Czinger 21C is a 1,233bhp 3D-printed hybrid hypercar

The Czinger 21C has been revealed. Here’s all you need to know about the Californian hypercar, including the top speed, acceleration and horsepower horsepower, plus how many will be built and why it’s special.

This, ladies and gentleman, is the all czinging (groan) and all dancing Czinger 21C hypercar. Full details have been revealed ahead of its grand unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show 2020, including a video of the beast in action.

Much of the Czinger 21C is mechanically noteworthy, including that its powered by a modest 2.88-litre flat crank V8 and a continuous front electric motor for each front wheel. Combined horsepower is a gut-punching 1,233bhp (1,250hp), which is ample for a run to Tesco.

Even better is that the Czinger 21C revs to 11,000rpm. Yes, that’s 2,000rpm more than the mega-sounding V10 Lexus LFA and about the same as the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s V12. You’ll want to as well because peak power is 500rpm shy of the redline.

All four wheels are driven by a Czinger-designed hybrid powertrain, meaning greater traction than if rear-wheel drive. Meanwhile an also in-house-made seven-speed sequential trans-axle gearbox with a hydraulic-actuated multi-plate clutch transmission handles the gears.

Two versions are available, a standard Czinger 21C that is road-legal and a track variant. Weighing 32kg less (kerb weight), the latter is slower because of the considerable extra downforce used it to stick the floor like dried cereal to a bowl.

So what makes the Czinger 21C special?

It’s no coincidence why the V8 is such a small displacement and souped up by the addition of two turbochargers. That and other weight-saving measures have kept the road version to just 1,250kg. Like the Koenigsegg One:1, you have one horsepower per kilogram.

Although of less importance while driving, it’s worth noting that the Czinger is said to be assembled using a ‘cutting-edge’ 3D printing manufacturing process. Why? To help keep costs down and reduce the need for expensive tools.

“The Czinger team has created this production system, including automated design and optimisation software, patented additive manufacturing driven processes, high accuracy automated assembly, and novel performance materials,” the California, Los Angeles-based company explains.

Stealing straight from the McLaren F1 playbook, the Czinger 21C features a centrally-located driver’s seat. Great for racing, undoubtedly. But not so great for trying to avoid kerbing those painfully expensive wheels or overtake a tractor.

How bonkers are the performance figures?

As bonkers as you would expect from that has a 1 to 1 kilogram to horsepower ratio. According to Czinger, a quarter-mile run takes 8.1 seconds. 0-62mph (100kmh) needs 1.9 seconds, which is electric hypercar territory if true.

Then there’s the mid and high-end acceleration. 0-186mph (300kmh) needs only 15 seconds. That’s 2.2 seconds less than the McLaren Speedtail, but 2.5 seconds faster than the Senna.

0-245mph, meanwhile, takes 29 seconds and then it’s probably not much longer to the alleged 265mph/432kmh top speed for the road car. Owing to 790kg of downforce at 155mph compared to 250kg, the track version tops out at 238mph/380kmh.

Yeah, but who the hell is Czinger?

Czinger (pronounced Zinger) Vehicles was founded by Kevin Czinger, the man also behind the odd-looking Divergent Blade supercar from 2015. He’s also the founder and CEO of Divergent 3D, which is behind the process used to build the car.

That thing had 700hp and was entirely 3D printed using the same process as the 21C. It also featured a central seat for the driver, with the passenger located behind, so it’s definitely a spiritual successor.

So what’s the price and availability?

So here’s the big problem. Czinger appears to be holding back the price until the official unveiling in early March, which would make sense as it gets extra bites at the media coverage pie. It’s either that or a case of if you have to ask you probably cannot afford.

I can tell you, however, that just 80 cars are being built so the chance of seeing another one on the road is slim. Unless you attend a Czinger 21C convention. Each car will undoubtedly undergo personalisation as per the customer’s requests so each car will be unique.

Sadly, I won’t be adding one to my garage. But I’d rather like to because on paper there’s something less crowd-pleaser and more racing beast about the Czinger that makes it refreshing.

Czinger 21C image gallery