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The Pontiac Fiero is a rear mid-engine, light sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac for model years 1984 – 1988. Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.
For 1969, Pontiac moved the Grand Prix from the full-sized lineup into a G-body model of its own based on the A-body intermediate four-door modified from 116 in (2,946.4 mm) to 118 in (2,997.2 mm) wheelbase chassis, but with different styling and long hood/short deck proportions to compete in the intermediate-sized personal luxury car segment ...
1987 Pontiac Fiero. P I: mid-engine, RWD. 1983: 1988: 1984 – 1988 Pontiac Fiero; Used solely for the Fiero. The only mid-engined platform from GM until that of the 2020 Corvette. [13] 1996 General Motors EV1. P II: FWD: 1996: 2003: 1996 – 2003 General Motors EV1; Used solely for the EV1.
Zimmer Motorcars Corporation was established in 1980 as a manufacturer of neo-classic automobiles. The idea for this automobile was initially drawn on a napkin at a private dinner between Paul Zimmer, chairman and President of Zimmer Corporation and Robert "Bob" Zimmer, Paul Zimmer's son, an employee and shareholder of the company. Paul Zimmer drew what was to become the Golden Spirit on a ...
This is a list of Pontiac vehicles. ... Fiero: 1984 1988 GM P platform: 1 Sports car Trans Sport: 1990 1999 GM U platform: 2 Minivan Sunfire: 1995 2005
General Motors used the P-body or P platform designation to refer to two different vehicle lines: [1] 1984–1988 mid-engined Pontiac Fiero 1996–2003 electric General Motors EV1 , a.k.a. the BEV1 platform retroactively since the introduction of the BEV2 platform .
Many bodykits take inspiration from the design of racecars. The roots of modern body kits go to the beginning of the first part of the 20th century. With the growing popularity of custom cars in America, many car enthusiasts were looking to alter the appearance of their vehicles in order to improve the performance characteristics or make their car look different from the others as a styling ...
For the 1988 model year, the Pontiac Division of GM utilized a THM 125C modified to accommodate a full-time All-Wheel-Drive planetary gear transfer case and output housing to send 40% of the output torque to the rear wheels in the 3.1 liter powered 6000STE. While a similar design was used for the later 4T65E, the three speed design was utilized ...