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Dave Barton said:
Understanding how this whole moose thing evolved.
Moose History 101: When the XC90 debuted in 2003, Volvo organized several test drive events, where quite a few Volvo fans came out to see and drive the new SUVs on fast cone slalom courses. Volvo was showing off their new and advanced Dynamic Stability Traction Control (DSTC), a first of its kind for an SUV. One of the courses was a special slalom, where a professional driver would take a carload of folks, accelerate to a high speed (60 mph if I recall correctly), keep his foot firmly planted on the gas... to the floor, and then crank the wheel as fast as he could one direction, then the other through a set of cones. This dangerous maneuver simulated the avoidance of an obstacle in the road, such as a moose. The DSTC was truly an amazing feature. Many other tall vehicles would have certainly become unstable and possibly lost control, spun out or even rolled over during such an extreme maneuver, but the Volvo's DSTC took over and kept the SUV in perfect form without a hint of trouble. Even with the driver's foot to the floor, the DSTC aggressively controlled the throttle and all four brakes, each brake independently, to keep the vehicle straight and stable. Volvo was calling this course the "Moose Avoidance Test."
A couple years later, when Volvo began showing their new SUV at various car expos, one of them was sporting a moose sticker on its fender (see photo at right). It was a cartoon-like standing moose profile. This concept inspired me to design the first Volvo Prancing Moose sticker in January 2005, which went on my fenders for the 2005 SoCalEuro Meet in Anaheim, California (it was later named the 5 inch type A sticker). After that meet, I received many requests for that sticker, so I began making a few. Now I have more styles than I can count. So if you own a Volvo and have a sense of humor, these stickers are required for your car. If you never smile when driving, adding one to your car will fix that. And as you can see, they are also available for our SAAB cousins and many other makes of cars. Moose stickers are turning up on many cars, trucks, motorcycles, helmets, and even buses!
Moose History 101: When the XC90 debuted in 2003, Volvo organized several test drive events, where quite a few Volvo fans came out to see and drive the new SUVs on fast cone slalom courses. Volvo was showing off their new and advanced Dynamic Stability Traction Control (DSTC), a first of its kind for an SUV. One of the courses was a special slalom, where a professional driver would take a carload of folks, accelerate to a high speed (60 mph if I recall correctly), keep his foot firmly planted on the gas... to the floor, and then crank the wheel as fast as he could one direction, then the other through a set of cones. This dangerous maneuver simulated the avoidance of an obstacle in the road, such as a moose. The DSTC was truly an amazing feature. Many other tall vehicles would have certainly become unstable and possibly lost control, spun out or even rolled over during such an extreme maneuver, but the Volvo's DSTC took over and kept the SUV in perfect form without a hint of trouble. Even with the driver's foot to the floor, the DSTC aggressively controlled the throttle and all four brakes, each brake independently, to keep the vehicle straight and stable. Volvo was calling this course the "Moose Avoidance Test."
A couple years later, when Volvo began showing their new SUV at various car expos, one of them was sporting a moose sticker on its fender (see photo at right). It was a cartoon-like standing moose profile. This concept inspired me to design the first Volvo Prancing Moose sticker in January 2005, which went on my fenders for the 2005 SoCalEuro Meet in Anaheim, California (it was later named the 5 inch type A sticker). After that meet, I received many requests for that sticker, so I began making a few. Now I have more styles than I can count. So if you own a Volvo and have a sense of humor, these stickers are required for your car. If you never smile when driving, adding one to your car will fix that. And as you can see, they are also available for our SAAB cousins and many other makes of cars. Moose stickers are turning up on many cars, trucks, motorcycles, helmets, and even buses!
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