Off-road vehicle having a cooling tunnel

An off-road vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• at least four wheels suspended from the frame, each of the at least four wheels including a tire;
• a driver and passenger area having a left seat and a right seat mounted on the frame, floor panels including front panels extending under the left and right seats, and a dashboard disposed in front of the left and right seats, the driver and passenger area extending from the rearmost portion of the left and right seats to the front panels;
• a steering assembly disposed in the driver and passenger area forwardly of one of the seats and being operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels;
• an engine mounted to the frame and being operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels, the engine having an upper portion and a lower portion;
• a console mounted on the frame laterally between the left seat and the right seat, the console covering at least the upper portion of the engine and separating the engine from the driver and passenger area, the console having an outer side and an inner side, the inner side of the console defining a central cooling tunnel extending a majority of the length of the driver and passenger area;
• the central cooling tunnel housing at least the upper portion of the engine and including a frontal opening and a rear opening allowing air flow through the central cooling tunnel.