In 2010, "furka", made a major leap toward electrical drive-trains – which ultimately emulates the current trend in the automobile industry. This concept was finally optimized in 2011 with the "novena" model, creating the most successful automobile of the AMZ (Academic Motorsports-Club Zurich) – ranked second world-wide. Under the slogan "Evolution. Revolution.", "umbrail" was developed as an automobile which in part represents improvements over the prior year solution, but also has completely new innovations in other areas. For instance, the automobile is equipped with a complete aerodynamics package consisting of rear-wing, front-wing and a floor cover. The empty vehicle weighs 166kg and is rated at 80kW; "umbrail" accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 3.2 seconds.

In addition to the independent wheel suspension, the racing car also uses a so-called stabilizer as part of its suspension. The stabilizer connects the left and right hand suspensions and can therefore help reduce the body-roll in a curve. Instead of using bronze bushings, this year, the suspension uses iglidur® Q plain bearings, which are significantly lighter while also holding up to all loads. They are also corrosion-free and completely weather-proof - a huge improvement over last year.