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General Motors to install brake override in all automatic transmission vehicles by the end of 2012

General Motors has announced that they will install brake override systems on all automatic transmission vehicles, as well as vehicles equipped with electronic throttle control, by the end of 2012.

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Looking back at the past decade in motoring: Part 5

Toyota Prius

Welcome back to our “Looking back at the past decade in motoring” feature. This is part five, and unlike last time, where we discussed everything from superminis to supercars, we’ll be focusing on one type of cars, one really horrible and yet really popular type: the hybrid.

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Next-generation Lexus IS may get wagon variant, hybrid-only drivetrain options

From 2001 to 2005, Lexus offered the IS in a wagon variant, called SportCross. Sadly, the following generation didn’t inherit this variant. However, Autocar reports that the next generation IS will be offered in a wagon variant.

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