Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some
embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front
and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the
vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are
substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large
interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles
within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments
that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for
the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the
vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having
components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of
the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for
the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the
vehicles.