# Reimagined Classic Racecars This Vehicle Pays Homage to One Of Jaguar's Most Iconic Creations By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2021-01-28 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classic-racecar References: [newatlas](https://newatlas.com/automotive/jaguar-c-type-continuation/) & [jaguar](https://www.jaguar.com/about-jaguar/jaguar-classic/index.html) British luxury automobile manufacturer [Jaguar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaguar-xk) has offered up a truly gorgeous classic racecar that is a more futuristic and high-performance version of one of the most venerable and recognizable vehicles of the 1950s. The special-edition Continuation version of the famous Jaguar [C-type](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaguar-classic), which was driven to glory at the Le Mans endurance race back in 1953, makes use of the latest and greatest computer-assisted design and visualization technologies to bring back the curvaceous aesthetic of the famous car. The vehicle comes equipped with race-ready disc brakes and a 220-horsepower engine that makes it ready to hit the track. Given the fact this reinvigorated classic racecar is a special creation that was dreamed up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the vehicle it was inspired by, this new-age C-type is suitably exclusive, with only eight vehicles set to be produced. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Reimagined Classic Racecars:** The trend of modernizing classic racecars through computer-assisted design and visualization technologies offers disruptive innovation opportunities for automakers to make timeless designs relevant and usable in a modern context. - **Continuation Editions:** Continuation editions of iconic and classic cars offer a disruptive innovation opportunity by combining nostalgia with technological advances to create a new market for exclusive and limited production runs. - **High-performance Electric Vehicles:** The trend of retrofitting classic racecars with electric drivetrains offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for automakers to develop high-performance electric vehicles that combine the aesthetics of classic racing cars with modern technology. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Automotive Industry:** The automotive industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities of reimagining classic racecars to appeal to nostalgia and create new markets for exclusive and limited production runs. - **Computer-aided Design Industry:** The computer-aided design industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities of modernizing classic racecars through computer-assisted design and visualization technologies. - **Electric Vehicle Industry:** The electric vehicle industry can benefit from the disruptive innovation opportunities of retrofitting classic racecars with electric drivetrains to create high-performance electric vehicles that combine the aesthetics of classic racing cars with modern technology. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Restored All-Aluminum Jaguars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaguar-xk.md) - [Bespoke Modern Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaguar-etype.md) - [Jet-Age Racing Revivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/328-hommage.md) - [Revived Classic Vintage Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/car-zero.md) - [Remastered Iconic Supercars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/remastered-iconic-supercar.md) - [Reimagined Retro Race Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plus-8-gtr.md) - [Future-Facing EV Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jaguar-type-00.md) - [Les Mans-Celebrating Retro Racers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plus-four-lm62.md) - ['60s-Era Throwback Supercars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alan-mann.md)