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Major restrictions suggested for learner drivers

A NEW report on potential changes to young driver training could cut accident casualties by more than 4,000 a year. The report, from transport research group TRL, recommends teenagers should not be allowed to take their driving test until they are 18, rather than the current threshold of 17. They would have to have a 12-month "learner stage" beginning at 17 with a requirement for at least 100 hours of day-time and 20 hours of night-time supervised practice.

Maserati Grand Turismo S Auto – details ahead of Geneva

Maserati Grand Turismo S – now gets the ZF 6-speed auto ‘box And in many ways this is a much better bet than a Ferrari. Much the same kudos, but a much lower price. And be in no doubt; people feel the same about Maseratis as they do about Ferraris, so you’ll get all the glory for driving a fantastic Italian machine, and you won’t be marked down as the driver of a flash, common-or-garden Ferrari!

Porsche Macan to get VW 4-cylinder engines in 2014

The new Porsche Macan (pictured) will get 4-cylinder engine options in 2014 The new Porsche Macan arrived officially just a few weeks ago, complete with a choice of six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines and prices starting at £43k. But that’s just the start. Porsche has now confirmed that, before the end of 2014, the Macan will get some more affordable engine options with both petrol and diesel 4-cylinder engines finding their way under the Macan’s Cayenne-esque bonnet.