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This video shows the 21C breaking the track record at Laguna Seca Raceway. Trailblazing carmaker Czinger’s 21C ‘hypercar’ is set to hit roads late next year (2023). To build the car, which has 1250 horsepower (1350 with an upgrade) and a top speed of 253 miles per hour in optional low drag vmax configuration, they utilised their in-house Human-AI production system and 3D printing technology. Each component is manufactured using this technology and is computationally engineered using AI, optimised for weight and performance, and beautifully finished by hand. It can even switch from creating a rear frame to a full chassis with only a software change—a revolutionary new approach to manufacturing. Although it will only have an initial production run of 80, Czinger chiefs hope the 21C design and the technology behind it will be the first in a series of exclusive performance vehicles. With 1250 hp and a dry weight under 1240 kg, the 21C achieves a true 1:1 power-to- weight ratio. It also features all-wheel drive with a strong hybrid powertrain that includes an in-house developed 2.88-liter, flat crank V8 with twin turbos located mid-vehicle, two high output electric motors, each powering a front wheel with torque vectoring, an ultra-light, sequential seven-speed automated manual transmission gearbox, and is designed to use a range of fuels, including carbon recycled methanol and other e-fuels, so it can be run as a zero emission vehicle. The in-line two-seater puts driver and passenger in a central position for ultimate weight distribution, aero and driver engagement. Its computational engineering, printing, and assembly means each component is at the frontier of theoretical performance. For example, the front upper control arm is hollow with internal structures allowing it to achieve significant mass savings. The 21C can do a quarter mile in 8.1 seconds, and it goes from 0 to 62 mph (0 to 100 kph) in 1.9 seconds; 0 to 186 mph (300 kph) in 8.5 seconds; and 0 to 248 mph (400 kph) in 21.3 seconds. Designed, built, and manufactured in Los Angeles, the hypercar recently smashed the McLaren P1’s production-car track record at Circuit of the Americas by six seconds, and also set a new lap record at WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway, beating the previous one held by the McLaren Senna car. This summer it also wowed visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K.