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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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RPM Drives: 2018 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid

RPM News Weekly correspondent Rich Taber travels to Union Point, MA, 12 miles south of Boston – a new city that’s rising out of the remnants of an old military airfield. Situated between Weymouth and Rockland, this city is different. It’s intended to be a sustainable city, but like many other cities it shares some of the look of an urban development. Similarly, the featured RAV4 Hybrid SE looks, feels and could be confused with its conventionally powered siblings. However, there are many differences. Toyota introduced the SE trim of the RAV4 Hybrid late in the 2017 model year and…

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Formula E Kicks Off Season Four

While much attention from the automotive press this week has been aimed at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, RPM News Weekly has focused its eyes on the Season Four start of Formula E Racing. With the city of Hong Kong for its opening backdrop, the series is expected to see 11 cities over the next eight months including its second run in New York in July 2018. Ten teams, 20 drivers compete in the Formula E Prix driving their all-electric open-wheel formula cars along city streets at speeds up to 140 miles per hour. From a standing start, these…

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Larz Anderson Auto Museum Collaborates w/ Boston MFA

This week RPM News Weekly kicks off its second season of programming and the launch of its all new website at rpmnewsweekly.com with a visit to the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts where Boston Museum of Fine Arts Curator of Design Meghan Melvin gave a group of curious automotive enthusiasts a peak at the MFA’s transportation design collection. Don’t worry. It’s not as stuffy as you might think. In fact, we were delightfully surprised that the Museum had such an expansive collection of original automobile design artwork from such highly regarded automotive illustrators as Carl Renner, Homer C.…

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