Patent ID: 7237644

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a passenger compartment having a floor; a rear seat disposed in the passenger compartment; a driver's seat and a front passenger's seat respectively disposed in the passenger compartment in front of the rear seat, each of the driver's seat and the front passenger's seat comprising a seat support bracket attached to the floor of the passenger compartment at respective left and right support bracket attachment portions of said floor, said support bracket attachment portions defining a first level; wherein a portion of said floor extends upwardly from said first level to define at least one recessed accommodating portion formed below the floor of the passenger compartment; an engine arranged forward of the passenger compartment at a front end of the vehicle; a fuel tank arranged under the rear seat and the passenger compartment; a canister for storing and releasing evaporative fuel emissions; and an exhaust pipe for receiving exhaust gas from the engine and outputting the exhaust gas during operation of the vehicle; wherein the canister and the exhaust pipe are positioned in said at least one recessed accommodating portion, and wherein said at least one recessed accommodating portion is located between the fuel tank and the engine.