Motor vehicle with pedestrian airbag

A motor vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle body defining an engine compartment;
• a hood covering the engine compartment;
• an airbag module having an airbag configured to deploy in an area on an outer side of said vehicle body;
• and
• at least one hinge mechanism operably coupling the hood to the vehicle body so that the hood is positionable between a closed position in which the hood covers the engine compartment and an open position in which the hood uncovers the engine compartment for access thereto, the hinge mechanism including a first part, a second part, a mechanism supported on the second part so as to be movable relative to the body and a breakable connecting element interconnecting the first and second parts, wherein the connecting element between the first and second parts is broken in the event of an accident enabling a rear end area of the hood to move relative to the vehicle body from the normal closed position into a partly open, accident position in the area of the front windscreen.