Editor's Note: This story was reprinted from the June 1984 issue of Hot Rod magazine. For decades, hot rodders and for that matter Detroit engineers have been locked into the idea that the only way to ...

Back in the late 1970s and early '80s, Pontiac was in trouble. The GTO was a distant memory, the showrooms were stocked with badge-engineered versions of other GM products, and the brand had neither ...

Every so often, the used sports car market serves up a hidden gem that makes gearheads do a double-take. It’s the kind of car you wouldn’t expect to find sitting in the bargain bin, especially given ...

See the interior and exterior of the 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT from every angle.

The most powerful Pontiac Fiero variant ever offered was the GT, which produced a rather mild 140 horsepower from its naturally aspirated 2.8L L44 V6 engine. For this reason, engine swaps in the small ...

Originally published in the March 1999 issue of Hot Rod magazine. Two flavors of Pontiac Fiero—both hot and spicy and both with Cadillac Northstar engines—prove the difference is in degrees. To ...

Forty years ago, a sprightly looking two-seater burst onto the U.S. market, grabbing the imagination of everyone who wanted a Ferrari but had to work a normal day job. The Pontiac Fiero was introduced ...

The early 1970s was marred by a horrific stock market crash, the energy crisis, rationing of gasoline, and the death of big-muscle factory hot rods. American auto manufacturers were forced to stop ...

Get your fake Ferrari badges ready because we are going back in time, to the 1980s. No, it's not about the DeLorean, as we're focusing instead on the only mass-produced American mid-engined car until ...

The Fiero's story is long and complicated, but it contains a number of important lessons for the mid-engine Corvette. Here are the three biggest, straight from a former owner. When the Fiero debuted ...

We have always sort of held the belief that anyone who didn't have at least a small soft spot for the Fiero must be a cold and heartless person. Sure, it was never as fast as the styling indicated, ...

Q: Hello Greg and I want you to know I look forward to your column every week. I would like your opinion on the Pontiac Fiero, mainly the 1988 model. As you probably know, 1988 was the only year that ...