Fiero...
#1
Fiero...
I remember not too long ago, there was discussion on a new Fiero on Cheers and Gears. They had a drawing competition and photoshops and what not. Just wondering if one would ever come back out? Or were they just doing that for fun? I haven't heard anything about them since then. I remember one photoshop being absolutely gorgeous, that's what really kept this question in mind.
#5
Re: Fiero...
IIRC I remember reading that Pontiac actually tossed around calling the Solstice the "new Fiero", but rejected the idea due to Fiero's quality issues giving the car a bad name. Personally I would have loved it to be called Fiero, but I understand the decision to dump the name and call it Solstice instead.
#7
Re: Fiero...
Originally Posted by Mikes25thAnnTA
IIRC I remember reading that Pontiac actually tossed around calling the Solstice the "new Fiero", but rejected the idea due to Fiero's quality issues giving the car a bad name. Personally I would have loved it to be called Fiero, but I understand the decision to dump the name and call it Solstice instead.
#8
Re: Fiero...
Originally Posted by tls2000
I just don't see the need for a Fiero in the lineup if the Solstice is still there.
Personally, I think the Solstice is a better car to have in that position anyway.
Personally, I think the Solstice is a better car to have in that position anyway.
#9
Re: Fiero...
That's the thing. Most car buyers don't go out looking for a car because it's mid-engined. They go out looking for the "cool" factor when it comes to cars in the same market as the Fiero and Solstice.
The Solstice fills the shoes of the Fiero quite decently, in that regard. It definately has the cool factor, and it performs fairly well for what it is supposed to be.
The Solstice fills the shoes of the Fiero quite decently, in that regard. It definately has the cool factor, and it performs fairly well for what it is supposed to be.
#10
Re: Fiero...
I wounder if the name fiero was derived from the french word meaning proud.. it sure sounds like it.
Kind of like how camaro was the beginning of comrade in french but with an "o" added in the end.
It would be funny if they did the same thing but with the english word.
Camaro would of been comrado
fiero would of been proudo
Kind of like how camaro was the beginning of comrade in french but with an "o" added in the end.
It would be funny if they did the same thing but with the english word.
Camaro would of been comrado
fiero would of been proudo
#13
Re: Fiero...
Originally Posted by 2000SilverLS1
I remember not too long ago, there was discussion on a new Fiero on Cheers and Gears. They had a drawing competition and photoshops and what not. Just wondering if one would ever come back out? Or were they just doing that for fun? I haven't heard anything about them since then. I remember one photoshop being absolutely gorgeous, that's what really kept this question in mind.
Also, just because some has good computer photoshopping skills, doesn't mean that some automaker is going to adopt that. There isn't a single internet photoshopped car that's ever influenced any design because by their very nature they're unoriginal, cobbled together, and an automaker spending millions per year on an experienced, creative, and talented design staff isn't about to risk the legal issues or the pay demended from someone just messing around on a computer.
As for Fiero coming back, Solstice is the new Fiero. Comparing the RWD front engine Solstice and the RWD mid engine Fiero to a FWD Camaro is off base. Although a mid engine sports car would be nice (I once considered and test drove a Fiero before I bought my 85 Mustang, so by no means am I slamming the car), Solstice is far more practical. It has a real trunk, it's a convertible (big deal in todays sports cars), it's based on a chassis and components that could be expanded to create other cars, and the investment to make Solstice is relatively low (compared to the machinary needed to make another Fiero).
In another 24 years (that's how long it's been since Fiero came out) there will be no doubt be people wanting another Solstice..... while ignoring something better that Pontiac might have out (assuming it Solstice doesn't last forever and become an automotive icon like Miata).
Everything looks better in hindsight, but Solstice is in almost every way better than Fiero.
Last edited by guionM; 07-21-2006 at 01:06 PM.
#14
Re: Fiero...
Originally Posted by guionM
... Solstice is far more practical. It has a real trunk...
#15
Re: Fiero...
Originally Posted by guionM
(assuming it Solstice doesn't last forever and become an automotive icon like Miata).