Patent ID: 6745862
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A snowmobile having a four-cycle engine mounted on a front body thereof and enclosed by an engine hood located in front of a seat, characterized in that the four-cycle engine is mounted in such a manner that a crankshaft is arranged along the body width direction and the central axis of at least one cylinder is tilted rearward with respect to the vertical direction of the snowmobile body, forming a rear tilted engine;at least part of the engine intake system including an air cleaner box and throttle body, located over the engine and connected to at least one intake port at the rear part of the cylinder head is accommodated in the topmost space of the engine hood; and exhaust is led out to the front of at least one cylinder by an exhaust system connected to at least one exhaust port of the front part of the cylinder head.