mumbai the students of the k j somaiya college of engineering thursday launched an allterrain vehicle atv named the red shift car or rsr13 they claim the vehicle is capable of travelling in military areas mountainous regions as well as agricultural fields the car is a singleseater fourwheel drive that runs on petrol using a 305cc engine it has been designed specifically to compete in a national intercollegiate design challenge called the baja racing competition which is organised by the society of automotive engineers the vehicle has been developed by team red shift racing comprising enthusiastic undergraduate engineers from the college they worked months to produce this atv baja will draw participation from 100 colleges that will demonstrate their technical expertise and automotive knowhow the competition also sets the pace for industry stalwarts to encourage talent it is here that we face the litmus test as the competition will test the motor technical fuel and cost efficiency of the red shift car it will also bring us in the presence of industry stalwarts said harshit shah team leader red shift racing principal shubha pandit said this achievement became possible through the hard work and labour that the students put in throughout the year the project promoted leadership problemsolving techniques and business skills we are confident the students will do well at the national challenge