You're quite right of course
But the funny thing is, when I say "Elan" to pretty much anyone under about 40 they think of the 90s version first because it was such a distinctive little car in its own right. It's like the 2000s Italian Job; not a patch on the original but a perfectly decent film that should really have just .. had .. its own name..
( pineapplecharm D d M Y, H:i, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 10:31, 1 reply)

I'm well* under 40 and I certainly fucking don't
go and wash your mouth out, son.

You've hit the point, though. Why didn't they just name it differently?

*a bit
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 11:36, closed)

And there's even a new one for the autistics to get their knickers knotted over
Much better to take the Porsche attitude.

200 names, one car.
( pineapplecharm D d M Y, H:i, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 19:03, closed)