Patent attributes
A vehicle has a front and rear left wheel, and a front and rear right wheel. A left suspension operatively connects one of the left wheels to the left suspension support. A right suspension operatively connects one of the right wheels to the right suspension support. The one of the right front wheel and the right rear wheel is the right front wheel when the one of the left front wheel and the left rear wheel is the left front wheel. A driver seat and at least one passenger seat are disposed side-by-side. A rack and pinion assembly (RPA) is operatively connected to the one of the left front wheel and the left rear wheel and to the one of the right front wheel and the right rear wheel. The RPA is connected to both suspension supports. A steering wheel is operatively connected to the RPA.