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A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator

A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle including a housing, an airflow generator, an evaporator, and a heater. The housing is configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. The evaporator and the heater are mounted within the housing. Both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle.

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1. A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising: a housing configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well of the motor vehicle;an evaporator mounted within the housing;a heater mounted within the housing;an airflow generator arranged within the housing above both the evapora

1. A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising: a housing configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well of the motor vehicle;an evaporator mounted within the housing;a heater mounted within the housing;an airflow generator arranged within the housing above both the evaporator and the heater; anda curved wall of the housing arranged downstream of the heater and shaped to follow a curvature of the rear wheel well;wherein: both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and a line that is both generally parallel to the floor and tangent to an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle;both the evaporator and the heater are at the vehicle floor or are arranged equidistant away from the vehicle floor when the housing is installed in the vehicle; andthe evaporator, the heater, and the airflow generator are between the rear wheel well and a rear end of the motor vehicle. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted between the rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle. 3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an airflow deflector integral with the housing between the evaporator and the heater. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein: the evaporator includes a first evaporator side and a second evaporator side opposite to the first evaporator side, airflow generated by the airflow generator enters the evaporator at the first evaporator side and exits the evaporator at the second evaporator side;the heater includes a first heater side and a second heater side that is opposite to the first heater side, airflow generated by the airflow generator enters the heater at the first heater side and exits the heater at the second heater side; andan entirety of the first heater side faces the second evaporator side. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein: the evaporator includes a top evaporator end and a bottom evaporator end that is opposite to the top evaporator end;the heater includes a top heater end and a bottom heater end that is opposite to the top heater end; andthe bottom evaporator end and the bottom heater end are generally equidistant from a floor of the vehicle when the housing is installed in the vehicle. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the top heater end is closer to a base of the housing than the top evaporator end. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a door between an outlet of the housing and each of the evaporator and the heater, the door is movable between a first position in which the door is between the evaporator and the heater, and a second position in which the door is between the heater and an inner wall of the housing. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to direct airflow generated by the airflow generator through the evaporator and the heater in a direction away from the rear end of the motor vehicle and towards a front of the vehicle. 9. A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising: a housing configured to be mounted adjacent to a rear wheel well of the motor vehicle;an airflow generator;an evaporator mounted in the housing, the evaporator including a first evaporator side and a second evaporator side opposite to the first evaporator side, airflow generated by the airflow generator enters the evaporator at the first evaporator side and exits the evaporator at the second evaporator side;a heater mounted in the housing, the heater including a first heater side and a second heater side opposite to the first heater side, airflow generated by the airflow generator enters the heater at the first heater side and exits the heater at the second heater side, the first heater side faces the second evaporator side; anda curved wall of the housing arranged downstream of the heater and shaped to follow a curvature of the rear wheel well;wherein: the airflow generator is arranged within the housing above both the evaporator and the heater;both the evaporator and the heater are at the vehicle floor or are arranged equidistant away from the vehicle floor when the housing is installed in the vehicle; andthe evaporator, the heater, and the airflow generator are between the rear wheel well and a rear end of the motor vehicle. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein: the housing is configured to be mounted adjacent the rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle; andan entirety of the first heater side faces the second evaporator side. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and an upper surface of a rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle. 12. The system of claim 9, wherein a bottom evaporator end is aligned with a bottom heater end, and both the bottom evaporator end and the bottom heater end are about equidistant from a base of the housing. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein a top evaporator end is further from the base of the housing than a top heater end. 14. The system of claim 9, further comprising a deflector between the evaporator and the heater. 15. The system of claim 9, wherein the housing is configured to direct airflow generated by the airflow generator through the evaporator and the heater in a direction away from the rear end of the motor vehicle and towards a front of the vehicle. 16. A rear HVAC system for a motor vehicle, the system comprising: a housing configured to be mounted between a rear wheel well and a D-pillar of the motor vehicle, the housing including a base configured to be mounted at a floor of the vehicle;an evaporator mounted in the housing including a top evaporator end opposite to a bottom evaporator end;a heater mounted in the housing, the heater including a top heater end opposite to a bottom heater end, the top heater end is mounted closer to the base of the housing than the top evaporator end;an airflow generator arranged within the housing above both the evaporator and the heater; anda curved wall of the housing arranged downstream of the heater and shaped to follow a curvature of the rear wheel well;wherein: both the evaporator and the heater are between a vehicle floor and an upper surface of the rear wheel well when the housing is installed in the vehicle; andboth the evaporator and the heater are at the vehicle floor or are arranged equidistant away from the vehicle floor when the housing is installed in the vehicle; andthe evaporator, the heater, and the airflow generator are between the rear wheel well and a rear end of the motor vehicle. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein: the evaporator includes a first evaporator side opposite to a second evaporator side, airflow from the airflow generator enters the evaporator at the first evaporator side and exits the evaporator at the second evaporator side; andthe heater includes a first heater side and a second heater side opposite to the first heater side, an entirety of the first heater side faces the second evaporator side. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the bottom evaporator end and the bottom heater end are each proximate to the base of the housing. 19. The system of claim 16, wherein both the evaporator and the heater are closer to the base of the housing than the airflow generator. 20. The system of claim 16, further comprising a deflector formed in the housing between the evaporator and the heater. 21. The system of claim 16, further comprising a rotary door adjacent to the heater and the evaporator, the rotary door movable between a first position and a second position, in the first position the rotary door obstructs airflow to an outlet of the housing from between both the heater and the evaporator, in the second position the rotary door obstructs airflow to the outlet from the second side of the heater. 22. The system of claim 16, wherein the housing defines a foot outlet and a face outlet. 23. The system of claim 16, wherein the housing is configured to direct airflow generated by the airflow generator through the evaporator and the heater in a direction away from the rear end of the motor vehicle and towards a front of the vehicle.