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A motor vehicle has a rigid vehicle body structure with a compartment for passengers and payload. The vehicle body structure has a front, a back, and sides. An exterior skin is connected to the vehicle body structure and includes a plurality of aerial exterior skin portions. At least one impact prot

A motor vehicle has a rigid vehicle body structure with a compartment for passengers and payload. The vehicle body structure has a front, a back, and sides. An exterior skin is connected to the vehicle body structure and includes a plurality of aerial exterior skin portions. At least one impact protection unit is connected to the vehicle body structure and one of the aerial exterior skin portions for moving the one exterior skin portion from a retracted position at the vehicle body structure into an extended position in which a base surface area defined by the outer contour of the motor vehicle is enlarged. The impact protection unit upon impact reduces a deceleration of the compartment due to a movement of the impact protection unit toward the vehicle body structure.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A motor vehicle comprising:a rigid vehicle body structure comprising a compartment for passengers and payload, said vehicle body structure having a front, a back, and sides;an exterior skin connected to said vehicle body structure, said exterior skin comprised of a plurality of aer

[ We claim:] [1.] A motor vehicle comprising:a rigid vehicle body structure comprising a compartment for passengers and payload, said vehicle body structure having a front, a back, and sides;an exterior skin connected to said vehicle body structure, said exterior skin comprised of a plurality of aerial exterior skin portions;at least one impact protection unit including moveable support elements connected to said vehicle body structure and to a first one of said aerial exterior skin portions for moving said first exterior skin portion from a retracted position at said vehicle body structure, when said motor vehicle is stationary, into an extended position, when said motor vehicle is moving, in which extended position a base surface area defined by an outer contour of said motor vehicle is enlarged;wherein said impact protection unit upon impact reduces a deceleration of said compartment due to a movement of said impact protection unit toward said vehicle body structure;wherein said first aerial exterior skin portion has a rigid structure so as to form a protective shield;wherein a first set of said moveable support elements is arranged at an upper end of said first aerial skin portion and wherein a second set of said moveable support elements is arranged at a lower end of said first aerial skin portion;wherein in said extended position said upper end of said first aerial exterior skin portion is moved away from said vehicle body structure by said first set of support elements and said lower end of said first aerial exterior skin portion is moved away from said vehicle body structure by said second set of said support elements.