Goin’ Nuclear: We Tested America’s 1,250-HP, $2.4-Million Hypercar and Set a Record
Key takeaways
- A street-legal car on street-legal tires, the wild Czinger 21C lays down legit race car performance in the hands of a pro.
- We test hundreds of cars every year, but it’s not every day we connect our data collection gear to a multi-million-dollar hypercar, let alone while flat-out lapping a legit racetrack.
- We tested not one but two Czingers to capture a complete picture of what this California-built road jet is capable of.
Why this matters: an automotive development that could shape industry direction or buying decisions.
A street-legal car on street-legal tires, the wild Czinger 21C lays down legit race car performance in the hands of a pro.
We test hundreds of cars every year, but it’s not every day we connect our data collection gear to a multi-million-dollar hypercar, let alone while flat-out lapping a legit racetrack. So anticipation was high to find out what the 1,250-hp, $2.4-million Czinger 21C could do when driven to its limits.
We tested not one but two Czingers to capture a complete picture of what this California-built road jet is capable of. A silver, wingless, long-tail 21C VMax posted the acceleration times and braking distances on an airport runway while a standard 21C with its high-downforce aero kit and finished in green carbon fiber laid down a record-setting lap at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.