Patent ID: 7708103

Claim:
A power unit support structure comprising: a vehicle body frame including front and rear cross members extending between right and left main frames which extend in a vehicle fore and aft direction; a power unit support subframe upon which a power unit including a longitudinal engine is mounted; a front support bracket and a rear support bracket which are directly attached, respectively, to the front and rear cross members in order to mount the power unit support frame onto the vehicle body frame, wherein the front and rear support brackets are disposed substantially at a center in a vehicle width direction between the right and left main frames, wherein the power unit support subframe is supported on the vehicle body only in the vehicle fore and aft direction, and wherein the power unit support subframe is rectangular-shaped and includes front and rear lateral extending members and right and left longitudinal extending members, the power unit support structure further comprising: a front extension portion projecting forwardly from a central portion of the front lateral extending member beyond the power unit, and a rear extension portion projecting rearwardly from a central portion of the rear lateral extending member beyond the power unit, wherein the front support bracket connects the front extension portion to a central portion of the front cross member, and the rear support bracket connects the rear extension portion to a central portion of the rear cross member.