RC:
CGX car nut:

That car is proof of GM’s limited knowledge of mid-engined cars.  

The Fiero is proof how a company like GM can mess up an actually pretty interesting concept. Smiley Smiley

The issue with the Fiero wasn’t exactly engineering but the restrictions placed on the development team to not compete against the Corvette.  The official edict from corporate was that the team would develop a two-seat commuter car using existing economy car components.  This meant the suspension from the dreadful Chevette and the weak powertrain from the infamous X-cars.   To bolster sales, after several years of failure, the Pontiac engineers were allowed to develop a new suspension system and make overall refinements.  They did but GM, in the infinite corporate mindset, cancelled the car the next year.