Pontiac Fiero

The Pontiac Fiero wis a mid-engined sports caur that wis biggit bi the Pontiac division o General Motors frae 1984 tae 1988. The Fiero—meanin "proud" in Italian an "wild", "fierce", or "ferocious" in Spainyie—wis designed bi Hulki Aldikacti as a Pontiac sports caur. The Fiero wis the first twa-seater Pontiac syne the 1926 tae 1938 coupes, an an aa the first mass-produced mid-ingine sports caur bi a U.S. manufacturer. Mony technologies incorporated in the Fiero design sic as plastic body panels wur radical for its time. Alternative names considered for the caur wur Sprint, P3000, Pegasus, Fiamma, Sunfire, an Firebird XP. The Fiero 2M4 (2-seat, Mid-ingine, 4-cylinder) wis on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best leet for 1984. The 1984 Fiero wis the offeecial Pace Caur o the Indianapolis 500 for 1984, beatin oot the new 1984 Chevrolet Corvette for the honour.

370,168 Fieros wur produced ower the relatively short production run o 5 years; bi comparison, 163,000 Toyota MR2s wur sauld in its first 5 years. At the time, its reputation suffered frae criticisms ower performance, reliability an safety issues. The day houiver, compared tae less adventurous attempts at twa-seaters sic as the Ford EXP, the unique style o the Fiero compared tae ither American caurs haes left it a cult followin as a collectible caur. It remains a popular chassis for rebodies an even electric conversions.

Category:Mid-ingined vehicles
Category:Rear mid-ingine, rear-wheel drive vehicles
Fiero
Category:Rear wheel drive vehicles
Category:Sports caurs
Category:Coupes
Category:1980s automobiles
Category:Vehicles introduced in 1984
Category:Motor vehicles manufactured in the Unitit States