Motor vehicle, has engine including front face carrying steel tube directed towards front of vehicle, where rear end of steel tube is secured to front face in area below center of gravity of engine

摘要

The vehicle has an engine (1) placed at a front and transverse to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, where the engine pivots about an axis (Y) through the center of gravity of the engine such that an upper part of the engine hits an apron (5) situated at the rear of the engine upon frontal impact. The engine includes a front face (1a) carrying a steel tube (6) directed towards the front, where a rear end of the steel tube is secured to the front face in an area below the center of gravity of the engine.