Pontiac Fiero

Its perhaps not the worst thing to ever disgrace the road, but it rates an awkward giggle, especially if the driver looks well matched to his car, perhaps even carrying such optional equipment as a mullet...

Fuck you.all you haters,fieros are great cars.asshole thinks jap cars are better than an american made one.well you can go to hell, i love fieros.id like to see a little pussy mr2 race a fiero with a 3800 supercharged engine, little jap fucker would shit his pants.all you haters are just jealous because women like fieros better than the little pieces of shit you drive around in.next time you wanna rip on a car rip on a foreign one.the fiero is one of the best and most innovative cars ever built, and im sure alot of guys will back me up on this.there is at least two fiero clubs in every state, id like to see all the mr2 clubs.anybody who says shit about the fiero can go fuck themselves.ENOUGH SAID.

i am turing 16 in july and i am looking for a cheap car and i cam across th fieros i like the look and sportyness of it. Reliability isnt so important to me, i want a car that i can work on and fix up. Would anyone give me any advise if so reply to Jkjrngn@sbcglobal.net

WoW! The nerds that will defend those shitty Fieros. My gosh those cars were JUNK! I had one, a brand new one that was cooked at 11,000 miles! As for build quality? Holy shit, quality was the least important priority on Fieros. Mine had masking tape the factory left under the hood, blotchy paint, ill fitting body panels and a dash board that was already warped when I took delivery of the car! Not to mention the infamous squeaks and rattles that the dealer couldn't repair! Such great and marvelous cars, eh?! How may do you see on the road today? Come to think of it, fifteen years ago they were scarce on the roads! The Fiero was just one of GM's products released in the WORST era of automotive history that paved way to the horrid reputation the company suffered from. The Fiero was junk because of the bean counters at GM and parts sharing. Chevette front suspension, J car rear sub frame, and a 4 cylinder that was so crude, flammable and powerless it made an air cooled VW seem like a luxury! So Fiero geeks lighten up! Fieros sucked eggs 26 years ago and still do today. By the way, ever see how little those plastic shit boxes are worth today even with extremely low mileage? NOTHING! If you want a masterpiece in mid-engine motoring seek out a clean Toyota MR-2. The Japanese know how to do a mid-engine automobile the right way!

Previous reviewer nailed it. Engine fires were limited to the 84 and in subsequent years the issue was moot, though the bad rep stayed with it till the end. Had overheating problems which were fixed by adding a 190 thermostat, down from the 220 originally used.

From my perspective, while one damn fine looking car, the 84 was severely underpowered, given its "sports car" designation. Later years GM increased horsepower though never to the point were serious drivers would consider it worthy, until the 88. By then though, sales had slumped due to the decline in two-seaters and the previous issues which, as I said, plagued the car despite of the fact that they had been dealt with.

The prototype 89-90 was rumored to be faster, with better handling, braking, and cheaper than the Corvette, though I seriously doubt it would have replaced the Corvette as GM's flagship sports car. If GM execs had any sack, they'd reintroduce it.

Lack of space is a non issue. It's a two seat sports car. You want storage, by a Freightliner with trailer.

One of the best built Pontiac's ever. Inexpensive yet High build quality. Safe, as it did excellent in crash tests. Engineering? It pretty much pioneered the exact fit composite body panels more precision than even a Corvette at the the time. Fire problems isolated to first year over a mechanical and oil issue. Its only hold back was GM itself who limited production and availability of performance which could have potentially put the flagship Corvette at severe risk. With engine behind the driver gave excellent leg room to stretch out. Long term... Soon to very collectable

I have owner 6 over the last 10 years and will own several more before I am done.
I think they where one of the better designs to come from an american car company in many years.
And for those folks out there thinking about getting a car for there kid, what better than a car that is good on gas and not overly powered and protects the passengers. Plus there is no back seat to get them into trouble.

My friend had a Fiero when I was in high school and I thought it was pretty damn cool. Sure, it was always broken down, but reliability is not exactly a priority for a high school student.

An engineering lemon? A FWD package (in the rear) successfully used on many other GM models with a revolutionary space frame technology that is still used today. That coupled with the fact that the Fiero got one of the highest crash safety ratings in GM's history (check it out if you don't believe it) makes it one great car. I've been waiting for 14 years for mine to "burst into flames". Please keep hating on them so I can keep buying them cheap!

Skidpad

The V-6 Fiero hit .84-.86g on the skidpad (4-cyl was roughly .80-.82g)
Porsche 911 Carrera -> .85g (the Carrera 4 was at .83g)
Ferrari Testarossa -> .84g
Lotus Esprit Turbo -> .86g
Lamborghini Diablo VT -> .87g
Acura NSX -> .87g
Acura Integra GS-R -> .82g
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am/Formula ('93+) -> .82g-.85g
Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX -> .86g

Slalom

The Fiero ran the slalom at 63.4-63.9 mph (about 61.5 for 4-cyl. models).
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am -> 59.7 mph
Lotus Epsrit S4 -> 60.6 mph
Porsche 911 Carrera -> 61.9 mph
BMW M3 -> 62.8 mph
Corvette ZR-1 -> 63.6 mph
Ferrari 348 -> 62.8 mph
Acura NSX -> 62.3 mph
Dodge Viper -> 62.7 mph
Ford Mustang Cobra (1994) -> 61.1 mph
Nissan 300ZX Turbo -> 63.0 mph

The whole mid-engine, oil-leaking, burst into flames thing makes this a bad car as far as I'm concerned.

My favourite thing about the Fiero was watching my friend Clive try to get his bag of hockey equipment and two sticks into the passenger side of the car every week.  If you filmed it with no sound in herky-jerky black and white it would have looked like an old Charlie Chaplin one reel short.

Great listing- but I have to go with a three because I still see a few of these on the DC beltway. . .my favorite negative review on a Fiero- "The weight of the engine [near the rear] tends to cause the car to crack down the middle." Err. . .CS walks straight for the Japanese dealership and passes the Pontiac store. . .

The best car I have ever owned. I bought my 1988 GT in November of 1987. This car never disappoints me. Any problems I had with it were repaired under warranty and I haven't had any major problems with it in the 20+ years that I've owned it.

love 86 GT, its an addiction

not bad...

An absolute engineering lemon by any means. Not the worst ever made but right up there with the worst. Pretty much a death trap in an accident also.