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Hosts: Craig Lloyd, Kevin Purdy, and Whitson GordonMusic: Gypsy (@ArchaicsHipHop)News TopicsiPhone 11 Pro Max TeardowniPhone 11 TeardownApple Watch Series 5 TeardownHow Apple’s Newest Watch Achieves an Always-On Display (Probably)The 40mm Apple Watch Series 5 Has a Radical New Battery DesigniPad 7 TeardownNintendo Switch Lite TeardownListener QuestionsBreezy_folarinn on Instagram asked: “My car (which is a 2018 Toyota Rav4) has 10,600 miles (bought it brand new), automatic transmission and was wondering if it's normal for the RPMs to increase for a quick second when putting the car in drive from park on a cold start. The car idles at about 1500 RPMs and when you shift to Drive the RPMs increase for about a half second and then go down to normal idle. Is this something I should get checked out or is this something modern cars do?Have a Question You Want Answered on Repair Radio?You can email your repair questions to repairradio@ifixit.com, or tag us on Twitter and include the hashtag #RepairRadio in your