Spirits of Speed, a specialist in the sale and after-sales of luxury cars –official dealer in Spain for brands such as Rolls Royce, Koenigsegg or Rimac Automobili– presented last week in Barcelona, ??exclusively for a small group of customers, the new Czinger C21, the supercar of one of the brands that it distributes in our country. Czinger is an American automotive company that designs and manufactures high-performance electric and hybrid vehicles. Founded in 2017 by Kevin Czinger, their mission is to push the boundaries of engineering and technology in the automotive industry.
To do this, the American company has developed a sophisticated capacity for the development and production of parts and components in 3D printing through the use of Artificial Intelligence, with which it manages to significantly reduce the time periods for the industrialization and manufacture of parts, being able to focus its efforts to improve their performance, resistance and durability by applying completely new and revolutionary criteria, designs and solutions, created specifically for each function, each case and each component.
The vehicle, still in the prototype phase and which will make the mythical ascent this week at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ??(FOS), has been designed, manufactured and assembled in Los Angeles, California, using the most advanced production technologies in the world. It was built with an exclusive and patented artificial intelligence system. The manufacturer itself also developed the powertrain through its own design and engineering software, including its entire production process from scratch, both manufacturing and assembly.
The computerized design process allows each part to be manufactured to allow the best possible performance, with high resistance and low weight, that is, maximizing its benefits through the advantages of 3D printing. Components that have not been designed in 3D include carbon fiber body panels, wheels, leather interior components, cloth, suspension and powertrain.
Czinger Vehicles has only one model in production, the 21C –because it is the sports car of the 21st century (21th Century)–, a hybrid supercar with two seats in tandem 1 1 that can reach a maximum speed of over 400 km/h with a acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 1.9 seconds. The 21C is powered by a hybrid powertrain that combines a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with two electric motors, which together produce a total of 1,250PS of power and 1,400Nm of torque.
According to these figures, its power-to-weight ratio is 0.99 kg/hp and when driving at 100 mph (161 km/h) it generates 615 kg of downforce, while at 200 mph (322 km/h) it generates 2,500 kg. , that is to say, that it could not only circulate upside down, but also support twice its weight in this position.
Its powertrain design is unique; The engine is mounted in the center of the car and the electric motors are located at the front and rear in what the company calls an all-wheel drive, mid-engine hybrid setup. It is extremely light thanks to the fact that its construction uses materials such as carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium. The car’s body, sculpted in the wind tunnel, has been designed to be extraordinarily efficient aerodynamically, almost like that of a Formula 1 car, while providing optimal cooling for its propulsion system.
The first units of the 80 planned are estimated to begin to be delivered to customers before the end of this year, 2023, and their price in the United States is 2 million dollars, excluding taxes and transportation costs.
