The Czinger 21C was unveiled a few years back as something revolutionary. It wasn’t just the unique one-behind-the-other arrangement for the driver and passenger that made people sit up and take notice, but the promise of the most power-dense combustion engine around and revolutionary engineering and manufacturing processes that combined AI and 3D printing to completely transform hypercar production. The engineering philosophies behind the brand were put on display for the world when it set lap records at Circuit of the Americas in Texas and Laguna Seca in California, and then, when Hennessey and Koenigsegg beat the 21C, Czinger went back to show them who’s boss.
The records have tumbled rapidly at the proverbial feet of the 21C, which also boasts to be the fastest production vehicle up the Goodwood Hill Climb. But those records won’t stop coming. That’s according to George Biggs, a former McLaren man who now works as Czinger’s Chief Commercial Officer. During a recent interview with CarBuzz, George elaborated on what these records mean for a small manufacturer like Czinger.
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A True Testament To The Engineering Behind The 21C
“I think that was really important for us to be able to demonstrate the capability of the technology that we have,” explains George. “I think that we’ve focused on that, because that’s a really clear way to get people to sit up and take notice and go, ‘Okay, this is serious.'”
2025 Czinger 21C Specifications
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Engine |
2.88L twin-turbo V8 (+ wheel-mounted electric motors) |
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Transmission |
7-speed sequential transaxle |
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Drivetrain |
AWD |
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Power |
1,250 hp combined (950 hp ICE) |
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Torque |
1,433 lb-ft |
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0-60 mph |
1.9 seconds |
Hypercar companies seem to sprout up every other week, each with bolder claims than the last and most inevitably ending up as a footnote buried in the annals of automotive internet. But Czinger hasn’t just presented the world with renders and vaporware; it’s presented tangible vehicles in multiple specs that people have been able to interact with up close and see the engineering brilliance, and it’s then taken those vehicles and set impressive records with them.
“We’re hoping that customers are going to ask themselves the question of, ‘Okay, so what is it about this brand that’s been able to break these records?’ and then that then allows us the platform, and the conversation to be talking about the depth of the concept of the car, and the depth of the reality that we really believe that this car and this technology changes everything.”
– George Biggs, Czinger Vehicle Chief Commercial Officer
Czinger 21C Is A Significant Milestone In The History Of Automotive Production
For George, the 21C is more than just another hypercar filling up the collections of the ultra-wealthy. “I’ve joined the brand with a very clear view that in 10 years time, we’re going to look back at this precise car and go, ‘Ah, that was the first car that digital manufacturing suddenly started to take hold, and people started to understand that you could have the ingenuity and the creativity of an engineer be unleashed by the toolset of digital manufacturing.'”
That digital manufacturing process he refers to is largely cemented in the additive manufacturing process and human-AI engineering process pioneered by Czinger’s sister company, Divergent 3D, which has enabled the creation of revolutionary parts like the Czinger 3D-printed brake node, and the 3D-printed suspension componentry that has found a home on not just the 21C, but the McLaren W1 and Bugatti Tourbillon. Setting records enables Czinger to put this engineering on display for the world to witness.
“It’s really important to us to be able to compete and perform and demonstrate, and I think that that was a really important stage in helping us build the brand. It will be an important thing because Kevin, Lukas, and the entire brand, we’re competitive people, but ultimately that was a really important moment to be able to demonstrate the technology, the power of it.”
More Records To Come From The 21C
But in a climate where records tumble far quicker than they ever did before, Czinger won’t just rest at the current few it holds, and it won’t let them be taken by other brands without a fight. According to George, “there’s definitely a focus on making sure that the 21C is represented on the scoreboards around the world.” So what’s next? Pikes Peak? The Nürburgring? “Are we looking at that for the future? Yes. But we’re a brand that prioritizes delivery over claims, so we’ll share that when we’ve delivered the numbers.”
This sentiment echoes what we were told last year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, when we asked Kevin Czinger whether there were any further European records Czinger was going after beyond the Goodwood Hill Climb. “Yeah, absolutely. There’ll be a little international trip next year,” he said at the time. While he wouldn’t say which tracks were being targeted, Lukas Czinger, co-founder and CEO of Czinger Vehicles, hinted in November 2024 that he wanted to go to the Nürburgring. You can skip to around the 2:40 mark in the video below to hear it from the man himself, but his hint was pretty blatant.
“We have the Laguna record, we have the COTA record, we have the Goodwood Hill Climb record, we’re coming for many, many, many more tracks in various states, various countries,” said Lukas, and when asked what the next big target was, he said what we were all hoping for:
“I’ve got my eye on a track in Germany that means a lot to, I think, all of us, [and] it might be green.”
– Lukas Czinger, co-founder and CEO of Czinger Vehicles
So there’s more to come from Czinger, and there’s a conviction in everyone we speak to from the brand that suggests this is more than just hubris; it’s a genuine belief in the engineering behind the 21C.
