Whiteminqua, You have a very good grasp of Fiero history.

I understand the enthusiasm of some of you Fiero enthusiast, and before I picked up my special service Mustang, I took a look at one as my own car. Fiero was ahead of it's time in many ways & considering how many pieces GM hung on it from it's parts bin & the troubles it had over it's life, it still is a remarkable little car.

But it is a good car in it's own right. It's no TransAm, Corvette, Camaro, or any other car that has it's own history. If Fiero came back as a front engine, rear drive 4 seater, many of you Fiero enthusiast would be pretty miffed. The same holds true with the view that other cars should be what Fiero was.

Fiero was a good car once GM got it right. Camar & Firebird owe their space frame to what was learned from Fiero. If it came back today as a mid engine 6 cylinder sports coupe, it would likely sell very well. But let's not turn it into a blanket example of what all sports cars should be.

 

I just toured the Saturn plant in Tenn recently. They are still using one of these mill-drill machines. One or two other machines are sitting UNUSED!!! Why not put them to good use GM? GM says they dont have an inexpensive rwd platform, I say they do!!!

On a side note, much of the engineering on the fiero was farmed out to save costs. Entech engineering was responsible for this work. Their name was on the fiero gtp race car which won the manufacturers award in 1987 and 1988.

Also the susp on the 1988 models was actually ready for the 1984 model year but would have increased project cost by 10%, so it was postponed. (those bean counters)
By the way a Saturn version of the fiero was actually planned, but never came about.




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No doubt partially because Pontiac objected.