Mazda Motor Corporation

Kenji Ohtani

Hiroshi Sogabe

Masatoki Kito

Hiroyuki Yoshimoto

Hideaki Onishi

Ryo Komuta

Kazuya Matsumoto

An impact absorbing member is provided below a fascia upper member (upper-face forming member) which forms an upper face of a front end portion of a vehicle. The impact absorbing member comprises a front side part which includes a front wall portion, a top wall portion, and a rear wall portion so as to have a U-shaped cross section opening downward and a flat-plate shaped rear side part which extends rearward from a lower end of the rear wall portion. A rear end portion of the rear side part is held at a radiator shroud as a vehicle-body-side member, and the rear side part is configured to slant obliquely forward and downward.

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GTO, Mexico

Kenji Ohtani