the pedestal coupled to the chassis;

a rear seat configured to accommodate a plurality of rear occupants, the rear seat coupled to the chassis rearward of the front seat, the rear seat comprising a rear seat bottom and a rear seat back, the rear seat back positioned rearward of at least a portion of the rear seat bottom such that the rear seat defines a forward-facing seating, wherein at least a portion of the rear seat bottom of the rear seat is positioned longitudinally rearward, in a side plan view of the lightweight vehicle, of a second axis extending vertically and through the first axis of the rear axle;

a floorboard coupled to the planar structure, the floorboard providing a first footwell in front of the front seat for feet of the plurality of front occupants and a second footwell between the front seat and the rear seat for feet of the plurality of rear occupants, wherein the first footwell and the second footwell are coplanar, and wherein the front seat bottom and the rear seat bottom are positioned at different heights above the floorboard; and

a drivetrain coupled to the rear axle and positioned beneath the rear seat bottom, the drivetrain including an electric motor and a transaxle;

wherein the floorboard has a lateral width of between 42 inches and 52 inches;

wherein a longitudinal length between the frontmost portion of the first front wheel and the rearmost portion of the first rear wheel is less than 106 inches; and

wherein the frontmost portion of the first front wheel is positioned longitudinally forward, in the side plan view of the lightweight vehicle, of a front end of the chassis.