Off-road vehicle engine mounting

An engine mount assembly for attaching an engine assembly to a frame, the engine assembly comprising a front part and a rear part, the frame comprising a front frame coupling and a rear frame coupling, said engine mount assembly comprising:

• a front mount assembly for attaching the front part of the engine assembly to the front frame coupling of the frame, the front mount assembly comprising a pair of front isolators;
• and
• a rear mount assembly for attaching the rear part of the engine assembly to the rear frame coupling of the frame, the rear mount assembly comprising:
• a rear mount bracket defined by a rear central portion having a first side edge, a second side edge, and first and second supporting flanges extending from each of the first side edge and the second side edge, respectively, the rear mount bracket configured to be attached to the rear part of the engine assembly at one or both of the first and second supporting flanges;
• a rear transverse bar defined by a first end, a second end, and a rear central part extending therebetween, the rear central part having at least a top surface, the rear transverse bar configured to be attached with the rear central portion of the rear mount bracket at the rear central part;
• and
• a pair of rear isolators configured to be attached to the rear transverse bar.

A method of installing an engine assembly in an off-road vehicle, the off-road vehicle comprising a frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and defining a seating area and an engine area, the frame having a front mount assembly comprising a pair of front isolators and a rear mount assembly comprising a rear mount bracket having a rear central portion and a pair of supporting flanges, a rear transverse bar, and a pair of rear isolators, the method comprising:

• attaching a rear part of the engine assembly with the pair of supporting flanges of the rear mount bracket using at least one first fastener;
• attaching the rear transverse bar with the pair of rear isolators;
• guiding the engine assembly towards the attached rear transverse bar such that a lower surface of the rear central portion abuts a top surface of the rear transverse bar;
• and
• attaching the rear mount bracket with the rear transverse bar using at least a second fastener.