Ralph Hanson, Author

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  Design your own Ferrari for $4 million Ralph Hanson July 17, 2006

  Not content with a 'standard' Enzo, famous Ferrari collector James Glickenhaus has leaked information about plans to build a one-off Ferrari. Movie producer, turned Wall Street fund manager,...

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  Factory Spec Carbon-Fibre Wheels

  Mosler in conjunction with specialty wheel manufacturer Dymag, has created the first car to be produced with a factory set of high-performance carbon fibre wheels. The wheel is a nine-spoke design and comes in either 18 or 20 inch sizes to fit the Mosler MT900S. The centre hub remains magnesium...

  Ralph Hanson July 17, 2006
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  Widebody Kit For The, Err, Wide Audi

  Car customiser JE Design have created a wide-body kit for the Audi Q7, which, not surprisingly, is labelled the Q7 WIDE BODY. The normally understated look of the Audi is masked by the excessive body kit that screams “plastic fantastic.” This is an obvious case of too much money and no...

  Ralph Hanson July 14, 2006
• MG strikes back

  It appears the closure of British mark, MG Rover back in 2005 was not the end for the iconic brand. Chinese automaker Nanjing Automobile Group, who purchased the company for just over 50 million pounds, plans to manufacture cars under the brand and even send exports to the US. According to sources...

  Ralph Hanson July 11, 2006
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  Chinese car sales jump 50%

  Nobody doubted that China would become a huge growth market for struggling overseas auto makers, but even the car companies seem surprised at just how well they’ve done. The industry had a sales increase of 46.9% to 1.8 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile...

  Ralph Hanson July 11, 2006
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  Camaro Meets Leno

  It seems these days that a car doesn't become official unless auto aficionado Jay Leno has a test drive. That’s exactly what General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has done with the Chevrolet Camaro concept car. Leno took it for drive through Burbank, California and finished the night down at...

  Ralph Hanson July 11, 2006
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  Spy Shots: 2006 VE HSV Sports Sedan Ralph Hanson July 10, 2006

  Many of our readers may have never heard of HSV or Holden for that matter, but what you see hear is General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] premium rear-drive platform, commonly referred to as Zeta,...

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  Four door S-Class not porky enough?

  When a big body Mercedes Benz just isn’t big enough to fit all your homies, who you gonna call? Well, limo manufacturer Binz (no that’s not a typo) can build you a 6 door, extended wheel base version of the popular S-Class and can even provide the mandatory video screens in the rear of...

  Ralph Hanson July 5, 2006
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  Nismo-modified Altima revealed

  What do you do when an already boring family sedan is on its last legs? Get a famous tuning house to spruce it up with a few go-fast bits and label it an R-Tune. That’s exactly what Nissan have done with the Nismo modified, Altima R-Tune. Packaged with some extensive engine and suspension...

  Ralph Hanson July 5, 2006
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  Ralph Hanson June 22, 2006
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  Mazda To Exhibit New Mazda MX-5 With Power Retractable Hard Top

  Mazda will use the 2006 British International Motor Show for its global reveal of a MX-5 equipped with a power retractable hard top roof. The automaker will also use the show for the regional debut of its BT-50 pickup truck. The British International Motor Show will be held in London from Tuesday...

  Ralph Hanson June 22, 2006