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    Rahul Hirani
    Being born and brought up in a family that has been a part of the Automotive industry for over seven decades, Rachit has cars in his blood. Four wheelers are his childhood love, and he has grown up playing with bolts and spanners. To add more value to this passion, he studied automobile engineering and even karted at National level competitions. Soon after that, he got into motoring journalism- where began the process of testing and evaluating cars. He has driven a wide range of cars beginning from Tata Nano to the Aston Martins, most of the cars that are currently sold in the Indian car market.  Apart from this, he has also done many long road trips, and shall continue to do so. Rachit was one of the first journalists to take a Nano across the Golden Quadrilateral.  

    Recent Posts By Rahul Hirani - Last Updated Sep 30, 2014

    • BMW to launch M4 and new M5 soon

      BMW will launch the M6 on the 3rd of April, however the Bavarian manufacturer also has plans to introduce more products from its M division. The 4,395 cc unit keeps peak torque of 680 Newton metres on

      By RahulApr 01, 2014
    • SUV and in particular the CUV segment has good growth potential - Dr Aulbur

      We speak to Wilfried Aulbur, to understand his views on the India car market. Dr Aulbur was the face of Mercedes-Benz India before Mr Peter Hoengg came on board. Later, Dr Aulbur joined Roland Berger

      By RahulApr 01, 2014
    • Is Toyota testing the hybrid version of the Innova? - Spyshots

      Toyota has plans to introduce hybrid versions of more of its models and we spotted an Innova on test. There were two test mules of which one had its right door sealed completely. The second one didn’t

      By RahulApr 01, 2014
    • New Fiat Punto 2014 spotted while on test

      Our editorial team’s travel specialist Sundeep Krishna spotted the new Fiat Punto, while it was doing the rounds around the Ranjangaon plant. Fiat has just introduced the new Linea and recently has ad

      By RahulMar 31, 2014
    • The synthetic oil market share will grow in India

      Castrol is one of the most renowned oil brands in the country and has over 100 years of Indian history. Castrol recently tied-up with Tata Motors T1 Prima Racing event. We speak Mr Ravi Kriplani, Mana

      By RahulMar 31, 2014
    • Maruti Suzuki will introduce three products this year

      Maruti Suzuki will be introducing three products this year, the first two being the facelift versions of the Swift and the Swift DZire and the third being the Ciaz production version. They had showcas

      By RahulMar 29, 2014
    • SEAT confirmed it will produce its first-ever SUV

      SEAT confirmed that it will produce a new compact SUV model, which will come to market in 2016. The Spanish company has been working on the design and development of the new model at its Martorell fac

      By RahulMar 28, 2014
    • Tata Elxsi collaborates on Tata Motors DesignNext Strategy, showcased at the 12th Auto Expo, 2014

      At the recently concluded 12th Auto Expo, 2014, Tata Elxsi – India’s leading design company, provided significant visual design assistance to Tata Motors to help articulate the Tata Motors ‘DesignNext

      By RahulMar 27, 2014
    • Peugeot to get back into Dakar in 2015

      After their extraordinary adventure in 2013, which saw them smash the record for the celebrated Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Peugeot Sport, Red Bull and Total have again joined forces for another exacting y

      By RahulMar 27, 2014
    • Suzuki Celerio to be produced in Thailand

      Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it will be manufacturing the Celerio - its new global compact car - in Thailand. The Rayong facility opened in March 2012 and is the second production hub for t

      By RahulMar 26, 2014
    • Hyundai achieves six million cars milestone in Europe

      Hyundai Motor has sold six million cars to European customers since the company began sales in the region in 1977. Hyundai has progressively increased sales momentum in the region in line with growing

      By RahulMar 26, 2014
    • Work at the Toyota plant has begun

      Toyota had shut its plant recently due to the union labour issues. The Japanese-manufacturer was in talks with the Karnataka government to help to come to a conclusion. Toyota has two plants in India,

      By RahulMar 25, 2014
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