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2018 Mass Cruisers Engine Build-Off

The brisk Fall air has moved in, school shops have dug into their sessions, and the New England Patriots are on their way to another winning season. But, it wasn't that way when the Mass Cruisers Engine Build-Off Competition took place at Patriots Place in Foxboro back in June. Six teams, 12 students highly skilled at engine repair went head-to-head, each team tasked with breaking down a Briggs & Stratton engine – like the engine often found in go karts such as the one Rich Taber is standing beside in the video – and putting it back together... in working…

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2019 smart EQ fortwo Maintains Sense Of Self

Sticking To It The smart EQ fortwo Maintains A Sense Of Self – Minus A Gasoline Engine By: Rane Newcomb, RPM News Weekly Correspondent MIDDLEBORO, MA – With news of the smartUSA transition to purely electric vehicles still making the rounds on social media, the 2019 smart EQ fortwo Coupe and Cabrio hit the scene at the New England Motor Press Association’s headquarters in Middleboro, Massachusetts as the aspiring new kids on the block in the EV field. Learning from and improving upon the automaker’s previous Electric Drive models, the EQ rejuvenates smart’s legacy of environmental consciousness and driving convenience…

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Mitsubishi’s Nate Berg Talks About The 2018 Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV & 2018 Eclipse Cross

RPM News Weekly recently spoke with Mitsubishi Director of Product Planning Nate Berg at the NEMPA garage about the sportiness of the Eclipse Cross and the usability of the Outlander Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV).

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All-New 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

Well established in the European automotive marketplace, but just now making its way to America, the Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle arrives for the 2018 model year, offering crossover shoppers a unique combination of EV efficiency and all-wheel drive SUV capabilities. Currently the only PHEV crossover in its class with all-wheel drive, and the only PHEV with DC Fast Charging capability that enables a quick 25 minute 80 percent recharge, the Outlander PHEV is aiming to stir up the slow response the American market has shown for just about any electric vehicle that doesn’t have the name Tesla attached…

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2018 Jeep Wrangler JL at NYIAS w/ Scott Tallon

It's not easy to redesign an icon, but Jeep has pulled it off! Jeep Brand Director Scott Tallon discusses the all-new 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL with RPM News Weekly from the show floor at the 2018 New York International Auto Show.

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2018 Dodge Challenger GT AWD Does Snow

RPM News Weekly host, Rich Taber, ventures forth through five inches of New England snow with the 2018 Dodge Challenger GT AWD while recapping earlier adventures in snowy New Hampshire with the exciting muscle car.

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