Motor vehicle and method for operating a motor vehicle

A motor vehicle comprising:

• a body component;
• a wing element pivotably coupled to the body component such that the wing element is configured to pivot relative to the body component about a pivot axis between a neutral starting position and a first pivot position;
• an actuator configured to pivot the wing element about the pivot axis between the neutral position and the first pivot position;
• an environment sensor configured to transmit a signal indicating a state of surroundings of the motor vehicle;
• and
• a control device configured to receive the signal from the environment sensor and to detect an impending collision of the motor vehicle with a collision object located in the surroundings of the motor vehicle based on the signal from the environment sensor and a current journey parameter of the motor vehicle,
• wherein if the impending collision is detected, the control device is configured to control the actuator such that the wing element pivots toward the body component from the neutral starting position to the first pivot position, and
• wherein the control device is further configured to evaluate a severity of the impending collision and, based on the evaluation of the severity, to control the actuator such that the wing element pivots away from the body component from the first pivot position toward the neutral starting position.