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It’s hard to believe that it’s been two decades since the Pontiac Fiero went away. The Fiero was a project that began with great promise and ultimately dissolved into the pre-Lutz era corporate politics that was General Motors in the late ’80s. Early spy photos showed a hot looking little two-seat mid-engine sports car. Rumors early on had it powered by an aluminum block 2.9L turbo V6. Unfortunately, the prospect of a mid-engine Pontiac that would out run a contemporary Corvette did not sit well with the bow-tie boys. The result was the first production iterations of the Fiero being neutered to within an inch of their lives.

By the time Pontiac fixed what was wrong with the early models, its reputation was so bad that no one would touch it any more. Over time, surviving Fieros have undergone all manner of visual and mechanical transformations coming out looking like faux Lamborghinis and Ferraris. They have even been stuffed with heavily boosted small block V8s. The one missing project that we haven’t seen is probably the one closest to the original vision for the car.

Take an original four-cylinder Fiero body. Add the upgraded suspension from the last ‘88 GTs. Then insert the 2.0L turbo direct-injected engine used in the Solstice GXP and other cars mated to a six speed gearbox. That engine is now available in front-wheel-drive form in the Chevy HHR SS, so it should be doable. A Fiero with 260 hp and 260 lb-ft peaking at 2,000 rpm, what a deal! Any takers?

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Never mind the fact New York had a fleet of electric taxis running in Manhattan in 1897: If you believed the hype surrounding the launch of the Tesla Roadster from some sections of the media, you’d almost think this Silicon Valley start-up invented the electric car.

Don’t get me wrong: We like the Tesla Roadster. It’s fast and fun, a world away from the earnest automotive muesli most modern electric cars tend to be. We understand that despite its innovative battery technology, the Tesla has its limitations — claimed range is just 220 miles, though until we test one further, we don’t know how slow you have to drive to make sure you get that far. And we acknowledge that at close to $100,000, it’s pretty darned expensive.

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Days after billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian unveiled his plan to become Ford Motor Co.’s largest private shareholder, the heirs of Henry Ford gathered Saturday near Dearborn for their spring meeting.

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Werner Eichhorn will return from China to head Volkswagen’s German passenger car sales organization, effective June 1. Eichhorn, 45, will succeed Stefan Mueller, 47, who left VW to take charge of the Munich office of the German auto club ADAC.

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At 270bhp, this is the most powerful Exige Lotus has ever built yet it is also one of the most environmentally friendly. The Exige 270E Tri-Fuel, to give it its full title, has been produced by research engineers at Lotus Engineering to demonstrate how straightforward it can be to develop high performance carbon neutral vehicles using sustainable liquid fuel.

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The latest Porsche 911 has been caught undergoing initial testing. Hot on the very brisk heels of the facelifted 997 – due on sale in July 2008 –  comes Porsche’s track-biased 911.

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Rookie Jaime Camara can get back in the cockpit this week. The 27-year-old Brazilian, who was injured in a crash during Indianapolis 500 practice Monday, was cleared to drive Tuesday afternoon, a day after crashing hard into the first turn wall.
Camara was hospitalized after complaining of back pain, and X-rays were negative. He returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday for the examination but never made it onto the track.
Camara, who passed his rookie test Sunday, had just turned a lap at more than 218 mph when his Dallara went low through the first turn, made a half-spin and struck the outside wall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The car made another half-spin and came to a stop at the entrance of the second turn.
He got out on his own, was examined at the Speedway’s infield hospital and was taken to Methodist Hospital for further observation.
It has been the only crash in the first three days of practice. Tuesday was the first time veterans and rookies were on the 2.5-mile oval together.

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It’s every woman’s fantasy: The sexy bad boy with a crazy hot car (Audi R8) who realizes the error of his ways and turns into a good guy superhero with enough electronic gizmos to save the world, satisfy his woman and fix her leaky kitchen sink.

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