We may have a new
0-400-0 km/h record holder: the Czinger 21C. The hybrid hypercar
can do it in just 29 seconds, according to the official spec sheet, which would
shatter Koenigsegg Regera’s record of 31.49 seconds, set last fall. Until the
U.S. startup decides to walk the walk with further proof, let’s focus on other
bonkers aspects of its impressive machine.
0-100 km/h takes 1.9 seconds
and 0-300-0 km/h is dispatched in 15 seconds. Apparently, it can
hit a top speed of 432 km/h and produces 250+ kg of
downforce at 250 km/h.
The Czinger 21C packs a mid-mounted 2.88-liter flat-crank
V8 assisted by two turbochargers and a couple of electric motors assigned to
the front axle. The hypercar boasts a combined output of 1,250 PS and can be revved all the way up to 11,000 rpm. With a curb weight of
1,250 kg, it has a perfect 1:1 power-to-weight ratio.
While the 21C is not even yet on the
market, Czinger has already announced plans for a second version of the
hypercar, dubbed the 21C Lightweight Track Configuration. With an identical
power output, it will tip the scales at 1,218 kg, resulting in an
improved a power-to-weight ratio of 1:03. The automaker also claims the
lightweight model produces 790 kg of downforce at 250 km/h and can max out at 380 km/h.
Designed and built in Los Angeles, the
21C, whose name stands for ‘21st Century’, will cross the Atlantic Ocean next
month, as it will celebrate its public premiere at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show.
Czinger will present it during the press conference scheduled for March 3, at
11:00 CET (5:00 a.m. EST).
