Here is how IIT students made fastest sports car ever

 

A group of students from IIT Bombay (IIT-B) have designed a sports car, named ORCA, for a formula student race to be held in the United Kingdom. They will be competing against 100 similar models from across the globe. 

 

The Formula Student car competition is annually held in the United Kingdom to judge electric and internal combustion engines.

 

The car, which can go from 0-100 kmph in 3.47 seconds, was launched by IIT-B students along with NRB Bearings, Tata Motors and CEAT Tyres as their major sponsors.

 

Watch the video to know how was the car assembled:

 

In an interview with the Times of India, the ORCA team leader, Rishabh Kappasia, a student of Engineering Physics, said, "Not only is its acceleration a record, it is the first time we have had a special steel-frame chassis with a carbon-fibre manufactured body, which not only reduces the weight but also stabilises the car at high speeds."

 

The IIT-B students claimed that the car was faster than any other sports car designed by Porsche, Tesla or Audi.

 

Manthan Mahajan, a student of IIT-B, who is expected to drive the ORCA at the competition in UK said, the light weight of the car was the key to increase its speed and sustainability.

 

The IIT-B team will be participating in this contest for the sixth consecutive year. The team already holds a record for winning the design improvement category three years in a row.  

 

A similar car was designed by the IIT-B students in 2013, named EVo2, which ran on electric charge.

 

IIT Bombay Racing, a community of IIT-B also released a video of EV02 on their official YouTube channel.