A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a plurality of body panels supported by the frame. The utility vehicle also includes a radiator supported on a rear portion of the frame. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an air intake assembly partially supported by an upper portion of the frame.

A side-by-side off-road vehicle has a cockpit, a storage compartment disposed rearward of the cockpit, a motor compartment disposed rearward of the storage compartment, a frame, four ground engaging members, a motor, and a pivotable cargo bed. In a lowered position, the cargo bed extends over at least a portion of the motor and storage compartments. At least one first partition defines at least in part a front of at least a portion of the storage compartment. At least one second partition defines at least in part a rear of at least a portion of the storage compartment. A floor defines at least in part a bottom of the storage compartment. The storage compartment has left and right access apertures defined in left and right sides of the vehicle. A method of assembling a vehicle of a family of vehicles is also contemplated.

A golf car canopy extension panel that is connectable to a canopy main panel, wherein the extension panel comprises a first extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel main panel, and a second extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel, wherein the first and second extension longitudinal water channels each comprise a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the respective extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the respective extension longitudinal water channel.

A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame supported by the ground-engaging members, and a plurality of body panels supported by the frame. The utility vehicle also includes a radiator supported on a rear portion of the frame. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an air intake assembly partially supported by an upper portion of the frame.

Drifting karts in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described that include a front wheel drive train and rear caster wheels that can be dynamically engaged to induce and control drift during a turn. One embodiment of the invention includes a chassis to which a steering column is mounted, where the steering column includes at least one front steerable wheel configured to be driven by an electric motor, a battery housing mounted to the chassis, where the battery housing contains a controller and at least one battery, wiring configured to provide power from the at least one battery to the electric motor, two caster wheels mounted to the chassis, where each caster wheel is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and swivel around a swivel axis, and a hand lever configured to dynamically engage the caster wheels to induce and control drift during a turn.

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 including an engine having a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders, a cylinder head removably coupled to the cylinder block, a crankcase having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the crankcase being removably coupled to the cylinder block, and at least one gasket positioned between the cylinder block and the first portion of the crankcase, the at least one gasket configured to individually seal each of the plurality of cylinders relative to the first portion of the crankcase.

A work vehicle includes a lower frame 15, support frames 21 joined to left and right portions of the lower frame 15 and extending upward, suspension arms 25 and 26 supported by the support frames 21, and uprights supported by the suspension arms 25 and 26 and supporting wheels. The work vehicle also includes suspension springs 31 connected to the suspension arms 25 and 26 and the support frames 21, and dampers 32 connected to the suspension arms 25 and 26 and the support frames 21. The lower frame 15 is joined to a body frame.

A conversion kit for replacing a bottom-mounted differential with a top-mounted differential using pre-existing mounting features of a vehicle. The kit includes a pair of support members, a pair of mounting gussets, a support plate, and a skid plate. The support members are coupled along top side edges of the top-mounted differential. The support members are coupled to forward and rearward frame members within a differential cavity of a vehicle using the mounting gussets and tabs on the support members and using fasteners installed in pre-existing mounting holes in the vehicle. The top-mounted differential is positioned to maintain substantially the same location and orientation of couplings with a drive train of the vehicle as those used by the bottom-mounted differential. The support plate extends between the support members and optionally supports a winch. The skid plate encloses a clearance opening formed in a pre-existing armor plate of the vehicle.

A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground-engaging members, a frame, a powertrain assembly, a front suspension assembly, and a rear suspension assembly. A cargo bed may be supported by the frame at the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle also includes an operator seat and at least one passenger seat positioned within an operator area. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes doors to enclose the operator area.

A motorized vehicle having a chassis, a front portion disposed at a first end of the chassis, and a rear portion disposed at a second end of the chassis. The front portion is configured to be selectively moved relative to at least one of the rear portion and the chassis between a front closed position and a front opened position, and the rear portion is configured to be selectively moved relative to at least one of the front portion and the chassis between a rear closed position and a rear opened position.