Pontiac Fiero
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The Pontiac Fiero is a mid-engine two-seat sports car produced by General Motors in the 1980s, known for its innovative composite body panels and controversial early reliability issues.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
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sports car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Pontiac, Michigan
ⓘ
surface form:
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
|
| bodyConstruction | steel space frame with bolt-on panels ⓘ |
| bodyPanelMaterial |
Enduraflex plastic
ⓘ
Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupé ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes on all four wheels (later models) ⓘ |
| brand | Pontiac ⓘ |
| class |
compact car
ⓘ
sports car ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Hulki Aldikacti ⓘ |
| driveType | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration |
V6
ⓘ
inline-4 ⓘ |
| engineOption |
2.5 L Iron Duke I4
ⓘ
2.8 L V6 ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| introducedAs | fuel-efficient commuter car and sports car ⓘ |
| layout | mid-engine ⓘ |
| layoutDetail | transverse mid-engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Pontiac ⓘ |
| market | North America ⓘ |
| modelYearStart | 1984 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
composite body panels
ⓘ
mid-engine layout in mass-market American car ⓘ plastic body panels ⓘ space frame chassis ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
early reliability problems
ⓘ
engine fire incidents in early models ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | first mass-produced mid-engine car by an American manufacturer ⓘ |
| numberOfDoors | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeats | 2 ⓘ |
| parentCompany | General Motors ⓘ |
| platform | P-body ⓘ |
| predecessor | none ⓘ |
| productionEndYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| productionStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| safetyRecall | yes ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| segment | entry-level sports car ⓘ |
| successor | none ⓘ |
| suspension | revised suspension for 1988 model year ⓘ |
| transmissionOption |
automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 93.4 in ⓘ |
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