VEHICULE AUTOMOBILE A LIGNE D'ECHAPPEMENT COURTE ET ECRAN DE PROTECTION THERMIQUE DU RESERVOIR DE CARBURANT DE CE VEHICULE

摘要

The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a short exhaust line and a screen for the thermal protection of the fuel tank of the vehicle. According to the invention, the vehicle is characterised in that the combustion gas discharge nozzle (6) of the exhaust pipe (5) of the exhaust line (3) is located in front of the fuel tank (9) and in that a thermal protection screen (12) is secured beneath the fuel tank (9) and is shaped to divert the hot combustion gases leaving the nozzle (6) towards the ground. The invention is suitable for use in the automotive industry.