Off-Road Recreational Vehicle

Abstract

Embodiments relate to an off-road vehicle comprising a frame, including at least one cargo box support member, a suspension movably coupled to the frame, a passenger compartment, an engine, a transmission operatively coupled to the engine, and a cargo box. The cargo box includes a floor and a plurality of upwardly extending sidewalls, wherein at least a portion of the cargo box floor extends over the at least one cargo box support member and wherein the cargo box is removably coupled to the at least one cargo box support members and is removable from the off-road vehicle via the removal of fewer than eight fasteners.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An off-road vehicle comprising:
 a frame, including at least one cargo box support member;   a suspension movably coupled to the frame;   a passenger compartment;   an engine;   a transmission operatively coupled to the engine; and   a cargo box, the cargo box comprising a floor and a plurality of upwardly extending sidewalls, wherein at least a portion of the cargo box floor extends over the at least one cargo box support member and wherein the cargo box is removably coupled to the at least one cargo box support members and is removable from the off-road vehicle via the removal of fewer than eight fasteners.   
     
     
         2 . An off-road vehicle comprising:
 a frame, including at least one cargo box support member;   a suspension movably coupled to the frame;   a passenger compartment;   an engine having an engine block;   a transmission operatively coupled to the engine; and   an engine cradle, the engine cradle having a first portion extending forwardly of the engine block and a second portion extending rearwardly of the engine block, wherein at least a portion of the engine cradle extends under the engine block.