Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft

Sebastian Steinruecken

Philipp Kellner

Tassilo Gilbert

Michael Junginger

Frank Kunert

A support structure is provided for a motor vehicle that has a front wheel (). The support structure includes an A pillar () having a slide-off surface () for the front wheel. The slide-off surface for the front wheel () is inclined so that the front wheel () slides out along the slide-off surface ().

Motor vehicle support structure

A motor vehicle structure has an A pillar (), a sill, a front wheel () and a slide-off surface () for the front wheel (). The A pillar (), as viewed in cross section, exhibits a higher strength in an inner region () than in an outer region () in order to realize the slide-off surface ().

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Olsberg, Germany

Sebastian Steinruecken