Motor vehicle esp. compact car has bow section with windscreen curved in two dimensions, and correspondingly curved cladding for steering column

摘要

The vehicle has a stiff underbody and a passenger cell between front windscreen and rear window. A bow section extending towards the passenger cell has a windscreen (3), which is curved in two dimensions. A steering column (13) located directly next to the windscreen has a cladding (12), which is curved according to the contour of the windscreen. The cladding projects upwards from the underbody (1) has a narrow foot section (14) and a wide dashboard (16) next to the steering wheel (15).