Front structure for vehicle

A front structure for a vehicle, comprising:

• a cowl panel having at least a front wall and a bottom wall, the bottom wall extending from a lower end of the front wall toward a rear of the vehicle, and the cowl panel opening toward a top of the vehicle;
• a dash panel having an upper end portion joined to the front wall of the cowl panel in an overlapping relationship in a vehicle length direction;
• and
• a reinforcing member having a lower end side and an upper end side, the lower end side being joined to the dash panel at a junction, the upper end side being joined to the bottom wall of the cowl panel, to provide a closed cross-section in conjunction with the dash panel and the bottom wall,
• wherein the dash panel has a pair of folded portions provided apart from each other in a vehicle width direction, and the junction between the lower end side of the reinforcing member and the dash panel includes a plurality of main junctions that are located between the pair of folded portions of the dash panel;
• wherein the junction between the lower end side of the reinforcing member and the dash panel includes at least two subsidiary junctions, the pair of folded portions of the dash panel being sandwiched between the subsidiary junctions in a vehicle width direction;
• wherein the front wall of the cowl panel and the dash panel are joined along a vehicle width direction;
• wherein the upper end side of the reinforcing member is joined to the cowl panel at at least two portions located at different positions along the vehicle width direction;
• and wherein the reinforcing member has a main body portion, the main body portion providing a closed cross-section in conjunction with the dash panel and the bottom wall of the cowl panel in a vehicle width direction.