Vehicle having a convertible front hood

A vehicle comprising:

• a front compartment;
• a front hood supportable by a vehicle structure, wherein the front hood closes the front compartment;
• a hood portion pivotable relative to the front hood about a pivot axis between a closed position and a usage position, the hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface;
• and
• a pivoting and holding device that attaches the hood portion to the vehicle structure such that the hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the front hood.

A method comprising:

• supporting a first hood portion on a vehicle structure;
• attaching a second hood portion to the first hood portion for pivoting movement about a pivot axis between a closed position and a usage position, the second hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface;
• and
• attaching the second hood portion to the vehicle structure with a pivoting and holding device such that the second hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the first hood portion.