The third-generation Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird were already unmistakably products of the 1980s: long noses, V8 engines, angular styling,…
American Cars
Why Did the Pontiac Fiero Become a Ferrari? — How America’s Mid-Engine Oddball Became the King of Replicas
Pontiac ended production of the Fiero in 1988. But the strange life of America’s mass-produced mid-engine two-seater did not end…
Why Did the Pontiac Fiero Disappear Just as It Got Good? — Fires, the MR2, and the 1988 Overhaul
When the Pontiac Fiero arrived for 1984, it was an immediate hit, with 136,840 cars produced in its first model…
Why Was the Pontiac Fiero So Slow? — The Mid-Engine Sports Car That Had to Pretend It Was a Commuter
In 1984, America got one of its strangest new two-seaters: the Pontiac Fiero. The engine sat behind the occupants, power…