Patent ID: 7677343

Claim:
A four-wheeled utility vehicle comprising: an engine unit mounted in the utility vehicle; and a vehicle body frame including a frame member that is disposed in the vicinity of the engine unit and is partially movable relative to the engine unit; wherein the vehicle body frame includes a main frame member substantially forming the vehicle body frame, and a pair of seat support frame members that are disposed on right and left sides of the engine unit, each of the seat support frame members being positioned directly below and configured to support a respective one of a pair of passenger seats mounted in the utility vehicle; wherein the engine unit includes an engine body and a belt-drive continuously variable transmission that is mounted to a side surface of the engine body, and at least one of the seat support frame members which is separable from the main frame member is disposed opposite to the belt-drive continuously variable transmission so that the seat support frame member interferes with a cover of the transmission when the cover is moved to be removed; and wherein the seat support frame member is configured to be movable away from the engine unit so that the seat support frame member does not interfere with the cover when the cover is moved to be removed.