The Pontiac Fiero, General Motors' first mid-engine econocar, made its debut with the 1984 model year. It was one of ...

General Motors’ Pontiac ... that year. As a comparison, in the first five years of the Toyota MR2 mid-engine sports car only 163,000 were sold. Not all was peaches-and-cream for the Fiero ...

Pontiac's early adoption of plastic ... while 159 were turned using the Fiero Formula as the base model the following year.

However, its aggressive design made it look like a sports car. In its final few model years, Pontiac gave enthusiasts the Fiero GT, with a totally reworked suspension and the most powerful engine ...

The fact "Fiero" sounded an awful lot like "fire" only worsened the association. Not particularly, no. In total Pontiac sold 370,168 Fieros in its five model years, 1984-1988. By comparison ...

Hundreds of Fieros caught fire in just a few years, one of the ... name and reputation led to Pontiac retiring the model by 1988 and eventually recalling every Fiero ever delivered.

For what it’s worth, this is a highly desirable spec of the Pontiac Fiero. It’s a GT powered by a 2.8L V6 L44 mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. It’s also from the final model year of ...

That's why it's a relief to find this 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT in unmolested and seemingly all-original (save for the engine) condition. This was the first year of the separate GT model. A GT had ...

For most car guys, the words "Pontiac Fiero" don't evoke immediate ... is seldom discussed is the fact that in the Fiero's first year, there was a model that actually had big-time performance ...

A GT version of the Fiero was introduced the following year with a new ... by engine fires. Pontiac discontinued production of the fiery sports car after the 1988 model year.