The "new and improved" Elan

I saw one of the "new" Elans in Hawai'i a few weeks ago. I don't know how it got there of all places.
It was pretty nice, I liked the way it looked.
Although, I heard that they're FWD. :banghead:

Are they supposed to have some decent power to them?? I have never known much about these cars, but they seem sorta exotic to me?
Jake