Greater than... what?

The other day I caught my mind thinking about the way the VW emblem is on the the steering wheel. I know, one of those random thoughts, but it was there. I remembered how many "V"s are created through the way they emblem is put together, but "v" is the same as ">" except making whatever is in front of you the greater piece. Wonder if VW intentionally made it so everything in front of the driver was great then what he left, or maybe the driver himself.