Vehicle front trunk access
A vehicle having front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk. A hood is pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk. A grille is mounted to the body structure or the hood via a horizontal hinge, the grille pivotable from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position extending from the body structure.
1. A vehicle comprising:
front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk;
a hood pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk; and
a grille mounted to the body structure via a horizontal hinge, the grille pivotable from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position extending forward from the body structure.
2. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the grille includes a latch configured to selectively secure the grille to the body structure.
3. The vehicle of claim 2 wherein the latch releasably secures to a vertical side of the grille opening.
4. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the horizontal hinge is secured to a bottom edge of the grille adjacent to a front bumper.
5. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the grille, in the closed position, covers the entire grille opening.
6. The vehicle of claim 4 wherein the grille, includes an upper portion secured to the hood and a bottom portion pivotally secured to the hinge, with the bottom portion, in the closed position, covering a lower portion of the grille opening.
7. The vehicle of claim 1 wherein the horizontal hinge is secured to a top edge of the grille adjacent to the hood.
8. The vehicle of claim 7 wherein the grille, in the closed position, covers the entire grille opening.
9. A vehicle comprising:
front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk;
a hood, pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk, and including a horizontal hinge extending laterally to create a front portion and a rear portion; and
a grille, secured to the hood, pivotable with the front portion from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position out of the grille opening.
10. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the grille includes a latch configured to selectively secure the grille to the body structure.
11. The vehicle of claim 10 wherein the latch releasably secures to a vertical side of the grille opening.
12. The vehicle of claim 9 wherein the grille, in the closed position, covers the entire grille opening.
13. A vehicle comprising:
front body structure including a grille opening adjacent to a front trunk;
a hood pivotally mounted to the structure over the front trunk; and
a grille mounted to the hood via a horizontal hinge, the grille pivotable from a closed position in the grille opening to an open position extending forward from the body structure.
14. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the grille includes a latch configured to selectively secure the grille to the body structure.
15. The vehicle of claim 13 wherein the grille, in the closed position, covers the entire grille opening.