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1997 Mercedes A-Class test [ edit ] On 21 October 1997 the journalist Robert Collin from the motor magazine Teknikens Värld overturned the new (now First generation) Mercedes-Benz A-Class in the moose test at 60 km/h (37 mph), while a Trabant —a much older, and widely mocked car from the former East Germany —managed it perfectly.
In 1994, Mercedes-Benz confirmed that it would be launching a compact car - the A-Class (A 160) - by early 1997, and (A 190) by early 1999, which would be the company's first venture in this sector of the market; it was hinted at this stage that the new car would be shorter than the average supermini but as spacious and practical inside as a large family car.
The magazine is known for their thorough automobile tests and gained worldwide attention in 1997 when the First generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class overturned in their moose test. It primarily features automotive news, reviews and test drives of passenger cars from various segments.
The A-Class was re-released with Electronic Stability Control, and the episode gave some fame to the expression moose test - this due to Mercedes-Benz' initial attempt to ridicule the failed test and claim that it was only of interest to Swedes. [citation needed] During the 1990s and onward new co-hosts joined Trafikmagasinet. Sofia Lindahl was ...
The infamous moose test has claimed another casualty. This time it's the Ford Mustang Mach-E AWD Long Range, which was tested in an electric four-way alongside the Tesla Model Y, Hyundai Ioniq 5 ...
During a moose test, Swedish journalist Robert Collin of Teknikens Värld rolled a Mercedes A-Class (without ESC) at 78 km/h in October 1997. [19] Because Mercedes Benz promoted a reputation for safety, they recalled and retrofitted 130,000 A-Class cars with firmer suspension and sportier tyres; all newly produced A- class featured ESC as ...
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These adorable images of a moose giving birth outside a mall parking lot -- that's right, a mall parking lot. A handful of onlookers got a real treat witnessing this baby calf take its first steps: