A vehicle shown herein is a side by side powersports vehicle having a utility bed recessed in the rear body portion below an upper surface, the utility bed forming a stepped portion relative to the rear body portion and having a maximum lateral width greater than a diameter of at least one of the wheels, and a minimum width less than a diameter of at least one of the wheels, whereby a spare wheel may be stored on the stepped portion of the utility bed. As shown herein, the utility bed is defined as a removable tub, which can be removed from the rear body portion. The utility bed has defined troughs in a floor thereof angled rearwardly wherein the utility bed has drains which drain away from any heat source of the vehicle. The seats of the vehicle allow longitudinal movement and tilt capability.

A rear vehicle body structure may include a rear side member connected to a back beam provided at the rear of the vehicle body, and a rear floor including a rear floor side portion with which the rear side member is connected, a tire wall formed with concave step from the rear floor side portion, and a rear floor transverse reinforcement formed protrude along the shape of the rear floor side portion and the tire wall from the rear of the rear floor side portion and the tire wall.

Vehicle tailgate assembly that includes a sill flap and tailgate, where the sill flap has rollers that contact the tailgate while the sill flap and tailgate are opened or closed. The sill flap thus maintains rolling contact with the tailgate during opening and closing operations. In embodiments of the disclosure, the tailgate opens to leave a gap between the edge of the vehicle bed and the edge of the tailgate, and the sill flap is pivoted into this gap. While being pivoted into this open position, the sill flap rollers rotatably contact the tailgate, so that the sill flap maintains rolling contact with the tailgate rather than frictional contact therewith. This prevents damage to the sill flap and tailgate when opened and closed.

A command center storage system includes a stationary unit and a moveable unit. The stationary unit comprises a support platform and a lower storage cavity disposed at least partially below the support platform. The support platform has an upper and lower surface and a forward and rearward region. The lower surface is adjacent to a loading floor of a vehicle and the rearward region includes an opening to the lower storage chamber. The moveable unit moves between a rear position and a forward position relative to the stationary unit, and extends over a portion of the rearward region of the support platform and the opening to the lower storage chamber when the moveable unit is in the rear position. The moveable unit extends over a portion of the forward region of the support platform such that the opening to the lower storage chamber is accessible when the moveable unit is in the forward position.

Vehicle tailgate assembly that includes a sill flap and tailgate, where the sill flap has rollers that contact the tailgate while the sill flap and tailgate are opened or closed. The sill flap thus maintains rolling contact with the tailgate during opening and closing operations. In embodiments of the disclosure, the tailgate opens to leave a gap between the edge of the vehicle bed and the edge of the tailgate, and the sill flap is pivoted into this gap. While being pivoted into this open position, the sill flap rollers rotatably contact the tailgate, so that the sill flap maintains rolling contact with the tailgate rather than frictional contact therewith. This prevents damage to the sill flap and tailgate when opened and closed.

A tool case fixing structure of a vehicle includes at least two weld stud bolts located on a floor panel of a vehicle body and formed at a front end and a rear end in a length direction of a vehicle, a case body inserted into one side of a spare tire of the vehicle and having a plurality of tool grooves formed to insert a tool into the tool grooves, at least two fastener holes formed on the case body corresponding to locations of the weld stud bolts, and at least two fasteners formed corresponding to locations of the fastener holes and configured to be fastened with the weld stud bolts to fix the case body to the vehicle body.

A tool case fixing structure of a vehicle includes at least two weld stud bolts located on a floor panel of a vehicle body and formed at a front end and a rear end in a length direction of a vehicle, a case body inserted into one side of a spare tire of the vehicle and having a plurality of tool grooves formed to insert a tool into the tool grooves, at least two fastener holes formed on the case body corresponding to locations of the weld stud bolts, and at least two fasteners formed corresponding to locations of the fastener holes and configured to be fastened with the weld stud bolts to fix the case body to the vehicle body.

A motor-vehicle floor panel structure comprises a front body sub-unit, a central floor sub-unit, and a rear body sub-unit. The central floor sub-unit comprises a front floor structure including a central longitudinal tunnel, a pair of lateral longitudinal beams, connected to the front floor structure and to the front body sub-unit and two intermediate longitudinal beams which connect the central floor sub-unit to the front body sub-unit and which extend at intermediate areas between the lateral longitudinal beams and the central tunnel. The intermediate longitudinal beams are connected to the upper surface of the front floor structure and have portions which extend in a cantilever fashion from the front edge of the front floor structure and which are connected to said front body sub-unit. Due to this feature the floor structure has a lower surface which is substantially close to a regular continuous surface, so as to reduce turbulences in the air flowing under the floor panel structure during travel of the motor-vehicle, with a resulting positive impact on fuel consumption.

A motor-vehicle floor panel structure comprises a front body sub-unit, a central floor sub-unit, and a rear body sub-unit. The central floor sub-unit comprises a front floor structure including a central longitudinal tunnel, a pair of lateral longitudinal beams, connected to the front floor structure and to the front body sub-unit and two intermediate longitudinal beams which connect the central floor sub-unit to the front body sub-unit and which extend at intermediate areas between the lateral longitudinal beams and the central tunnel. The intermediate longitudinal beams are connected to the upper surface of the front floor structure and have portions which extend in a cantilever fashion from the front edge of the front floor structure and which are connected to said front body sub-unit. Due to this feature the floor structure has a lower surface which is substantially close to a regular continuous surface, so as to reduce turbulences in the air flowing under the floor panel structure during travel of the motor-vehicle, with a resulting positive impact on fuel consumption.

A vehicle comprising a rear seat arrangement for a rear seat row and comprising a spare wheel recess arranged in the rear region of the vehicle—relative to a vehicle longitudinal axis—a spare wheel for the vehicle being received in said spare wheel recess. A rigid carrier portion, which is fixed to the body, of a supporting structure of the rear seat arrangement is located with a lower face facing the cover of the spare wheel recess above a reference plane or extends along a reference plane, wherein the reference plane runs at an angle α to the wheel plane on the front face of the spare wheel and the wheel plane intersects a cutting line which is located in a vertical plane running perpendicular to the vehicle longitudinal axis and tangential to the running surface of the spare wheel received in the spare wheel recess.