Side-by-side vehicle

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a frame;

a plurality of ground engaging members supporting the frame;

a power source supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle;

a CVT supported by the frame and operatively coupled to the power source and the at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members;

an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including seating and operator controls;

a rear drive supported by the frame and positioned rearward of the operator area, the rear drive being operatively coupled to the power source and operatively coupled to at least a first ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area through a half shaft to transfer power received from the power source to the first ground engaging member; and

a first rear suspension system moveably coupling the first ground engaging member to the frame, the first rear suspension system including a control arm moveably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the half shaft connecting the rear drive and the first ground engaging member and between a plane passing through a first laterally extending end of the rear drive and a centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle, the plane being parallel to the centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle, the first rear suspension further including a radius arm coupled to the frame at a third location forward of the CVT, the CVT and the power source being positioned rearward of the seating.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first rear suspension includes a second control arm moveably coupled to the frame at a second location rearward of the half shaft connecting the rear drive unit and the first ground engaging member and between the plane passing through the first laterally extending end of the rear drive and the centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the control arm and the second control arm are coupled to a bearing carrier which is coupled to the first ground engaging member, the bearing carrier including an opening through which the half shaft is operatively coupled to the first ground engaging member.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the third location is forward of the power source.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the third location is under the seating of the operator area.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first rear suspension includes a dampening member having a first end coupled to the radius arm at a fourth location and a second end coupled to the frame at a fifth location, the fifth location being forward of the fourth location and closer to the longitudinal centerline plane than the fourth location.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a front drive supported by the frame and positioned forward of the operator area, the front drive being operatively coupled to the power source and operatively coupled to at least a second ground engaging member positioned forward of the operator area to transfer power received from the power source to the second ground engaging member.

8. A vehicle, comprising:

a frame;

a plurality of ground engaging members supporting the frame;

a power source supported by the frame and operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members to propel the vehicle;

a CVT supported by the frame and operatively coupled to the power source and the at least one of the plurality of ground engaging members;

an operator area supported by the frame, the operator area including seating and operator controls;

a rear drive supported by the frame and positioned rearward of the operator area, the rear drive being operatively coupled to the power source and operatively coupled to at least a first ground engaging member positioned rearward of the operator area through a half shaft to transfer power received from the power source to the first ground engaging member;

a first rear suspension system moveably coupling the first ground engaging member to the frame, the first rear suspension system including a control arm coupled to the frame at a rear face of the frame, the control arm being unobscured by the frame from a viewing direction which is perpendicular to a centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle; and

a radius arm coupled to the frame at a third location forward of the CVT, the radius arm being coupled to the bearing carrier, the CVT and the power source being positioned rearward of the seating.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the rear face of the vehicle is a flat surface.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the first rear suspension includes a second control arm moveably coupled to the rear face of the frame at a second location, the second control arm being unobscured by the frame from the viewing direction which is perpendicular to a centerline longitudinal plane of the vehicle and rearward of the vehicle.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the control arm and the second control arm are coupled to a bearing carrier which is coupled to the first ground engaging member, the bearing carrier including an opening through which the half shaft is operatively coupled to the first ground engaging member.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the third location is under the seating of the operator area.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the first rear suspension includes a dampening member having a first end coupled to the radius arm at a fourth location and a second end coupled to the frame at a fifth location, the fifth location being forward of the fourth location and closer to the longitudinal centerline plane than the fourth location.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a front drive supported by the frame and positioned forward of the operator area, the front drive being operatively coupled to the power source and operatively coupled to at least a second ground engaging member positioned forward of the operator area to transfer power received from the power source to the second ground engaging member.