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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

    • Brio not to come with diesel anytime soon

      Honda will be introducing two new products this year and the company has already launched the new-generation City. This comes with a diesel option too and so will the other two products. We speak to M

      By RahulMar 24, 2014
    • Volkswagen 1.5-litre diesel will come with an automatic option

      Volkswagen has been developing the new 1.5-litre diesel engine for the Indian market and there has been no hiding in that. The updated Polo and the Vento will be launched sometime in May or June this

      By RahulMar 20, 2014
    • Toyota plant lockout continues

      After issues with the labour union, Toyota management had shut down its plant operations at its Indian-plant near Bengaluru. Last evening, Toyota realised a statement mentioning, “At the instance of t

      By RahulMar 20, 2014
    • Tata Nano Diesel details emerge

      Despite all the speculations that Tata will not introduce the Nano diesel, we have got confirmed news that the new Nano Diesel will be coming soon. This new Nano will have a brand new engine, which wi

      By RahulMar 19, 2014
    • Watch Datsun Go launch LIVE on CarDekho

      Datsun is the new affordable-car brand from Nissan, which will have locally manufactured cars and this is one reason why the cost has gone down. The GO will be the first product from the Datsun stable

      By RahulMar 19, 2014
    • New BMW X1 caught on lens - SCOOP

      CarDekho Team had recently visited Germany, and we got a glimpse of the upcoming BMW X1. This one is based on the new BMW platform UKL1 architecture. The current generation of the X1 is based on the p

      By RahulMar 18, 2014
    • Hyundai could surprise us with a compact SUV this year

      Hyundai has been working on a compact SUV and there is no hiding in it. It is the new segment that most of the automotive manufacturers are eyeing and Hyundai being one of the largest car-seller in In

      By RahulMar 14, 2014
    • Mahindra Quanto AMT could change the game

      Mahindra was the first manufacturer to be ready with the automated manual transmission that has been launched in the Maruti Suzuki Celerio. This new transmission is basically the brain for shifting, w

      By RahulMar 14, 2014
    • Tata Sumo Grande will be rebadged as Movus

      Tata will rebadge its Sumo Grande as the Movus and will be launching it soon this month. The Movus will get a major exterior and interior upgrade. Firstly, it will have the new 2.2-litre VariCOR engin

      By RahulMar 13, 2014
    • Nissan Sunny facelift launch in September

      Nissan will launch the facelift Sunny in the month of September. The facelift Sunny was showcased at the Auto Expo last month. It possesses a larger front grille, redesigned headlamps making the fasci

      By RahulMar 13, 2014
    • Datsun Go deliveries to begin from March 15, ahead of its launch on 19th

      Datsun will launch the Go on the 19th of March and this will be the first product from this new brand, not just in India but globally too. However, as per reliable sources the deliveries will begin fr

      By RahulMar 11, 2014
    • Fiat Linea 2014 launched today. Prices start at Rs 6.99 Lakh (Ex-Showroom, Delhi)

      Fiat had introduced the Linea in 2009 and since then it is the first time that this sedan gets a facelift. The Linea 2014 gets a new fascia, with a new two bar grille and redesigned front bumpers. The

      By RahulMar 04, 2014
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