WHEEL WELL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

Wheel housing (4) of a motor vehicle, which is arranged on both sides of an engine compartment (1) with lower covering (3) of the engine compartment (1), wherein the wheel housing (4) consists of a wheel shell (9) and a side wall (10) and in the side wall (10) a cutout (11) is formed, which connects the engine compartment (1) with the wheel housing (4), wherein at the cutout (11) with the width (B) a protruding front ear (12) as well as a rear ear (13) with the length (L) are arranged, which have an advantageous rectangular shape with an upper edge (14) and a lower edge (15), wherein the ratio of the length (L) to the width (B) is L≥0.2B.