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porsche macan ‘fails’ moose test – but there’s a reason (+video) wed, 15 oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700 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 clas*, when teknikens värld  magazine conducted a test on the then very new – and groundbreaking – high-riding a-clas*, when it rolled over and cost mercedes a small fortune in re-engineering to restore safety credibility to the a-clas*. 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.. mit develops self-transforming materials that behave 'like robots without robots'. wed, 15 oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700 a cross-disciplinary research lab at the mas*achusetts institute of technology (mit) has developed a suite of programmable materials, including carbon fiber, printed wood grain, textile composites, rubbers and plastics, that self-transform when exposed to an external stimulus. director of the self-as*embly lab, skylar tibbits, presented a ted talk on 4d printing in 2013, where he demonstrated how a flat sheet of material could effectively build itself when exposed to water, like a robot without a robot. following positive feedback from industries including aviation, automotive and manufacturing, his lab has been working on developing materials that change according to different activation sources, including heat, light, and air pressure, in addition to water – all of which have automotive relevance. wed, 15 oct 2014 00:00:00 -0700 the winners of the mpg marathon in the honda civic tourer 1.6 i-dtec last year honda took the cr-v 1.6i-dtec out mpg marathon playing, and managed to return an impressive 78mpg in a car the official