Patent ID: 7513556

Claim:
A vehicle architecture for use with a vehicle including a driver and front-row passenger area positioned about a front section of the vehicle and a first passenger row area positioned about a mid-section of the vehicle, the vehicle architecture comprising: a vehicle interior including a first zone and a second zone, the first zone having a first design focus including a first design feature, a first seat characteristic and a first interior surface of either the driver side door or the front passenger side door, the first interior surface containing the first design feature, the second zone having a second design focus including a second design feature, a second seat characteristic, and a second interior surface of either the first passenger row left door or the first passenger right door, the second interior surface containing the second design feature, the first seat characteristic containing a first seat surface of a first seat positioned within the driver and front-row passenger area and the second seat characteristic containing a second seat surface of a second seat positioned within the first passenger row area, the first design focus being different than the second design focus, the first design feature being different than the second design feature, the first seat characteristic being different than the second seat characteristic and the first seat surface being different than the second seat surface; wherein the vehicle further including a second passenger row area positioned about a rear section of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle interior includes a third zone having a third design focus including a third design feature, a third seat characteristic and including a third interior surface of either the second passenger row left side panel or the second passenger row right side panel, the third interior surface containing the third design feature, the third seat characteristic containing a third seat surface of a third seat positioned within the second passenger row area, each of the first, second, and third design focuses being different, each of the first, second, and third design features being different, each of the first, second and third seat characteristics being different and each of the first, second and third seat surfaces being different.