Czinger Debuts 1,250-HP 21C Spyder, Limiting Open-Top Hypercar to 30 Units
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Updated · Jalopnik · Aug 14
Czinger Debuts 1,250-HP 21C Spyder, Limiting Open-Top Hypercar to 30 Units
3 articles · Updated · Jalopnik · Aug 14
Summary
Monterey Car Week brought the launch of Czinger’s 21C Spyder, a removable-roof version of the 21C that starts at $2.75 million and adds new BrakeNode and NeuralNode systems.
1,250 hp from a twin-turbo 2.88-liter V8 and three electric motors pushes the all-wheel-drive Spyder to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds, while downforce reaches 3,307 pounds at 150 mph with the roof on.
BrakeNode integrates the caliper, hydraulic passages and suspension upright into one 3D-printed structure, cutting stopping distances by 15%, trimming 1.5 pounds of unsprung mass per corner and boosting stiffness 30%.
The 22-pound roof panel removes via two latches, the Spyder gains added carbon-fiber A-pillar reinforcement for rollover safety, and total weight rises just 22 pounds versus the coupe to 3,571 pounds.
Czinger plans 30 Spyders separate from 80 coupes, using the car and its additive-manufactured brake hardware to showcase the California company’s broader engineering and supply ambitions.
Is Czinger’s $2.75 million 21C Spyder just a hypercar, or a clever Trojan horse for revolutionizing mass-market auto manufacturing with 3D-printed parts?
How will the 21C Spyder’s revolutionary one-piece BrakeNode system hold up when a single component fails during extreme track use?
Can a roofless, center-seat hypercar truly maintain record-setting track credibility, or does the open-top design inevitably compromise its ultimate aerodynamic potential?