Front body structure of a vehicle for enhanced crash protection

A front body structure of a vehicle for enhanced crash protection comprising:

• a front bumper beam extending transversely across a body of the vehicle;
• a pair of longitudinal sidemembers extending longitudinally along the vehicle body, each of the longitudinal sidemembers perpendicularly attached at a front end thereof to the front bumper beam;
• a front bumper tip enclosure attached to the front bumper beam and substantially enclosing an end portion of the front bumper beam;
• and
• a sidemember angle tie extending at an angle with respect to the longitudinal sidemembers, a front end of the sidemember angle tie attached to the front bumper tip enclosure, and a rear end of the sidemember angle tie attached to one of the longitudinal sidemembers, wherein
• the sidemember angle tie changes a direction of an impact load on the vehicle body to a longitudinal direction by transferring the impact load along an angular path to the one of the longitudinal sidemembers to which the sidemember angle tie is attached, and
• the front bumper tip enclosure includes an upper piece covering an upper part of the end portion of the front bumper beam and a lower piece covering a lower part of the end portion of the front bumper beam, the upper piece and the lower piece attached to one another at one or more attachment points.