Patent ID: 8517136

Claim:
A vehicle, comprising: a plurality of ground engaging members; a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members; an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including driver controls and seating adapted to support at least two people in a side-by-side relationship; a diesel engine supported by the frame; a gearbox having an input shaft and an output shaft, the input shaft being coupled to the diesel engine to receive power from the diesel engine and a rotation ratio of the output shaft of the gearbox to the input shaft of the gearbox being greater than 1; a CVT unit having a drive clutch member coupled to the output shaft of the gearbox and a driven clutch member coupled to the drive clutch member, the driven clutch member being operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle; a rear drive unit positioned rearward of the operator area and coupled to a first ground engaging member and a second ground engaging member both positioned rearward of the operator area; a rear drive shaft operatively coupling the rear drive and the CVT, the CVT providing power to the rear drive; a front drive unit positioned forward of the operator area and coupled to a third ground engaging member and a fourth ground engaging member both positioned forward of the operator area; a front drive shaft operatively coupling the front drive and the CVT, the CVT providing power to the front drive; and a first half shaft coupling the first ground engaging member to the rear drive and a second half shaft coupling the second ground engaging member to the rear drive, the first half shaft having a first length and the second half shaft having a second length, the second length being different than the first length, wherein the rear drive is offset to a first side of a vertical vehicle centerline plane of the vehicle.