Pontiac FIERO Re-design: WHAT IF IT WAS MADE TODAY??

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4 жыл бұрын

I re-design the 1984 Pontiac Fiero into a modernized 2021 Pontiac Fiero. Let's go!
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@RonaldFinger 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, I'm gonna have to build this now

@falcongamer58 4 жыл бұрын

What a coincidence

@shinzo_phonk 4 жыл бұрын

i was actually thinking "damn, ronald really out here inspiring people"

@jamesphelps3409 4 жыл бұрын

Ronald Finger lol

@MHammonds18 4 жыл бұрын

Love your vids dude

@gkftgfx9411 4 жыл бұрын

Though of you when i saw the video title

@joefiganootz2425 4 жыл бұрын

The Fiero came out first. Therefore the MR-2 Looks like the Fiero.

@AceMaverick 4 жыл бұрын

This!!!

@adlibbed2138 4 жыл бұрын

you can't even argue how's the imitator far more successful in commercial sales and motorsports during it's lifespan

@skywalker2852 4 жыл бұрын

Even "MR2" was a near copy of the Fiero's "2M4" moniker

@roberteye7197 4 жыл бұрын

The car was the first car ever designed around a person. And that is the intake going to the throttle body. Stick to photoshop chump.

@SpikeRazzor 3 жыл бұрын

The Fiero and MR2 share a common Lotus ancestor.

@bruceschneider4928 4 жыл бұрын

While your integrate wing looks good, it prevents the rear deck lid from opening.

@frederickhahn1086 4 жыл бұрын

Bruce Schneider especially considering if this was a concept the way to keep the look but make it functional you would literally use the stock wing design. A duck tail would’ve been better

@myoneblackfriend3151 4 жыл бұрын

The deck lid now slides back.

@ingridjohanssonpersonalsin1284 4 жыл бұрын

i thought about that too, i then realised that he dosen’t design cars to be realistic but instead look as good as possible

@davemingle6743 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr lol good catch

@davemingle6743 4 жыл бұрын

80,s 911 whale tail over extended past the rear with center race style struts also to make adjustments more easy .... Just saying

@bonezj117 4 жыл бұрын

you got to do the front end... really turned out nicely

@eduardocastillo8611 4 жыл бұрын

Ya finish your project do the front of the car

@tiagobernardo6807 4 жыл бұрын

This one is actually genius, the car looks modern while it retained the boxy design of the 80's. Even the choice of the wheels matched perfectly. Really cool

@dekhunter148 4 жыл бұрын

Well the 80s design is back, gm has a mid engine chassis, and they have no Miata/brz/boxster competitor. So I say longitudinal 4 cyl (turbo) from the base Camaro, put it as a Buick fiero, I'm saying just a simple flowing interior like the nsx/300zx and just put a touchscreen in the middle for everything, and sell it for 27,500 base price to be right in mx5/brz territory

@sladeb6036 3 жыл бұрын

@Marco D'Magnifico the interior is straight 80s LOL I know I have an 88

@AceMaverick 4 жыл бұрын

I have an 84 Fiero! I'd love to see what you would do to the front. Fiero came before MR2 btw, so they copied us!

@adamwiggins8290 4 жыл бұрын

The second gen was plagued by perception of the first gen. The second gen was not a bad car.

@SpdstrZ 4 жыл бұрын

There really wasn't a second gen, just updates and reskinning of the original. One thing he didn't mention (that I noticed) was that the car was also fairly unique in its space frame design, with bolt on body panels. Every body panel could be removed, and the car still be "complete" and "drivable". That made them very easy to restyle, which GM did with the 86+ GT. The GT looked completely different at first glance, but the major differences were really just the sail panels giving it a fastback look instead of notchback, and tail lights. This easy body panel replacement is also what made them so popular as kit car donors.

@adamwiggins8290 4 жыл бұрын

@@SpdstrZ the GT is the one I'm thinking about.

@1rstGear 4 жыл бұрын

@@SpdstrZ I've always preferred 87/88 cars for that very fast back look you are talking about. I just wish Pontiac used the 2.8 liter turbo V6 from the Grand Prix GTP and a properly built manual transaxle from ZF or something. Just a 5psi low boost set up that made 220hp..... then let us gear heads handle the rest...lol

@SpdstrZ 4 жыл бұрын

@@1rstGear All on the 88 suspension. Would have been awesome.

@1rstGear 4 жыл бұрын

@@SpdstrZ yes man! YES.....

@davidmault564 4 жыл бұрын

@TheSketchMonkey thanks for reading your comments and actually making a video from your subscribers ideas!

@Diveson 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see you redesign a 1976 Celica ST and a 1988 Buick Reatta. I enjoyed seeing the redesign of the Fiero.

@MarkRenn 4 жыл бұрын

Instead of that Fiero, I would have liked to see you update the GT model. It had a lot better aesthetics.

@1701Q 4 жыл бұрын

too

@bryansmith6000 4 жыл бұрын

Notchback looks better than fastback

@Silkmaster4200 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Renn This one like GXP version lol Cadiliac new 4.2 V8 Twin Turbocharged 550hp, 630Ibs of torque lol CT-6 V and XT5 V and XT6 V share the same engine.

@THEKOBE7612 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Renn Having owned 3 fastbacks it was a design waaaaaay ahead of its time as far as it being an American production The Fiero along with the Trans Am would just be sick in 2020!

@fierofiles2927 4 жыл бұрын

The one you modernized is an 88 formula, i have an 85 gt, just so your aware the 85 gt was a notchback and the 86-88 gt's were fastback, glad to see it being updated, and only 84 fieros caught fire due to poor castings for connecting rods on the duke and people redlining them, the 85 and up fieros were not prone to catching fire.

@michaelcroos4713 4 жыл бұрын

Small correction, the Fiero production run was FIVE years. The 4th year, 1987, showed the best refinement of the original suspension system. In 1988, with the promise of minor exterior updates from mother GM, Pontiac updated the chassis AND the suspension to mimic the original engineers concept chassis from the late 70's, obviously INSPIRED by Lotus of the time.

@tihomirkolarek 4 жыл бұрын

You did it... You Made MR 2 out of it... Do a LANCIA Thesis... It has all the LED's You addore so much...

@myoneblackfriend3151 4 жыл бұрын

I am stunned how unimaginative the Lancia Thesis is.

@tihomirkolarek 4 жыл бұрын

@@myoneblackfriend3151 yea, that is why i am asking him to put His pen on it... But is has no Chrome, and it has LED's...

@fadzlenkadir6014 4 жыл бұрын

I think he should do an e type....

@elijahaaron2186 4 жыл бұрын

GM needs to bring back pontiac

@rickyacampbell 4 жыл бұрын

Well done video my guy. Was entertaining that's for sure.

@kerryL 4 жыл бұрын

I've been asking for this so long that I stopped asking lol... Glad to see it. Would love other angles :)

@REPTARisaG 4 жыл бұрын

Please do a fastback version!

@srice8959 3 жыл бұрын

I was just looking at some Fiero stuff online, and check out the 2+2 concept car they made! It’s actually really cool looking

@goncalorodrigues7103 4 жыл бұрын

The fiero had so much potential, they just needed to put more effort into the thing and it could be on the same pedestal as the Elise

@Beun007 3 жыл бұрын

Really cool!!! Well done!

@GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge 4 жыл бұрын

Really nice job...80’s cool returns!!!

@futeditzs2482 4 жыл бұрын

Re design the 80's Pontiac Firebird and the Fiat 500

@fatalgravity 4 жыл бұрын

Combined? Interesting 🤔

@401Impala 3 жыл бұрын

there is already a modern Fiat 500.

@turboking9238 2 жыл бұрын

I love my 84 Fiero so much!! She needs a bit of TLC here and there but I wouldn't have her any other way! She runs beautifully, rides great, and is a time capsule to my favorite era! I love the 80s so much!!

@idkwhattoputhere4695 4 жыл бұрын

Could you do the front too? I love this redesign!

@monolith2001 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe this video passed me. The rear is crying for some vents to break up that massive back panel. Being an older guy, I loved these things back in the day. I ended up buying a brand new 1991 Honda CRX Si which I loved but I still wondered what the Fiero with a Quad4 motor and the suspension improvements would have been like.

@bonezj117 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!!

@jaisjain 4 жыл бұрын

LFA redesign would be cool to see. Nice vid as well. Keep up the good work😂😎

@shannonshepard5047 4 жыл бұрын

So how can you open the rear engine compartment if the rear spoiler is attached to the fender?

@porscheguy09 4 жыл бұрын

SketchMonkey should do a redesign using the Fiero GT as a starting point. The Fiero GT had a better look from the factory than the regular Fiero and Fiero Formula in my opinion. The rear sail panel on the Fiero GT gave it more of a Ferrari look than the regular Fiero with it’s steeply raked sail panel did.

@magnusrexus 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do an updated verion of the better looking gt version

@DrDiff952 4 жыл бұрын

They did bring it back! The 2020 Corvette is the 2020 refresh of the Fiero!

@wulf9gang 4 жыл бұрын

Very few actually caught fire boyo, and it was only 1 year that had the issue. With some proper cleaning and maintenance it would've been far less of an issue too. That being said awesome video! Would be cool to see your view of a fastback too!

@bob677videos7 4 жыл бұрын

The FIERO is actually your best redesign so far! :D

@darrenshell8902 4 жыл бұрын

Love the sketch!!! I wish you could make my 87 fiero look like this

@jakezubrod7906 4 жыл бұрын

Fun Fact: My first car was a 1987 Fiero GT! It was the white fastback model. Unfortunately, I had to get rid of it because I needed something practical. Still, it was a fun car to drive nonetheless.

@leannlay98 Жыл бұрын

We have the brand new 1984 fiero and my dad rebuilt it from the frame up from other parts of fieros and race car parts. It is SWEET. He put a Cadillac v-8 in it.

@cyclone3999 3 жыл бұрын

Can someone please make a body kit based off this design?! modern 80s designs are so cool to me!

@ebrahimalfardan8823 4 жыл бұрын

The best thing about this is how you managed to maintain the Danny Trejo look of it. 👏

@Marrrrtin 4 жыл бұрын

That ad you showed was sooo 80s 😂 Great redesign Marouane!

@melvinmatthews1208 2 жыл бұрын

If only GM had any real imagination and had kept my beloved PONTIAC alive. very kewl sir

@sammon7108 2 жыл бұрын

I like the front popping up lights.

@racingfortheson 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@TimFabok 4 жыл бұрын

The fire issue were only in the 84 production year. There was a massive recall which fixed that problem. It was caused by the oil pan. The online 4 engine required 4 quarts of oil but they went with a 3.5 quart pan so when people pushed the engine harder than it was intended yes they caught on fire. The stopping of production was also caused by pressure from GM at the time because they were out selling the more expensive corvette which was causing them to loose money so they stopped production so people would be forced to buy the more expensive corvette if they wanted a sporty car.

@FaustCodeIX 4 жыл бұрын

Any way you can have a tutorial of how you work in Photoshop. How you manage layers, the tools you use to make body panels but keep the lighting gradient ect. I attempted on my car to try and preview potential mods I'd like to do but the end result was so flat and static like i did it in flash....

@iMaddiewillster 4 жыл бұрын

I might have misheard you but the Fiero started in ‘84 with the only engine option being the 2.5 which was available with a 3 speed auto and the 4 speed manual (2M4 package stood for 2 door, manual trans, 4 cylinder) and the 2.8 was offered in the 86 under the GT package and you could now get two different 5 speed options (Isuzu made or Getrag made). The 2.5 “iron dukes” were the engines that would catch fire.

@modellisto Жыл бұрын

This Fiero would look amazing! 😲

@alexwalker5139 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to see the front end as well as even the gt fastback version of the back. Ive completed a complete re design of the front myself as well as added some styling ques to another. Also working on a hatchback design loosely biased on the 1990 concept.

@stevencook4373 4 жыл бұрын

Why would you use the notch back instead of the fastback? Also, the Fiero was out first and copied by Toyota.

@daviddarkstonedtv9775 4 жыл бұрын

I am looking to get a gt do some body mods then wrap it to look like an xwing it's the closest car to that style and has the back part to put an r2d2 dome so now watching your vid I'm gonna try to use Photoshop to pre viz it, great job!!

@MichaelTonyp 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good I owned a 87 Gt

@srice8959 3 жыл бұрын

I had an old Fiero Euro GT, and it was a REALLY fun car to drive. I think it was ahead of it’s time, and was built when American cars wasn’t known for quality

@RearEngineShop 4 жыл бұрын

Now I want to build this...

@SH-walker 4 жыл бұрын

Good video! I like your style. I have an 87' GT and I just can't bring myself to sell it.

@Old_school02 4 жыл бұрын

The wide-open intake on the side of the fiero that you made does remind me of the Alfa Romeo carabo

@tangocitrus4601 2 жыл бұрын

i have an idea and possibly a way to get this made. id love to get the front view maybe a three point ref for this design.

@Reactory 3 жыл бұрын

How tf do I get to the engine now?

@fitamanda33 4 жыл бұрын

I also thought the Fiero and MR2 looked similar. Also, I used to have a '80 Triumph TR7 and some people thought it was a Fiero even though the Fiero came out 3 years later, and had a "plastic" body.

@kaitsunvideot5262 4 жыл бұрын

how abouth Ford Capri rs3100 in 2021? can u edit it?

@rednation74 4 жыл бұрын

I own a built one so I love this

@car9723 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for introducing us a Fiero and I really enjoyed your redesign. As you picked some of popular compact GM sports car, I also want to suggest another one as its sequel; Geo Storm, a captive imported Isuzu runabout of 1990s. I found out its Camaro-inspired look is interesting to deal with. I'll let you choose what you want, and thanks again! ;)

@FreakyBeanie 4 жыл бұрын

I miss my 86 Fiero GT fastback :(

@robertdodson1979 4 жыл бұрын

Me, too! (Black 86 GT)

@Spartan_Jackal 4 жыл бұрын

I just bought an 86. Thing had been sitting for 4 years before I got ahold of it. Had it moving under it's own power within a day, and within a week I was driving it to work. Runs like a top and handles like a dream :)

@richardspringfield1801 4 жыл бұрын

How do you get to the engine? You extended the rear wing and made it molded into the rear corner panel thus creating a bridge over the rear deck lid. Because the radiator was located in the front the air scoops on the side do not have to be so dramatic.

@scottflesia363 2 жыл бұрын

How do you open the decklid?

@royzcustomz 4 жыл бұрын

It wasn't officially the iron Duke for the fact it had an aluminum cylinder head and a different intake on it even though it was still the same block

@madpt9728 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video! Can you modernize the fastback Gt? I would love to see what you would change!

@jasondragun4606 4 жыл бұрын

Hey what art program are you using I'm just starting out going digital with me art and this program looks amazing I'd so love to know please ?

@joset8074 3 жыл бұрын

Looks badass. Now imagine that as a hybrid or full electric!! Mini 918!!

@joekold7171 4 жыл бұрын

I would love if you would try and make a modern design of the Opel Calibra 👍🏼

@Jodelplane 4 жыл бұрын

I think Ronald Finger would approve of this redesign, provided it’s sprayed in high heat paint.

@mv4463 4 жыл бұрын

I knew if I wanted u would do a fiero.. the upgrade is exactly what I needed to do a full scale markup.. new I'll just wait some more and maybe you will do a 93 Chrysler imperial????🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏

@JoeButler02 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like this was a good attempt that just missed the mark for me. The scoop design is excessive and the light bar dipping down at the ends just isn't right somehow. I also would have rather liked to see a fastback model modernized.

@gabegamer8646 3 жыл бұрын

There was also a V6 option and they wanted to do a V8 also they wanted to use a turbocharger but it never happened :(

@adonian 3 жыл бұрын

I had an 86 2M6 (2M6= V6) SE, loved it, also had an 86 MR2, loved it MORE lol but they were BOTH AWESOME CARS

@NORTHERNN30N 4 жыл бұрын

I bet there will be kits for the new mid engine corvette to make it look like if the fiero was built these days

@loganbidinger9787 4 жыл бұрын

If they ended up doing that car today, I would definitely be interested

@davisfamily9510 4 жыл бұрын

Nice redesign! That diffuser looks great! Ps... My 88 Fiero is very reliable! Had it for over 6 years... Nothing but regular maintenance!

@airfiero4772 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting design

@nephidir 9 ай бұрын

I kind of think that the modern Fiero would be an economy version of the corvette. Maybe do a redesign of the C8 with a V6 or i4. I would find it interesting to see what a Pontiac version of aC8 would look like.

@michaelhall736 Жыл бұрын

In 1987 Pontiac offered an upgrade package for the Fiero where they would customize it to look exactly like a Ferrari 308 they would call the Mera which got them in a lot of legal trouble Ferrari and were discontinued after 258 units making the Mera the most rarest and valuable Fiero ever.

@coldinwisconsin2017 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. My favorite recent one. How about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT if it were made today??

@andrewdavis8393 4 жыл бұрын

The car you started with looks just like mine... I love everything you did with it but the tail light... it leaves a flat empty space in the back. And the 88 model sure does handle well!

@MultiSubjector 4 жыл бұрын

Cool man. Dunna if I dig the new light bar, and that trunk might be a tad hard to get past the integrated wing but I like everything else overall brooo

@everytimesheeesh 3 жыл бұрын

Thats an 88 formula fiero that you have on your thumbnail I changed the wheels on mine . To A Deep dish Silver BBS . Style wheel .. and that's all it needed .. that little car brakes necks more now than its ever have with the factory tuned exhaust and the v6 motor .. makes for a fun Sunday driver ..

@everytimesheeesh 3 жыл бұрын

Oh and please stop you just turned it into a Nissan pulsar

@oa1mccb 4 жыл бұрын

Why didnt you use the 1986 fiero gt which had cleaner lines to began with

@christianchrillesvensson 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work, and one question, what do you think of the new Polestar Precept?❤️

@MrMichelPM 4 жыл бұрын

This was a really good redesign of the classic Pontiac Fiero. Too bad GM discontinued the Pontiac and Oldsmobile brands a few years back! You did a great job on this one. The Fiero was one of my favorite American sports car designs of all time. They were very tiny sports cars though.

@greeniembush4106 3 жыл бұрын

Nice I'd like it.

@johnnyvonfurstenberg6263 4 жыл бұрын

Great video - you should redesign the porsche 959 as well :)

@victornazario25 3 жыл бұрын

Loved big fiero fan from Puerto Rico if some day Pontiac come out goth a new fiero I'm the first one on the dealers

@henjoh69 4 жыл бұрын

redesign the front end as well

@tt986903 4 жыл бұрын

My first ever car was a white Pontiac Fiero 2M4... Love your redesign, but the wing would prevent you from opening the trunk/hood :p I would also love to see what you would do with the front end and whether you would keep the pop up lights or how you would have integrated them...

@transam2002ws6 4 жыл бұрын

The Pontiac Fiero came out a year before the Toyota MR2 hit the market. 1983 was the debut of the Fiero and 1984 was the debut of the MR2. So technically the MR2 looks like the Fiero.

@AdamAve93 4 жыл бұрын

What I do hate about my fiero which I wish I could change like you showed is the rear bumper. I hate those darn reflectors. They honestly are useless and take up room that could be used for a rear defuser. Great job sir!