Patent ID: 7918297

Claim:
A motor vehicle comprising: a chassis including a front axle support, and a steering gear attached to the front axle support; a water-cooled internal combustion engine attached to the chassis, the internal combustion engine designed as a rear engine or as a center engine; and a cooling system including a cooling pipe system, at least two radiator elements fluidly communicating with the cooling pipe system for discharging heat produced by the internal combustion engine, and a coolant pump for producing a forced flow in the cooling pipe system and in the radiator elements; wherein the cooling pipe system is formed from a plurality of modules and a plurality of quick action couplings that connect the plurality of modules to each other, the plurality of modules include a rear end module, a central module connected to the rear end module, and a distributor pipe assembly, which adjoins with the central module, and which is attached to the front axle support and communicates with the internal combustion engine and the radiator elements; wherein the radiator elements are located near the front axle support; wherein the cooling pipe system includes a plurality of coolant conducting pipes; and wherein the a distributor pipe assembly includes a first supply pipe with a branching portion that branches to a first one of the radiator elements and a first return pipe with a branching portion that branches to the first one of the radiator elements; wherein the distributor pipe assembly includes a second supply pipe with a branching portion that branches to a second one of the radiator elements and a second return pipe with a branching portion that branches to the second one of the radiator elements; and wherein the branching portion of the first supply pipe, the branching portion of the first return pipe, the branching portion of the second supply pipe, and the branching portion of the second return pipe are all located in front of the steering gear as viewed in a direction of travel of the motor vehicle.