Patent ID: 7896396

Claim:
An automotive vehicle, comprising: a support arrangement supporting at least one of a steering column and pedals, a window arch extending below a windscreen in a region between two outer A-columns of the automotive vehicle; and at least one of a self-supporting instrument panel support, a front wall welded to a shell of the vehicle, and a front wall mounting plate screwed to the shell to separate a vehicle interior and the engine compartment, wherein the support arrangement includes a first strut and a second strut in order to replace a transverse support which is additional to the window arch, initial points of the first and second struts being disposed in a region of the steering column, a first end point of the first strut being situated in a region of a driver-side A-column and a second end point of the second strut in a region of a central console, wherein the support arrangement is mounted on the window arch from an engine compartment of the automotive vehicle, and wherein at least one of a passenger airbag and a glove compartment is connected directly to the instrument panel support.