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Much has been made about the
Moose Test as of late. The evasive maneuver test popularized by Swedish safety experts is meant to simulate a driver unexpectedly encountering and attempting to avoid one of these majestic furry beasts. The test is performed by executing a split-second emergency lane change to determine if the vehicle can maintain control.
The
Jeep Grand Cherokee supposedly
failed the test recently in Sweden. Then it was alleged that the circumstances may have been rigged. Then it
passed the German version of the test. It was all a bit confusing.
The makers of this video have apparently had enough of the Moose Test, which is why before you is a screen grab of a mock moose is in the middle of the road. That vehicle looming behind it? It's a
Toyota GT86, overseas twin to America's
Scion FR-S and
Subaru BRZ. The fate of said moose? You're just going to have to
scroll down to see the how the famously well-handling rear-drive coupe performs...
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