US Patent 7798562 Motor vehicle with front wall cross member

A motor vehicle contains two A pillars, a front wall, a central tunnel and a front wall cross member. The front wall cross member has two side parts which are attached to the A pillars of the motor vehicle, and a middle part connecting these two side parts. The side parts are shaped in such a way that they are in at least partial contact with the front wall of the motor vehicle and are attached to the front wall there. The middle part is in at least partial contact with the central tunnel of the motor vehicle.