Moose-proof and megacasting: Ars drives the new Volvo EX60

“When a vehicle hits a moose, the bumper, engine, and built-in crumple zones of the car that are intended to absorb the majority of an impact only hit the thin legs,” explains the Wildlife Roadsharing Resource Center, a project under Canada’s Traffic Injury Research Foundation. “The full weight of the moose’s upper body instead impacts the windshield and roof of the vehicle.” To be blunt, if the body of a moose comes down hard on a windshield or the roof, the odds of passenger survival are greatly diminished. Volvo’s moose tests are just one way the automaker is promoting its safety goals, and it marked the new EX60 EV with a moose Easter egg under the side mirrors. Volvo safety expert Isabelle Stockman says the EX60 was designed with super-strong A-pillars and a header to shield the car’s occupants from potential hazards. Including moose.