Mazda Motor Corporation

Koichi Yoshizane

Hayatsugu Harasaki

A vehicle body front structure including a wheel apron extending forward from a hinge pillar and having a front end connected with the radiator shroud. A wheel apron reinforcement structure comprises an inner panel member and an outer panel member. The inner panel member extends between the hinge pillar and the radiator shroud 7 and connected to the wheel apron. The outer panel member is connected to the inner member to form a structure of closed cross-section which extends from the hinge pillar to a position rearward the radiator shroud. The structure of closed cross-section has a height which increases toward rearward.

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Hiroshima, Japan

Koichi Yoshizane