A straddled vehicle, comprising: a front wheel having a center axle; a front cowl that is arranged upward of the front wheel and has a depression recessed rearward; and a heat exchanger arranged rearward relative to the center axle of the front wheel, wherein: the front cowl includes a cowl upper portion located upward of the depression, a cowl lower portion located downward of the depression, a cowl left portion located leftward of the depression, and a cowl right portion located rightward of the depression; an air passage is formed downward of the cowl lower portion and upward of the front wheel, wherein an airflow flows rearward through the air passage; the heat exchanger is arranged rearward of the air passage; and on a vertical end surface passing through a vehicle center line of the front cowl, the cowl upper portion has a first front end projecting forward, and cowl lower portion has a second front end located forward relative to the first front end; characterized in that the cowl upper portion includes a left portion, a right portion located rightward relative to the left portion, and a central portion that is located rightward of the left portion and leftward of the right portion and that is recessed rearward from the left portion and the right portion; and the first front end is provided in the central portion. a front wheel having a center axle; a front cowl that is arranged upward of the front wheel and has a depression recessed rearward; and a heat exchanger arranged rearward relative to the center axle of the front wheel, wherein: the front cowl includes a cowl upper portion located upward of the depression, a cowl lower portion located downward of the depression, a cowl left portion located leftward of the depression, and a cowl right portion located rightward of the depression; an air passage is formed downward of the cowl lower portion and upward of the front wheel, wherein an airflow flows rearward through the air passage; the heat exchanger is arranged rearward of the air passage; and on a vertical end surface passing through a vehicle center line of the front cowl, the cowl upper portion has a first front end projecting forward, and cowl lower portion has a second front end located forward relative to the first front end; characterized in that the cowl upper portion includes a left portion, a right portion located rightward relative to the left portion, and a central portion that is located rightward of the left portion and leftward of the right portion and that is recessed rearward from the left portion and the right portion; and the first front end is provided in the central portion. the front cowl includes a cowl upper portion located upward of the depression, a cowl lower portion located downward of the depression, a cowl left portion located leftward of the depression, and a cowl right portion located rightward of the depression; an air passage is formed downward of the cowl lower portion and upward of the front wheel, wherein an airflow flows rearward through the air passage; the heat exchanger is arranged rearward of the air passage; and on a vertical end surface passing through a vehicle center line of the front cowl, the cowl upper portion has a first front end projecting forward, and cowl lower portion has a second front end located forward relative to the first front end; characterized in that the cowl upper portion includes a left portion, a right portion located rightward relative to the left portion, and a central portion that is located rightward of the left portion and leftward of the right portion and that is recessed rearward from the left portion and the right portion; and the first front end is provided in the central portion.