Patent ID: 7997376

Claim:
An exhaust system for a vehicle having a structure in which a transmission and a transfer device are connected in series to a V-engine with the output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the transmission and the transfer device are provided in a tunnel provided at a central portion of a floor of the vehicle and protruding to an upper portion of the vehicle; a pair of exhaust pipes are connected to each bank of the V-engine; the exhaust pipes are converged into a convergence section provided under the floor and extend to the rear section of the vehicle, wherein the V-engine is supported via a sub-frame by and between a pair of frame members; the transfer device is supported by a cross member between the frame members, and wherein the convergence section is provided at a side portion of the transfer device in the lateral direction of the vehicle with a portion thereof located under the tunnel and above the cross member.