Sounds like the same design philosophy as the Porsche(VW) 914... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Yeah, the Fiero wasn't exactly a classic. It was a low-budget throw-together >project from GM that did nothing to boost their reputation. The engine and >transaxle were almost identical to the front-drive units in the X-body cars. >The steering knuckles were simply locked into position. I believe the rotation >problem was solved by having the engine run counterclockwise, although I could >be wrong about that. >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>On 7/24/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>I wrote an article for Popular Mechanics some years ago about car repair >>> >>> >>difficulty. I arranged for about a dozen popular models to be delivered to an >>automotive service center. The best mechanic in the house performed six >>repairs >>to each car. He scored them one to ten, easy to most difficult. When the >>results >>were in the big loser was a rear engine V-6 Pontiac Fiero (a car long since >>out >>of production). That car was followed by seven or eight front-drive cars. I >>think it was a Honda that came in as second hardest to repair. All of those >>that >>scored well were front-engine/rear drive cars. The top finisher was a >>front-engine/rear drive Chevrolet Caprice, a dinosaur by any measure, but >>very >>easy to repair. >> >>Apparently, repairing those V6 Fieros was mostly moot anyway. They >>lived up to their name and tended to catch on fire a lot. >> >>Although the V6 was a huge improvement on the little straight 4 in >>terms of power and torque, that big engine in a tiny engine >>compartment had a tendency to severely overheat. The results could be >>somewhat disconcerting, as the mid-ship-mounted motor was about 6 >>inches behind the driver's head. >> >>cheers, >>frank >> >>-- >>"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> > > > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
