Czinger 21C, World’s First-ever 3D-printed Hypercar, to Debut Next Month
Manufactured in Los Angeles, Czinger 21C boasts 1,250 horsepower 2.9-liter flat-crank V8, will debut in Geneva March 3.
While the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini shine under the spotlight of the exotic stage, boutique brands add a ton of color to the party. Vector, Consulier, Mosler, Noble, Jannarelly, all of them and others like them have delivered on some truly wild rides few will ever see on the road.
At the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 3, a new boutique brand will make its world debut, a brand that’s literally in our backyard. Coming straight from Los Angeles is the Czinger 21C.
Limited to 80 units worldwide, the 21C comes with a 2.9-liter flat-crank twin-turbo V8 linked to a seven-speed sequential transmission with multi-plate clutch. The output of the tiny V8, combined with a pair of electric motors up front, is 1,250 horsepower, which is capable of pushing the 2,755-pound hypercar from zero to 62 mph in 1.9 seconds. Its top speed is around 270 mph.
The 21C is not just about insane performance. According to Road & Track, the tandem two-seater is the first hypercar in the world where most of its components are 3D-printed. All of the important pieces are printed in Czinger’s Divergent factory in Los Angeles, then assembled by robots in a cell of 19 yards by 19 yards. The machines can build the guts of the car in just an hour.
After a few thousand hours to assemble the rest of the car — whose 3D-printed parts, should they fail, can be recycled at the factory — the 21C is ready to head off to its new home. The alloy-and-carbon fiber machine can be had either as a streetable head-turner, or as a track-day dominator. Either way, the price of admission for the hypercar starts at $1.7 million.
“I wanted a car with two people seated in line, and I wanted to have that roofline, with the T70-type front fenders,” founder and namesake Kevin Czinger told Road & Track. We certainly think he succeeded in making his wild dreams come true. It’s wonderful to see a homegrown brand like Czinger deliver the goods to the world, especially in a car as unique as the 21C.
Photos: Czinger
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