To enhance the rigidity of a side wall and a suspension tower of a vehicle in a vehicle width direction.
In the vehicle side structure 10, a wheel house gusset 30 is connected to the suspension tower 28, the wheel house gusset 30 is inserted into an insertion hole 22 of a roof side inner 16, and both side walls are connected to both side walls of a roof side outer 26 in a vehicle longitudinal direction. Even when the load in the vehicle width direction is input to the suspension tower 28 and the roof side outer 26, the load to a connection perpendicular direction is applied to the roof side outer 26 and the wheel house gusset 30, and thereby, connection rigidity between the roof side outer 26 and the wheel house gusset 30 in the vehicle width direction can be enhanced, and rigidity of the side wall 14 and the suspension tower 28 of the vehicle 12 in the vehicle width direction can be enhanced.
Kato Kazunori
Katsuichi Nishimoto
Hiroshi Fukuda
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