Kencana Gen 2 (Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2011) Promo Video

Sunday, 15 May 2011

The Story Behind Our Car Design & Kencana Gen2

Our car is given the name Kencana Gen2. "Kencana" means gold, it means it is very valuable and precious. Our car design is inspired from a drop of water. Water is the most important elements in life. Nothing on earth can survive without water.

Our car is powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell. This is where the word "Gen" comes in. It represents hydrogen. The number 2 means this is second car made by UKM-CAR Team that uses fuel cell technology.

The unique shape of a water drop has a very aerodynamic shape. The drag coefficient (Cd) of this shape is 0.04. While for a Formula One car is between 0.7 to 1.1. The lower the Cd value, the higher the aerodynamic shape. Therefore, this shape is very ideal for our car.

Catch us in Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2011 in Sepang International Circuit.

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