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FYI a mass market OHV V8 from one of the manufacturers costs about $830 to produce in purchased materials not including labor and/or development costs or ignition system.
I owned an '88 Fiero GT for 16 years and it was a really fun car to drive, even in the snow. It was, however, under powered with a 140hp FI V6. Kept it factory stock and won a number of Fiero Show trophies where even today there continues to be a dedicated following. Buick GN V6's and Cadillac NorthStar V8's have even been used to mod with little effort. Even a Corvette LT1!!!!!
This read is all you need to know, if interested, about Fiero rise and demise.
Indeed, the Roger Smith years were the "bad old days". GM of that era seemed to have the motto: "Why do great when OK will do". The 1988 Fiero GT was a really good car, sadly, by that point, the Fiero was so tainted that there was no hope. Why not do it right (in 1984) to start?
03-09-2017, 07:12 AM
