rpmfreaks
About this original series
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# Episodes
74 episodes -
Rating
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Episodes of rpmfreaks
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Nascar Cuts Testing to Save Money
Even as NASCAR celebrates a huge milestone with Jimmie Johnson's third consecutive Sprint Cup win, the car racing organization is tightening their belts due to the sagging US economy. NASCAR met with the crew chiefs from all the racing teams to announce a no testing policy that will be implemented next season in order to save millions of dollars. All tracks that have NASCAR races will be included in the testing ban, though teams can test on non-NASCAR tracks. Testing gives teams valuable data ...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:54
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Honda's New Insight Hybrid
Honda has been working hard to compete with Toyota in putting out affordable hybrid vehicles, and the brand new Insight hybrid that they unveiled at the LA auto show this year is a big step towards competing with the Prius. The Insight is named after Honda's first attempt at selling a hybrid, which was the first gas and electric car available in the US when it came out. But the new Honda Insight is sleek, aerodynamic, and thoroughly modern. The new Insight is aimed at mass audiences, unlike th...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:45
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Honda's Hydrogen Powered Sports Car
Green was the theme at the LA Auto Show as car manufacturers revealed a whole new line of hybrid, electric, and fuel efficient new cars... but none of them were as stylish as Hondas's FC Sport Concept Car. The futuristic sports car is a hydrogen powered, zero emission fuel cell supercar. The three seater is lightweight with a low center of gravity and features a powerful electric motor that helps it deliver supercar performance. The eye catching, futuristic design of the car is meant to excite...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:49
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The 2009 Nissan Cube
Available in Japan for a decade, Americans will finally have a chance to drive a Nissan Cube in the Spring of 2009. Americans will look at the Cube and think it's most reminiscent of the boxy Scion XB, but the Cube was actually available in Japan long before the XB was released. The 2009 Cube is a marvel of quirky design... its asymmetrical and has a different profile on the right and left sides, it features a “bulldog” like stance, wide doors, and a rear door that opens like a refrigerator. T...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:56
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The New CNG Camry Concept Car
Toyota is already a market leader in fuel efficient and clean cars like the Prius, but now they're going even further with their new CNG Camry Hybrid. CNG stands for compressed natural gas, which burns much cleaner and is far cheaper than standard gas and is available domestically. Natural gas, unlike standard gas which goes into most cars, produces almost zero smog causing pollution and contains less carbon than natural gas, thus emitting less carbon dioxide when it is burned. If all this sou...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
02:04
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Nissan to Sell Pure Electric Vehicles by 2010
Nissan, who is committed to releasing fully electric vehicles in the US and Japan no later than 2010, announced partnership with the state of Oregon at the LA Auto Show this month. President and CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, said that “we see in Oregon the vision that is evident in all the places that are eager for sustainable mobility. Demonstrating their care for the environment, the state and its partners are creating the conditions that will promote zero-emission vehicles as an attractive c...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:43
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Two of Detroit's Big Three Sit Out the LA Auto S...
The LA Auto Show in November is a huge event in which the industry gets to unveil their new models, technologies, and exciting concept cars. But things are so bad for the American Auto industry right now that two of of Detroit's big three car companies are basically sitting out for this year's show, a previously unprecedented event. While foreign car manufactures Toyota and BMW are unveiling new, environmentally friendly vehicles, both GM and Chrysler decided to not send any executives or hold...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
01:55
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Jimmie Johnsons 3rd Sprint Cup Win
Jimmie Johnston achieved history at the end of this year's NASCAR season, tying Cale Yarborough's record of three consecutive NASCAR season cup championships... and he's not anywhere near done. Johnson ran a fairly conservative last race of the season at the Ford 400, coming in fifteenth place... which was more than enough to award him enough points to raise the Sprint Cup over his head as the season champ in total points for the the third straight year. Chad Knaus, his often suspended crew ch...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
02:14
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US Auto Industry Seeks 25 Billion Dollar Bailout
The economy has rocked a lot of major industries in the last few months, but few have been hit quite as hard as the U.S. auto industry. Top executives from Detroit's big three automakers, GM, Ford, and Chrysler, went before Congress recently to plead for a 25 billion dollar bailout loan that is necessary to save the companies, whose sales have plummeted in the last year as consumers are purchasing fewer cars and looking to get more fuel efficient cars from foreign companies when they do buy ne...
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Release date
Dec 5, 2008
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Runtime
04:08
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Neighborhood Electric Vehicles - Peapod
With gas prices continuing to fluctuate, many auto companies are looking to go electric with their future line of cars. Chrysler surprised the industry last week when they unveiled a fleet of three electric cars, one of which will go on sale in 2010... but less hyped was their announcement about the new Peapod “neighborhood electric vehicle” from their Global Electric Motors division. Designed and engineered by Chrysler's ENVI division, which is dedicated to producing electric cars away from t...
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Release date
Nov 17, 2008
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Runtime
01:59
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