Vehicle having a pivotable roof

A vehicle, comprising:

• a frame including a roll cage, the roll cage having a front end and a rear end disposed forwardly and rearwardly of a cockpit area of the vehicle respectively such that a portion of the roll cage extends above the cockpit area;
• a motor connected to the frame;
• a driver seat connected to the frame and disposed in the cockpit area, the roll cage at least partly surrounding the driver seat;
• at least one front suspension assembly connected to the frame;
• at least one rear suspension assembly connected to the frame;
• at least one front ground-engaging member operatively connected to the at least one front suspension assembly;
• at least one rear ground-engaging member operatively connected to the at least one rear suspension assembly, at least one of the at least one front ground-engaging member and the at least one rear ground-engaging member being operatively connected to the motor;
• a steering system for steering one or both of the at least one front ground-engaging member and the at least one rear ground-engaging member;
• a roof extending at least in part above the driver seat and having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least part of the roof being pivotably connected to the roll cage about a roof pivot axis so that the at least part of the roof is pivotable relative to the roll cage from a closed position to an open position,
• in the closed position, the at least part of the roof covering a roof opening defined by the portion of the roll cage extending above the cockpit area, and
• in the open position, the at least part of the roof at least partly exposing the roof opening defined by the portion of the roll cage extending above the cockpit area;
• and wherein
• the roof is hollow,
• the roof has a body portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the body portion;
• the roof has an upper wall and a lower wall which form the body and peripheral portions, the upper wall defining the upper surface of the roof, the lower wall defining the lower surface of the roof;
• the at least part of the roof comprises at least part of the upper wall and at least part of the lower wall such that the at least part of the upper wall and the at least part of the lower wall pivot about the roof pivot axis;
• and
• the upper and lower walls define at least one hollow space therebetween.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a frame including a roll cage, the roll cage having a front end and a rear end disposed forwardly and rearwardly of a cockpit area of the vehicle respectively such that a portion of the roll cage extends above the cockpit area;
• a motor connected to the frame;
• a driver seat connected to the frame and disposed in the cockpit area, the roll cage at least partly surrounding the driver seat;
• at least one front suspension assembly connected to the frame;
• at least one rear suspension assembly connected to the frame;
• at least one front ground-engaging member operatively connected to the at least one front suspension assembly;
• at least one rear ground-engaging member operatively connected to the at least one rear suspension assembly, at least one of the at least one front ground-engaging member and the at least one rear ground-engaging member being operatively connected to the motor;
• a steering system for steering one or both of the at least one front ground-engaging member and the at least one rear ground-engaging member;
• and
• a roof extending at least in part above the driver seat and having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least part of the roof being pivotably connected to the roll cage about a roof pivot axis so that the at least part of the roof is pivotable relative to the roll cage from a closed position to an open position,
• in the closed position, the at least part of the roof covering a roof opening defined by the portion of the roll cage extending above the cockpit area, and
• in the open position, the at least part of the roof at least partly exposing the roof opening defined by the portion of the roll cage extending above the cockpit area;
• and
• the roof having at least one attachment for securing the roof to the roll cage in the closed position of the at least part of the roof, the at least one attachment being disposed on the lower surface of the roof, and each of the at least one attachment having a flexible clamp that wraps around a corresponding part of the roll cage to secure the roof to the roll cage in the closed position of the at least part of the roof.