Patent ID: 7874608

Claim:
A car ( 1 ), comprising: a chassis ( 2 ) supporting a pair of front wheels ( 3 ) which turn about a first horizontal rotation axis ( 4 ) and a pair of rear wheels ( 5 ) which turn about a second horizontal rotation axis ( 6 ); a passenger compartment ( 7 ) arranged between the front wheels ( 3 ) and the rear wheels ( 5 ); and at least one pair of front doors ( 8 ), each of which is hinged to the chassis ( 2 ) by means of a single axis hinge ( 9 ) to turn about only one third rotation axis ( 10 ) between an opening position and a closing position of the passenger compartment ( 7 ); the car ( 1 ) is characterized in that the hinges ( 9 ) of the front doors ( 8 ) are arranged in proximity to the first rotation axis ( 4 ) of the front wheels ( 3 ) so that the projection on a horizontal plane of the hinges ( 9 ) is within a rectangular area ( 11 ) comprised between the two front wheels ( 3 ); wherein the chassis is tapered towards the front wheel at each front wheel; wherein each front door comprises the corresponding door sill, constituted by the portion of the chassis normally arranged under the front door, and thus no fixed component is present under the front door; and wherein each front door comprises the rear portion of a wing of the corresponding front wheel so that when each front door is opened, the rear part of the corresponding front wheel is uncovered.