Patent ID: 8151562

Claim:
An exhaust device of a V-type engine for a vehicle, the V-type engine disposed in an engine room of the vehicle so that each cylinder bank of the V-type engine extends substantially in a vehicle length direction, the exhaust device comprising: exhaust manifolds attached to both side of the V-type engine in a vehicle width direction, respectively; catalytic converters attached to both gathering portions of the exhaust manifolds, respectively, in a manner that an axial line of each of the catalytic converters extends substantially in a vehicle height direction; and a brake booster disposed above one of the catalytic converters in the engine room; wherein an oil pan is attached to a lower portion of the V-type engine; wherein the one of the catalytic converters is located lower than the other of the catalytic converters; wherein the one of the catalytic converters is located lateral to the oil pan; and wherein a center line of lower portion of the oil pan is shifted with respect to a center line of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction so that the lower portion of the oil pan is away from the one of the catalytic converters.