Patent ID: 8341952

Claim:
An exhaust gas system having an exhaust manifold ( 11 ), which includes a plurality of inlet pipes ( 15 , 16 , 17 ) for connection to exhaust gas outlets of an internal combustion engine and a collector device ( 19 ) for the combining of the inlet pipes ( 15 , 16 , 17 ), wherein the collector device ( 19 ) has an outlet opening which is connected to downstream elements of the exhaust gas system, wherein the collector device ( 19 ) is resistant to bending and the inlet pipes ( 15 , 16 , 17 ) are comparatively flexible with respect to the collector device ( 19 ), characterized in that the exhaust manifold ( 11 ) is a single-wall exhaust manifold ( 11 ); and the collector device ( 19 ) includes an inlet pipe stub ( 25 ) which is likewise resistant to bending and which is made for the direct connection to an exhaust gas outlet of an internal combustion engine.