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Computer gamers pass test but more likely to crash

PEOPLE who play computer games are more likely to pass their driving test at the first attempt but they are also the most likely to crash within 12 months of gaining a full driver’s licence. Research shows 73% of computer gamers pass their driving test at the first try compared to 58% of the total of test applicants. However, the same study by insurance firm Privilege also showed 77% of gamers had a car accident with the first year of driving when only 27% of the total number of new drivers experienced the same problem.

Interior Motives Design Awards 2013 deadline this Friday

The deadline for entries to the Interior Motives Design Awards is Friday 12th April. You have just three more days to have your work evaluated by some of the most influential figures in the automotive design industry, including Volkswagen's Romulus Rost and Wolfgang-Müller-Pietralla, and Amko Leenarts and David Woodhouse of Ford. Should your project reach the final round of judging, it will be displayed at a glamorous awards ceremony in Frankfurt on 9th September, the eve of the first Frankfurt Motor Show press day.

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: The gullwing takes flight

Before we reveal what it is like to hot-lap a prototype version of Mercedes-Benz's 6.2-liter V8-powered SLS around the 2.2-mile Sachsenring in eastern Germany, let us tell you one thing that puts the big rear-wheel-drive coupe into clear perspective. The SLS, planned to get its first public outing at the Frankfurt motor show in September, is not based on any existing Mercedes model. Rather, it has been conceived, designed and engineered from the ground up in a no-compromise approach by the German carmaker's in-house tuning division, AMG.