UCLA Baja SAE is a student engineering organization which competes in an international collegiate design competition sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The contest challenges each team to function as a small manufacturing firm whose task is to design, fabricate, market, and race an off-road vehicle prototype that will be evaluated from a variety of manufacturing angles. Each year various SAE sections host a West, Midwest, and East competition in which approximately 100 teams from across the nation and around the world bring their vehicles to undergo rigorous testing.
UCLA SuperMileage is a student engineering organization which designs and produces a vehicle designed to attain the highest possible fuel efficiency. The vehicle carries a single person and is designed to be as lightweight and aerodynamic as possible. Numerous other considerations regarding rigorous safety and technical requirements and engine modification are also taken into account when designing the vehicle. The team competes in two events every year: the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas and the SuperMileage Competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).