Vehicle front structure for absorbing small offset impact forces

A vehicle having a front structure, comprising:

• a left side rail extending longitudinally in a front portion of the vehicle on a left side of an engine of the vehicle and a right side rail extending longitudinally in the front portion of the vehicle on a right side of the engine of the vehicle;
• a left front member coupled to a front end of the left side rail and extending in a laterally outward direction from the left side rail and being at least partially disposed in an outer left quarter of a total width of the vehicle, and a right front member coupled to a front end of the right side rail and extending in a laterally outward direction from the right side rail and being at least partially disposed in an outer right quarter of the total width of the vehicle;
• a left outer brace having a top side, a bottom side, and a base that extends between the top and bottom sides of the left outer brace apart, and a right outer brace having a top side, a bottom side, and a base that extends between the top and bottom sides of the right outer brace;
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• a left inner brace extending between and coupled to the left front member and the left side rail, the left inner brace having a base disposed between the top and bottom sides of the left outer brace, the base of the left inner brace extending diagonally between the left front member and the left side rail, and a right inner brace extending between and coupled to the right front member and the right side rail, the right inner brace having a base disposed between the top and bottom sides of the right outer brace, the base of the right inner brace extending diagonally between the right front member and the right side rail;
• wherein each side rail includes a top side, a bottom side, an inner side and an outer side that form a tubular structure, wherein a portion of the top side of each outer brace overlaps with the top side of the side rail coupled to that outer brace, and a portion of the bottom side of the outer brace overlaps with the bottom side of the side rail coupled to that outer brace.