Biography

Renuka Kirpalani is currently the host and editor of the Autocar show on Times Network and is the Executive Editor Video content for Autocar India which includes a channel on youtube with over 2 million followers. A well respected name in the automotive world her job includes  test driving and reviewing all the cars for the Indian Market apart from being responsible for all the video content at Hay market group of Publications in India. Winning her very first race against a field of 18 men in 1990 she went on to have successful career in racing and rallying. Culminating in winning the Indian National championship in rallying as a navigator. Renuka learned the ropes about cars working with her father a well known tuner and prepared her own race and rally cars as well. She recently set a record to become the fastest Indian woman clocking a top speed of 357.10 Kmph at Natrax in Indore, in the Pininfarina Battista She has also organised various overland drives and driven in them like the ASEAN rally from Singapore to India and the Saarc & BCIm rallies which were all for Govt of India. She has also organised and riven overland for Autocar India from Germany to India and India to Paris. Renuka is also a juror on many prestigious world automotive awards such as: World car of the year, Women World car of the year, Autocar India Awar