The supercar lineage going back to the Lamborghini Miura makes the midengine layout the holy grail for car nerds. If you stick that massive drivetrain in the middle of a vehicle rather than hanging it off either end, the chassis will be better balanced and thus outperform the pack, right? General M…
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I've always wanted a V6 Formula. Never cared for the body kit on the GT.
If video games are any indication, this thing was a hoot in Forza 4. I painted "Ford GT" stripes on mine and called it a "Fiordo GT Kit Car"
Toebra
Dork
8/29/19 12:16 p.m.
My wife had one of those back when they were new. Her dad swapped in a 5 speed. Guy in a 3/4 ton truck ran over her. There was a wreck, and the traffic was being routed around it. He went around the people being detoured on the shoulder and t boned her going about 50 mph. Surprising she was not killed. He would probably have gone to prison if his father were not a constable that did the accident report himself.
wspohn
Dork
8/29/19 12:45 p.m.
I owned an 87 and an 88 GT at the same time so was in a position to compare the two. The suspension on the 88 was way better than the older models.
I did up a 300 bhp engine for it (turbo, stroked etc.) and drove it for twenty years as my daily driver. Pic of old and the replacement.
ShawnG
PowerDork
8/29/19 4:09 p.m.
Had an '84 Indy Pace Car.
Most comfortable seats I've ever had. The Pace Car got Lear-Siegler seats and even my Volvo 850 wasn't as good.
I have own 3 Fiero's an 84 SE coupe with 4 spd manual , 86 SE turbocharged 2.8L with 3 spd auto, 88 SE with 5 spd . I still have the 86 SE. Back in the early 90's , Stan Bists and several us guy's started the Michigan Fiero Club.