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Porsche Macan ‘FAILS’ Moose Test – but there’s a reason (+video)

The Porsche Macan locks its front brake in the Moose Test The Moose (or Elk) test is a maneuverability and stability test commonly carried out in cold countries to test the behaviour of cars when subject to extreme avoidance tests – such as when trying to miss a Moose that’s wandered in to the road. The Moose Test is probably best remembered as the potential downfall of the original Mercedes A Class, when Teknikens Värld  Magazine conducted a test on the then very new – and groundbreaking – high-riding A-Class, when it rolled over and cost Mercedes a small fortune in re-engineering to restore safety credibility to the A-Class. Now it’s Porsche’s turn to come under the spotlight after Teknikens Värld ran a test on a Macan S Diesel that exhibited some strange behaviour during the test.

Volvo S60 (2010) – first official photos

The first official picture of the 2010 Volvo S60 It’s been almost a year since we first reported on the Volvo S60. Volvo had released some teaser images of the S60 and we speculated – unkindly, as it turns out – that the teaser images would look nothing like the concept. But we were wrong.

Geneva Motor Show 2007 - Preview

The 2007 Geneva Motor Show opens its doors with the media preview days starting March 6th. This year's show is set to be a vintage year for production models with a small cars such as the new Renault Twingo, Mazda2 and Skoda Fabia all being launched. Further up the scale, both Ford and Fiat will show replacements for key models - the third generation Mondeo and stunning new Bravo respectively.